example virtus integration spec

gistfile1.rb

require 'integration/spec_helper'

class Article
  include Virtus

  attribute :title, String

  def title
    super || '<unknown>'
  end

  def title=(name)
    super unless self.title == "can't be changed"
  end
end

describe 'overriding an attribute getter' do
  specify 'calls the defined getter' do
    Article.new.title.should == '<unknown>'
  end

  specify 'super can be used to access the getter defined by virtus' do
    Article.new(:title => 'example article').author.should == 'example article'
  end
end

describe 'overriding an attribute setter' do
  specify 'calls the defined setter' do
    article = Article.new(:title => "can't be changed")
    subject.title = 'this will never be assigned'
    subject.title.should == "can't be changed"
  end

  specify 'super can be used to access the setter defined by virtus' do
    article = Article.new(:title => 'example article')
    article.title = 'my new title'
    article.title.should == 'my new title'
  end
end