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rspec
- RSpec is a command line tool primarily used for testing Ruby code and is popular within the Ruby on Rails community.
- It is a behavior-driven development (BDD) framework that allows developers to write tests in a more human-readable format.
- RSpec provides a domain-specific language (DSL) for describing desired behavior and expected outcomes in a specification-like manner.
- The tool enables developers to write tests that are more focused on the behavior and functionality of their code, rather than just checking for expected outputs.
- RSpec uses the concept of "examples" to define specific scenarios and "expectations" to define the desired outcomes for those scenarios.
- By grouping related tests together in "describe" and "context" blocks, test cases can be organized hierarchically to improve readability and maintainability.
- RSpec includes various matchers for performing assertions and comparisons, allowing for expressive and flexible tests.
- It provides built-in support for mocking and stubbing, making it easier to isolate dependencies and write unit tests.
- RSpec allows for the creation of custom matchers and shared examples, enabling further test code reuse and abstraction.
- RSpec can generate various types of test reports and is often integrated with Continuous Integration (CI) tools to run tests automatically on code changes.
List of commands for rspec:
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rspec:tldr:8ed83 rspec: Initialize an .rspec config and a spec helper file.$ rspec --inittry on your machineexplain this command
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rspec:tldr:af86c rspec: Run a specific test in a file (e.g. the test starts on line 83).$ rspec ${filename}:${83}try on your machineexplain this command
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rspec:tldr:c72b1 rspec: Run specs with a specific seed.$ rspec --seed ${seed_number}try on your machineexplain this command
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rspec:tldr:dc5d6 rspec: Run multiple test files.$ rspec ${filename1} ${filename2}try on your machineexplain this command
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rspec:tldr:dedc3 rspec: Run a specific directory of tests.$ rspec ${path-to-directory}try on your machineexplain this command