WebMock weirdness

webmock_weirdness_spec.rb

it "satisfies: The Content-Length MUST be specified and correct according to the guidelines and rules laid out in Section 4.4, 'Message Length', of the HTTP specification" do
  ascii_data = "This > O < is a snowman"
  utf8_data = "This > ☃ < is a snowman"

  post_request(method: ascii_data)

  content_length = nil
  request.with { |actual_request|
    (content_length = actual_request.headers["Content-Length"].to_i) > 0
  }.should have_been_requested

  ascii_request_size = content_length # WebMock appears to be running the block above twice(!)
  post_request(method: utf8_data)
  request.with(headers: { "Content-Length" => (ascii_request_size + 2) }).should have_been_requested
end

def post_request(overrides = { })
  post({id: "foo", method: "method"}.merge(overrides))
end