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log.info "Executing '#{command.join(' ')}'"
begin
    timeout(config['deploy-timeout'].to_i) do
        execute_and_log command
    end
rescue Timeout::Error => e
    $timeout_exception = "Execution Timeout Error"
    log.error "#{$timeout_exception}"
    raise e
end 

This is my test, but even though @timeout_exception is working during running of the code, it's empty during the test. So how can I test if this variable is set?

	Then(/^the output should be '(.*)'$/) do |expectedException|
	  expect($timeout_exception).to eq(expectedException)
	end