How do you run a single test/spec file in RSpec?

Answer 1

The raw invocation:

rake spec SPEC=spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb \
          SPEC_OPTS="-e \"should log in with cookie\""

Now figure out how to embed this into your editor.

Answer 2

Or you can skip rake and use the 'spec' command:

spec path/to/spec/file.rb

In your case I think as long as your ./spec/db_spec.rb file includes the appropriate helpers, it should work fine.

Answer 3

If you installed rspec as a plugin rather than as a gem, then you won't have the spec executable.

At any rate, All you need to do is run the file using ruby. The rspec code is clever enough to run the tests for you.

eg:

ruby myclass_spec.rb

Answer 4

Alternatively, have a look at autotest.

Running autotest in a command window will mean that the spec file will be executed whenever you save it. Also, it will be run whenever the file you are speccing is run.

For instance, if you have a model spec file called person_spec.rb, and a model file that it is speccing called person.rb, then whenever you save either of these files from your editor, the spec file will be executed.

Answer 5

specky.vim

Answer 6

http://github.com/grosser/single%5Ftest lets you do stuff like..

rake spec:user          #run spec/model/user_spec.rb (searches for user*_spec.rb)
rake test:users_c       #run test/functional/users_controller_test.rb
rake spec:user:token    #run the first spec in user_spec.rb that matches /token/
rake test:user:token    #run all tests in user_test.rb that match /token/
rake test:last
rake spec:last

Answer 7

from help (spec -h):

-l, --line LINE_NUMBER           Execute example group or example at given line.
                                 (does not work for dynamically generated examples)

Example: spec spec/runner_spec.rb -l 162