On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Phillip Koebbe <phillipkoe...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I have a module of custom examples, such as
>
> module ControllerHelperMethods
> module MyExampleGroupMethods
> def should_set_the_body_id(body_id)
> it "should set the body id to '#{body_id}'" do
> assigns[:body_id].should == body_id
> end
> end
> end
>
> def self.included(receiver)
> receiver.extend MyExampleGroupMethods
> end
> end
>
> and in spec_helper:
>
> Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
> config.include(ControllerHelperMethods, :type => :controllers)
> end
>
First of all, you can simplify this by using extend() instead of include()
on the config object:
module ControllerMacros
def should_set_the_body_id(body_id)
it "should set the body id to '#{body_id}'" do
assigns[:body_id].should == body_id
end
end
end
Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
config.extend(ControllerMacros, :type => :controllers)
end
Note that we generally referred to as "macros," so I recommend using that
name for consistency.
> I have duplicate code in two of my custom examples, so I want to
> refactor it to a private method, but I can't seem to get the private
> method to work. I have tried the most obvious way (private keyword
> followed by the method), and also a couple of more clever approaches
> that involved doing an instance_eval in self.included.
>
I *think* that if you use extend instead of include + included hook, you can
just use the private keyword and all will be well.
HTH,
David
> First, should I be able to call private methods in my custom examples?
> If so, how.
>
> Peace.
> Phillip
>
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