Rspec Cheatsheet

Stubbing, Mocking and Spying

Stubs

{% highlight ruby %} describe Book do describe "#author_name" do it "calls the name of the author" do book = Book.new() author = double(:author) allow(book).to receive(:author).and_return(author) allow(author).to receive(:name).and_return("Murakami")

    result = book.author_name

    expect(result).to eq('Murakami')
  end
end   end {% endhighlight %}

Mocks

{% highlight ruby %} describe Book do describe "#author_name" do it "calls the name of the autor" do book = Book.new() author = double(:author) allow(book).to receive(:author).and_return(author) expect(author).to receive(:name).and_return("Murakami")

    result = book.author_name

    expect(result).to eq('Murakami')
  end
end   end {% endhighlight %}

Spies

{% highlight ruby %} describe Book do describe "#author_name" do it "calls the name of the autor" do book = Book.new() author = double(:author) allow(book).to receive(:author).and_return(author) allow(author).to receive(:name).and_return("Murakami")

    result = book.author_name

    expect(book).to have_received(:author).and_return(author)
    expect(author).to have_received(:name).and_return("Murakami")
    expect(result).to eq('Murakami')
  end
end   end {% endhighlight %}