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Project: RSpec Core 2.14

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filters

before, after, and around hooks defined in the block passed to
RSpec.configure can be constrained to specific examples and/or groups using
metadata as a filter.

RSpec.configure do |c|
  c.before(:each, :type => :model) do
  end
end

describe "something", :type => :model do
end

You can specify metadata using only symbols if you set the
treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values config option to true.

Scenarios
  1. filter `before(:each)` hooks using arbitrary metadata
  2. filter `after(:each)` hooks using arbitrary metadata
  3. filter around(:each) hooks using arbitrary metadata
  4. filter before(:all) hooks using arbitrary metadata
  5. filter after(:all) hooks using arbitrary metadata
  6. Use symbols as metadata
filter `before(:each)` hooks using arbitrary metadata
Given
a file named "filter_before_each_hooks_spec.rb" with: 
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before(:each, :foo => :bar) do
    invoked_hooks << :before_each_foo_bar
  end
end

describe "a filtered before :each hook" do
  let(:invoked_hooks) { [] }

  describe "group without matching metadata" do
    it "does not run the hook" do
      invoked_hooks.should be_empty
    end

    it "runs the hook for an example with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
      invoked_hooks.should == [:before_each_foo_bar]
    end
  end

  describe "group with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
    it "runs the hook" do
      invoked_hooks.should == [:before_each_foo_bar]
    end
  end
end
When
I run rspec filter_before_each_hooks_spec.rb
Then
the examples should all pass
filter `after(:each)` hooks using arbitrary metadata
Given
a file named "filter_after_each_hooks_spec.rb" with: 
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.after(:each, :foo => :bar) do
    raise "boom!"
  end
end

describe "a filtered after :each hook" do
  describe "group without matching metadata" do
    it "does not run the hook" do
      # should pass
    end

    it "runs the hook for an example with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
      # should fail
    end
  end

  describe "group with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
    it "runs the hook" do
      # should fail
    end
  end
end
When
I run rspec filter_after_each_hooks_spec.rb
Then
the output should contain "3 examples, 2 failures"
filter around(:each) hooks using arbitrary metadata
Given
a file named "filter_around_each_hooks_spec.rb" with: 
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.around(:each, :foo => :bar) do |example|
    order << :before_around_each_foo_bar
    example.run
    order.should == [:before_around_each_foo_bar, :example]
  end
end

describe "a filtered around(:each) hook" do
  let(:order) { [] }

  describe "a group without matching metadata" do
    it "does not run the hook" do
      order.should be_empty
    end

    it "runs the hook for an example with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
      order.should == [:before_around_each_foo_bar]
      order << :example
    end
  end

  describe "a group with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
    it "runs the hook for an example with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
      order.should == [:before_around_each_foo_bar]
      order << :example
    end
  end
end
When
I run rspec filter_around_each_hooks_spec.rb
Then
the examples should all pass
filter before(:all) hooks using arbitrary metadata
Given
a file named "filter_before_all_hooks_spec.rb" with: 
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before(:all, :foo => :bar) { @hook = :before_all_foo_bar }
end

describe "a filtered before(:all) hook" do
  describe "a group without matching metadata" do
    it "does not run the hook" do
      @hook.should be_nil
    end

    describe "a nested subgroup with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
      it "runs the hook" do
        @hook.should == :before_all_foo_bar
      end
    end
  end

  describe "a group with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
    it "runs the hook" do
      @hook.should == :before_all_foo_bar
    end

    describe "a nested subgroup" do
      it "runs the hook" do
        @hook.should == :before_all_foo_bar
      end
    end
  end
end
When
I run rspec filter_before_all_hooks_spec.rb
Then
the examples should all pass
filter after(:all) hooks using arbitrary metadata
Given
a file named "filter_after_all_hooks_spec.rb" with: 
example_msgs = []

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.after(:all, :foo => :bar) do
    puts "after :all"
  end
end

describe "a filtered after(:all) hook" do
  describe "a group without matching metadata" do
    it "does not run the hook" do
      puts "unfiltered"
    end
  end

  describe "a group with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
    it "runs the hook" do
      puts "filtered 1"
    end
  end

  describe "another group without matching metadata" do
    describe "a nested subgroup with matching metadata", :foo => :bar do
      it "runs the hook" do
        puts "filtered 2"
      end
    end
  end
end
When
I run rspec --format progress filter_after_all_hooks_spec.rb
Then
the examples should all pass
And
the output should contain: 
unfiltered
.filtered 1
.after :all
filtered 2
.after :all
Use symbols as metadata
Given
a file named "less_verbose_metadata_filter.rb" with: 
RSpec.configure do |c|
  c.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
  c.before(:each, :before_each) { puts "before each" }
  c.after(:each,  :after_each) { puts "after each" }
  c.around(:each, :around_each) do |example|
    puts "around each (before)"
    example.run
    puts "around each (after)"
  end
  c.before(:all, :before_all) { puts "before all" }
  c.after(:all,  :after_all) { puts "after all" }
end

describe "group 1", :before_all, :after_all do
  it("") { puts "example 1" }
  it("", :before_each) { puts "example 2" }
  it("", :after_each) { puts "example 3" }
  it("", :around_each) { puts "example 4" }
end
When
I run rspec --format progress less_verbose_metadata_filter.rb
Then
the examples should all pass
And
the output should contain: 
before all
example 1
.before each
example 2
.example 3
after each
.around each (before)
example 4
around each (after)
.after all

Last published over 5 years ago by myronmarston.