test_spec.rb

require "rubygems"
gem "rspec", "=2.0.0.beta.9"
require "rspec"

describe "test" do
  before(:all) do
    @a = 'a'
    puts "before all @a=#{@a.inspect}"
  end
  after(:all) do
    puts "after all @a=#{@a.inspect}"
  end

  it "does something" do
    @a.should == 'a'
  end
end