Example showing how RSpec before/after blocks work.

rspec_before_after_blocks.rb

# Acceptance spec
require "acceptance_helper"

feature "Rspec before blocks" do
  before(:suite) do
    puts "I'll run just once, before suite"
  end

  before(:all) do
    puts "I'll run 3 times, before all"
  end

  before(:each) do
    puts "I'll run 4 times, before all"
  end

  after(:each) do
    puts "I'll run 3 times, after each"
  end

  after(:all) do
    puts "I'll run 3 times, after all"
  end

  after(:suite) do
    puts "I'll run just once, after suite"
  end

  scenario "1"
  scenario "2"

  context "foo" do
    scenario "3"
  end

  context 'bar' do
    scenario "4"
  end
end



# Output
=begin
I'll run just once, before suite
Rspec before blocks
I'll run 3 times, before all
I'll run 4 times, before each
I'll run 3 times, after each
  1 (PENDING: Not Yet Implemented)
I'll run 4 times, before each
I'll run 3 times, after each
  2 (PENDING: Not Yet Implemented)
I'll run 3 times, after all
  foo
I'll run 3 times, before all
I'll run 4 times, before each
I'll run 3 times, after each
    3 (PENDING: Not Yet Implemented)
I'll run 3 times, after all
  bar
I'll run 3 times, before all
I'll run 4 times, before each
I'll run 3 times, after each
    4 (PENDING: Not Yet Implemented)
I'll run 3 times, after all

Pending:

Rspec before blocks 1 (Not Yet Implemented)
./spec/acceptance/_foo_bar_spec.rb:36

Rspec before blocks 2 (Not Yet Implemented)
./spec/acceptance/_foo_bar_spec.rb:37

Rspec before blocks foo 3 (Not Yet Implemented)
./spec/acceptance/_foo_bar_spec.rb:40

Rspec before blocks bar 4 (Not Yet Implemented)
./spec/acceptance/_foo_bar_spec.rb:44

Finished in 0.298433 seconds

4 examples, 0 failures, 4 pending
I'll run just once, after suite
=end