Getting Started with RSpec - Looking for tutorials

Question

I'm looking to get started building a project and want to use RSpec from day one. My Ruby background is limited, however, I do have a good understanding of MVC and the structure within Ruby.

In doing some research for books and tutorials, I've found no currently published books, and have found no tutorials that give a good "hello world" type write up. And the documentation on the RSpec site is sparse to say the least.

Do any of you have links you'd like to share of good tutorials of getting started with roR and RSpec?

Answer 1

Peepcode has a fantastic Screencast series ($) on RSpec that should get you started:

• RSpec Basics
• RSpec Mocks and Models
• RSpec Controllers and Tools

Peepcode is a fantastic resource and the quality of the videos are top notch. I would also recommend their unlimited plan for $149 which gives you access to all of their content for a year (and any content released in the next year).

Good luck!

Answer 2

A good tutorial

http://blog.davidchelimsky.net/articles/2007/05/14/an-introduction-to-rspec-part-i

examples on the RSpec site http://rspec.info/examples.html

the rspec Docs which will be useful http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec/1.1.8/

developing a rails model with Rspec and BDD http://www.lukeredpath.co.uk/2006/8/29/developing-a-rails-model-using-bdd-and-rspec-part-1

Answer 3

I'll second the ringing endorsement of the Peepcode screencasts. I would definitely start with those.

One resource that might not be obvious is Ian Dees' Scripted GUI Testing with Ruby. It's not specifically geared towards Rails, but it has some of the clearest and most detailed examples of RSpec that I've seen. In particular, the chapter on integrating RSpec and Selenium is excellent.

Answer 4

The RSpec Book by David Chelimsky et al. is now in beta:

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/achbd/the-rspec-book