Project: RSpec Core 2.8

Publisher: RSpec

alias_example_to

Use config.alias_example_to to create new example group methods
that define examples with the configured metadata.

If you set the treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values config option
to true, you can specify metadata using only symbols.

Scenarios

Use alias_example_to to define focused example

Given

a file named "alias_example_to_spec.rb" with:

RSpec.configure do |c|
  c.alias_example_to :fit, :focused => true
  c.filter_run :focused => true
end

describe "an example group" do
  it "does one thing" do
  end

  fit "does another thing" do
  end
end

When

I run rspec alias_example_to_spec.rb --format doc

Then

the output should contain "does another thing"

And

the output should not contain "does one thing"

use symbols as metadata

Given

a file named "use_symbols_as_metadata_spec.rb" with:

RSpec.configure do |c|
  c.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
  c.alias_example_to :fit, :focused
  c.filter_run :focused
end

describe "an example group" do
  it "does one thing" do
  end

  fit "does another thing" do
  end
end

When

I run rspec use_symbols_as_metadata_spec.rb --format doc

Then

the output should contain "does another thing"

And

the output should not contain "does one thing"

Last published over 5 years ago by dchelimsky.

alias_example_to

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