In RSpec before and after hooks, :context is same :all, :example is same as :each

rspec_before_hooks.md

Rspec ruby code

# https://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-core/v/3-7/docs/hooks/before-and-after-hooks

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before :context do
    puts 'before context'
  end

  config.before :example do
    puts 'before example'
  end

  # Note: the :example and :context scopes are also available as :each and :all, respectively. Use whichever you prefer.

  # Same as context
  config.before :all do
    puts 'before all'
  end

  # Same as example
  config.before :each do
    puts 'before each'
  end
end

RSpec.describe do
  subject { true } 
 
  describe do
    it { is_expected.to be true }
    it { is_expected.to be true }
  end

  describe do
    it { is_expected.to be true }
    it { is_expected.to be true }
  end
end

Run rspec result

$ bundle exec rspec -fd rspec/before_hooks.rb

before context
before all

before example
before each
    should equal true
before example
before each
    should equal true

before example
before each
    should equal true
before example
before each
    should equal true

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4 examples, 0 failures

Versions

• ruby 2.5.1p57 (2018-03-29 revision 63029) [x86_64-darwin17]
• rspec-core 3.7.1