RSpec 1.2.7 and Spork

25 Jun 2009 10:14

I just updated the RSpec gem today since seeing from The RSpec book update that there is a new release.

rl@bloodandguts:~/project$ ./script/spec_server 
Loading Rails environment

*****************************************************************
DEPRECATION WARNING: you are using deprecated behaviour that will
be removed from a future version of RSpec.

/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require'

* spec_server is deprecated.
* please use spork (gem install spork) instead.
*****************************************************************

So…here we go.

rl@bloodandguts:~/project$ sudo gem install spork
Successfully installed spork-0.5.7
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for spork-0.5.7...
Updating ri class cache with 7915 classes...
Installing RDoc documentation for spork-0.5.7...

Update the spec helper with the bootstrap command

rl@bloodandguts:~/project$ spork --bootstrap
Using RSpec
Bootstrapping /home/rl/project/spec/spec_helper.rb.
Done. Edit /home/rl/project/spec/spec_helper.rb now with your favorite text editor and follow the instructions.

The spec_helper will have instructions on how to edit the file although I mostly took the previous contents of the file and placed it in the ‘Spork.prefork’ block.

require 'rubygems'
require 'spork'

Spork.prefork do
  # Loading more in this block will cause your tests to run faster. However, 
  # if you change any configuration or code from libraries loaded here, you'll
  # need to restart spork for it take effect.
end

Spork.each_run do
  # This code will be run each time you run your specs.

end

# --- Instructions ---
# - Sort through your spec_helper file. Place as much environment loading 
#   code that you don't normally modify during development in the 
#   Spork.prefork block.
# - Place the rest under Spork.each_run block
# - Any code that is left outside of the blocks will be ran during preforking
#   and during each_run!
# - These instructions should self-destruct in 10 seconds.  If they don't,
#   feel free to delete them.
#

# This file is copied to ~/spec when you run 'ruby script/generate rspec'
# from the project root directory.

Starting the server with just ‘spork’

rl@bloodandguts:~/project$ spork
Using RSpec
Preloading Rails environment
Loading Spork.prefork block...
Spork is ready and listening on 8989!

And run your spec for good measure.

rl@bloodandguts:~/project$ spec --drb spec/models/user_spec.rb 
.....

Finished in 6.806868 seconds

5 examples, 0 failures, 0 pending