[rspec-users] mocking the shell command (Kernel module)

[Joaquin Rivera Padron]

hi,
this did the trick:

  class Shell
    def self.sh command
      %{ command }
    end
  end

then I am able to:

it "should be mock alright" do
   Shell.should_receive(...).with(...)
end

is that correct so?

sorry aboout latter one (gotta do something about that hotkeys sendind my
mails all of a sudden)

thanks guys
joaquin

2008/9/13 Joaquin Rivera Padron <joahking at gmail.com>

> hi,
> this did the trick:
>
>   class Shell
>     def self.sh command
>       %{ command }
>     end
>   end
>
> then I am able to:
>
> it "should be mock alright" do
>
> end
>
> 2008/9/13 Scott Taylor <mailing_lists at railsnewbie.com>
>
>
>> On Sep 12, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Matt Wynne wrote:
>>
>>  On 12 Sep 2008, at 14:12, Joaquin Rivera Padron wrote:
>>>
>>>  what is the best (or any) way of mocking the running of shell commands?
>>>>
>>>> e.g.
>>>> code like the following:
>>>>
>>>> def method
>>>>  %{ ls }
>>>> end
>>>>
>>>> spec:
>>>>
>>>> it "should list the directory contents"
>>>>  shell = mock(Object) # %{} lives in Kernel module and its sugar for `
>>>>  shell.should_receive(:`).with(:ls)
>>>> end
>>>>
>>>> sorry about latter one, thanks in advance
>>>> joaquin
>>>>
>>>
>>> I suggest you put a 'seam' between your code and the call the Kernel.
>>>
>>
>> That sounds like a good idea.  You can also Kernel#` directly (instead of
>> `foo` call Kernel.send(:`, "foo").  This allows you to stub out Kernel#`.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
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