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March 25, 2011 13:50
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any_instance behaves like at_least_one_instance for expectations and like every_instance for stubs in mocha
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require "spec_helper" | |
describe "any_instance in mocha" do | |
it "should bar" do | |
Array.any_instance.stubs(:foo).returns(1) | |
[].foo.should eq(1) # Every instance of Array seems to be | |
[].foo.should eq(1) # stubbed (as one would expect) | |
end | |
it "should foo" do | |
Array.any_instance.expects(:foo) | |
[].foo | |
[] # In contrast, this line doesn't fail while I would expect it to | |
end | |
end | |
# Long story short I see two distinct approaches for stubs and mocks conflated under the 'any_instance' banner | |
# Perhaps the approach used with stubs is better named 'every_instance' and the one used for expectations | |
# 'at_least_one_instance'? |
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