Project: RSpec Core 2.14

Publisher: RSpec

pattern

Use the pattern option to tell RSpec to look for specs in files that match a pattern other than "**/*_spec.rb".

Given

a file named "spec/example_spec.rb" with:

describe "two specs here" do
  it "passes" do
  end

  it "passes too" do
  end
end

And

a file named "spec/example_test.rb" with:

describe "only one spec" do
  it "passes" do
  end
end

Scenarios

by default, RSpec runs files that match "**/*_spec.rb"
the --pattern flag makes RSpec run files matching the specified pattern and ignore the default pattern
the --pattern flag can be used to pass in multiple patterns, separated by comma
the --pattern flag accepts shell style glob unions

by default, RSpec runs files that match "**/*_spec.rb"

When: I run rspec
Then: the output should contain "2 examples, 0 failures"

the --pattern flag makes RSpec run files matching the specified pattern and ignore the default pattern

When: I run rspec -P "**/*_test.rb"
Then: the output should contain "1 example, 0 failures"

the --pattern flag can be used to pass in multiple patterns, separated by comma

When: I run rspec -P "**/*_test.rb,**/*_spec.rb"
Then: the output should contain "3 examples, 0 failures"

the --pattern flag accepts shell style glob unions

When: I run rspec -P "**/*_{test,spec}.rb"
Then: the output should contain "3 examples, 0 failures"

Last published over 6 years ago by myronmarston.