RSpec monkeypatch to expose scenario outcome in after block with Example#passed? and Example#failed? methods

monkeypatch.rb

class RSpec::Core::Example
  def passed?
    @exception.nil?
  end
  
  def failed?
    !passed?
  end
end

monkeypatch_example_spec.rb

describe "something" do
  it "should pass" do
    1.should == 1
  end
  it "should fail" do
    1/0
  end
  
  after(:each) do
    puts "Passed!" if example.passed?
    puts "Failed!" if example.failed?
    puts example.exception if example.failed?
  end
end

=begin
Here's what you get when you run the above file:

$ rspec rspec_test_result.rb 
Passed!
.Failed!
divided by 0
F
=end

resulting_exception.rb

describe "something else" do
  it "should fail" do
    1/0
  end
  
  after(:each) do
    puts example.exception
  end
end