Recreating a step smelling bug in cuke_sniffer.

gem_extensions.rb

module CukeSniffer
  module RuleConfig

    FATAL = 100 #will prevent suite from executing properly
    ERROR = 25 #will cause problem with debugging
    WARNING = 10 #readibility/misuse of cucumber
    INFO = 1 #Small improvements that can be made

    OUR_RULES = {
        :something_wrong => {
            :enabled => true,
            :phrase => "Something is wrong here.",
            :score => ERROR,
        }
    }

    RULES.update(OUR_RULES)
  end
end


module CukeSniffer
  class StepDefinition

    def evaluate_score
      super
      rule_no_code
      rule_too_many_parameters
      rule_nested_steps
      rule_recursive_nested_step
      rule_commented_code
      rule_lazy_debugging
      rule_pending
      rule_todo
      sleep_rules

      # Our new rules
      rule_something_wrong
    end

    def rule_something_wrong
      code.each do |line|
        if line =~ /@bad_stuff/
          store_rule(RULES[:something_wrong])
          return
        end
      end
    end

  end
end

some_steps.rb

Given /a dead step/ do
  @bad_stuff
end

Given /ghvh / do
  this_method_is_defined_in_a_step_file
end

def this_method_is_defined_in_a_step_file
  @bad_stuff
end