gistfile1.builder

class MyBase
  def do_something
  end
end

class MyDerived < MyBase
  def do_something
    do_something_else
    super
  end
end

gistfile2.builder

class MyBase
  # When this method gets called it'll call itself, but itself in the MyDerived
  # instance.
  def do_something_with_testing
    self.do_something_with_testing
  end
  alias_method_chain(:do_something, :testing)
end

class MyDerived
  # This needs defining to prevent do_something_with_testing in MyBase recursing
  # up it's own backside.
  def do_something_with_testing
    raise StandardError, 'You should be expecting a call here, use should_receive(:do_something_with_testing)'
  end
end

describe MyDerived do
  before(:each) do
    @object = MyDerived.new
  end

  describe '#do_something' do
    should 'call the super class implementation' do
      @object.should_receive(:do_something_else).once.ordered
      @object.should_receive(:do_something_with_testing).once.ordered
      @object.do_something
    end
  end
end

gistfile3.builder

class MyDerived
  def do_something_with_testing
    raise StandardError, 'You should be expecting a call here, use should_receive(:do_something_with_testing)'
  end
end

describe MyDerived do
  before(:each) do
    @object = MyDerived.new
  end

  context 'testing super' do
    before(:each) do
      MyBase.instance_eval do
        define_method(:do_something_with_testing) { self.do_something_with_testing }
        alias_method_chain(:do_something, :testing)
      end
    end

    after(:each) do
      MyBase.instance_eval do
        alias_method(:do_something, :do_something_without_testing)
        undef_method(:do_something_with_testing)
        undef_method(:do_something_without_testing)
      end
    end

    describe '#do_something' do
      should 'call the super class implementation' do
        @object.should_receive(:do_something_else).once.ordered
        @object.should_receive(:do_something_with_testing).once.ordered
        @object.do_something
      end
    end
  end

  describe '#some_other_method' do
    # These tests won't have the super behaviour
  end
end