gistfile1.rb

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.filter_run_excluding :remote => true
  config.before :each, :remote => true do
    # Configure code to hit the Braintree service
  end
end

# Include your remote specs within your "normal" specs

describe Sweeper do
  describe '.sweep!' do
    it 'does not raise an error' do
      expect { described_class.sweep! }.to_not raise_error
    end

    it 'hits the api...', :remote => true do
    end
  end
end

# Or, isolate them

describe Sweeper, :remote => true do
  describe '.sweep!' do
    it 'hits the api...' do
    end
  end
end

# rspec spec # doesn't run remote specs
# rspec spec --tag remote # runs only remote specs