Why RSpec is not possible in PHP

rspec_in.php

<?php

/*

  Why i think, that "RSpec is not possible in PHP"?

  Cuz Ruby's syntax abilities can represent
  natural language constructions:

  object should equals 2

  almost without changes in specs:

  object.should == 2 || object.should equals(2)

  but PHP: */

$this->spec($object)->should()->be(2);

/* does NOT! 

  And what's even worse - this construction
  is far less readable, than more natural in
  php assertions: */

$this->assertEquals(2, $object);

/* Why?

  1. Cuz `->` is a READABLE noize in counterpart with non-readable `.`.
  2. Cuz `$this->method(...)` is not a `method ...`
  3. Cuz `$this->object` is not a `@object`
  4. Cuz `$this->spec(...)` doesn't make sense at all in terms of behavior description.
     It's again - readable noize

*/

+1

something to consider:

<?php
$this->assert(2)->equals($object);
$this->assert($object)->is(2);

that could be a PHP way of Spec writing

Bottom line is copying syntax from another language should be done with a fair amount of thought, so that it actually simplifies use

@avalanche123 or:

<?php
$this->expect(2)->equals($object);
$this->expect($object)->is(2);

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Hi, how do you think about this?
Its matchers are PHPSpec's.
https://github.com/yuya-takeyama/Speciphy

Yes, PHP's syntax sucks, but I don't see anything stopping you from implementing a pre-processor in PHP for syntax something like: https://gist.github.com/1569735 .

Otherwise, good point, see http://mechanicalrobotfish.com/posts/117-ruby-vs-php-bdd-beauty-contest-no-contest if you haven't already.

Though I do think that it would be easier to just teach Ruby to run PHP and to inspect PHP memory state.

lol, this is bananas. @dbernar1 "PHP's syntax" ? that syntax is not unique to PHP buddy.