Performance testing in Rspec

rspec performance test

    context 'performance' do
      before do
        require 'benchmark'
        @posts = []
        @users = []
        8.times do |n|
          user = Factory.create(:user)
          @users << user
          aspect = user.aspects.create(:name => 'people')
          connect_users(@user, @aspect0, user, aspect)
          post =  @user.post(:status_message, :message => "hello#{n}", :to => @aspect1.id)
          @posts << post
          8.times do |n|
            user.comment "yo#{post.message}", :on => post
          end
        end
      end

      it 'takes time' do
        Benchmark.realtime{
          get :index
        }.should < 1.5
      end
    end
  end