Chapter 4. Setting Up and Cleaning Up
This chapter discusses support code to set tests up and clean up after them. Initialization, configuration, cleanup, and other support code related to RSpec specs are important in real-world RSpec usage. We will learn how to cleanly organize support code in real-world applications by learning about the following topics:
- Configuring RSpec with
spec_helper.rb - Initialization and configuration of resources
- Preventing tests from accessing the Internet with WebMock
- Maintaining clean test state
- Custom helper code
- Loading support code on demand with tags
Configuring RSpec with spec_helper.rb
The RSpec specs that we've seen so far have functioned as standalone units. Specs in the real world, however, almost never work without ...
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