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Project: RSpec Core 3.12

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error exit code

Use the error_exit_code option to set a custom exit code when RSpec fails outside an example.

RSpec.configure { |c| c.error_exit_code = 42 }
Background
Given
a file named "spec/spec_helper.rb" with: 
RSpec.configure { |c| c.error_exit_code = 42 }
Scenarios
  1. A erroring spec with the default exit code
  2. A erroring spec with a custom exit code
  3. Success running specs spec with a custom error exit code defined
A erroring spec with the default exit code
Given
a file named "spec/typo_spec.rb" with: 
RSpec.escribe "something" do # intentional typo
  it "works" do
    true
  end
end
When
I run rspec spec/typo_spec.rb
Then
the exit status should be 1
A erroring spec with a custom exit code
Given
a file named "spec/typo_spec.rb" with: 
require 'spec_helper'
RSpec.escribe "something" do # intentional typo
  it "works" do
    true
  end
end
When
I run rspec spec/typo_spec.rb
And
the exit status should be 42
Success running specs spec with a custom error exit code defined
Given
a file named "spec/example_spec.rb" with: 
require 'spec_helper'
RSpec.describe "something" do
  it "works" do
    true
  end
end
When
I run rspec spec/example_spec.rb
Then
the exit status should be 0

Last published 3 months ago by Jon Rowe.