0001-Subcontexts-inherit-outer-context-Test-Unit-TestCa.patch

From 7f6cc03fccee270ecb1848880e54b240371c7311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Gaffney
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:49:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Subcontexts inherit outer context Test::Unit::TestCase by default.

---
 lib/test/spec.rb            |    4 ++--
 test/spec_nestedcontexts.rb |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/test/spec.rb b/lib/test/spec.rb
index a16dd8d..b58bca1 100644
--- a/lib/test/spec.rb
+++ b/lib/test/spec.rb
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ class Test::Spec::TestCase
 
     # old-style (RSpec <1.0):
 
-    def context(name, superclass=Test::Unit::TestCase, klass=Test::Spec::TestCase, &block)
-      (Test::Spec::CONTEXTS[self.name + "\t" + name] ||= klass.new(name, self, superclass)).add(&block)
+    def context(name, superclass=nil, klass=Test::Spec::TestCase, &block)
+      (Test::Spec::CONTEXTS[self.name + "\t" + name] ||= klass.new(name, self, superclass || self.superclass)).add(&block)
     end
 
     def xcontext(name, superclass=Test::Unit::TestCase, &block)
diff --git a/test/spec_nestedcontexts.rb b/test/spec_nestedcontexts.rb
index baf7ab4..d8e49fa 100644
--- a/test/spec_nestedcontexts.rb
+++ b/test/spec_nestedcontexts.rb
@@ -24,3 +24,22 @@ context "Outer context" do
     end
   end
 end
+
+class SpecializedTestCase < ::Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_truth
+    assert true
+  end
+end
+
+context "Outer context with class", SpecializedTestCase do
+  context "Inner context" do
+    specify "is outer context class" do
+      self.should.be.a.kind_of SpecializedTestCase
+    end
+  end
+  context "Inner context with class", Test::Unit::TestCase do
+    specify "is specified context class" do
+      self.should.be.a.kind_of Test::Unit::TestCase
+    end
+  end
+end
-- 
1.6.1.2

articles_controller_test.rb

require 'test_helper'

context "ArticlesController", ActionController::TestCase do
  setup do
    use_controller ArticlesController
    login_as :quentin
  end

  context "Blank State", ActionController::TestCase do
    before(:each) do
      accounts(:quentin).articles.destroy_all
    end

    context "Index", ActionController::TestCase do
      specify "..."
    end
  end

  # Subcontext 
  context "Normal State" do
    # NoMethodError: undefined method `accounts' for #<#<Class:0x49dcc50>:0x49bf088>
    specify "..."
  end
end