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Reputation:

RSepc test shows 'pending' but I don't have a pending command

I just picked up a RSpec book to read and I have this example, all in one file:

class RSpecGreeter
  def greet
    'howdy purdy'
  end
end

describe 'RSpec Greeter' do
  it 'should say howdy purdy when it receives the greet() message'
    greeter = RSpecGreeter.new
    greeting = greeter.greet
    greeting.should == 'howdy purdy'
end

So when I run it the book says it should pass and it makes sense, it should pass. But for me it shows as "pending"

Pending: RSpec Greeter should say howdy purdy when it receives the greet() message # Not yet implemented # ./greeter_spec.rb:8

Finished in 0.00012 seconds 1 example, 0 failures, 1 pending

Upvotes: 0

Views: 117

Answers (1)

thank_you
thank_you

Reputation: 11107

It's because you did not wrap the it statement in a block. To correct this you write

describe 'RSpec Greeter' do
  it 'should say howdy purdy when it receives the greet() message' do
    greeter = RSpecGreeter.new
    greeting = greeter.greet
    greeting.should == 'howdy purdy'
  end
end

For more on pending examples.

And more advanced examples of pending tests as well.

Upvotes: 3

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