Project: RSpec Mocks 2.14

Publisher: RSpec

expect a message on any instance of a class

Use expect_any_instance_of(Class).to receive to set an expectation that one
(and only one) instance of a class receives a message before the example is
completed. The spec will fail if no instance receives a message.

Scenarios

expect a message on any instance of a class

Given

a file named "example_spec.rb" with:

describe "expect_any_instance_of" do
  before do
    expect_any_instance_of(Object).to receive(:foo).and_return(:return_value)
  end

  it "verifies that one instance of the class receives the message" do
    o = Object.new
    expect(o.foo).to eq(:return_value)
  end

  it "fails unless an instance receives that message" do
    o = Object.new
  end
end

When

I run rspec example_spec.rb

Then

the output should contain "2 examples, 1 failure"

And

the output should contain "1) expect_any_instance_of fails unless an instance receives that message"

Last published over 7 years ago by myronmarston.

expect a message on any instance of a class

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