Secondary initializer for missing label

Label is set to actual/expected stringified value if omitted.

spec/expectations/value_expectation_partial_spec.cr

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial do
   end
 
   describe "#label" do
-    context "with a non-empty string" do
+    context "when provided" do
       it "contains the value passed to the constructor" do
         actual = 777
         label = "lucky"
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ describe Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial do
       end
     end
 
-    context "with an empty string" do
+    context "when omitted" do
       it "contains a stringified version of #actual" do
         actual = 777
-        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new("", actual)
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(actual)
         partial.label.should eq(actual.to_s)
       end
     end

spec/matchers/equality_matcher_spec.cr

@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ describe Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher do
       matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(label, value)
       matcher.message(partial).should contain(label)
     end
+
+    context "when expected label is omitted" do
+      it "contains stringified form of expected value" do
+        value1 = 42
+        value2 = 777
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2)
+        matcher.message(partial).should contain(value2.to_s)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#negated_message" do
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ describe Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher do
       label = "everything"
       partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(label, value)
       matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
-      matcher.message(partial).should contain(label)
+      matcher.negated_message(partial).should contain(label)
     end
 
     it "contains the expected label" do
@@ -108,7 +118,17 @@ describe Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher do
       label = "everything"
       partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
       matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(label, value)
-      matcher.message(partial).should contain(label)
+      matcher.negated_message(partial).should contain(label)
+    end
+
+    context "when expected label is omitted" do
+      it "contains stringified form of expected value" do
+        value1 = 42
+        value2 = 777
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2)
+        matcher.negated_message(partial).should contain(value2.to_s)
+      end
     end
   end
 end

src/spectator/expectations/value_expectation_partial.cr

@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@ module Spectator::Expectations
     getter actual
 
     # Creates the expectation partial.
+    # The label should be a string representation of the actual value.
+    # The actual value is stored for later use.
     protected def initialize(label : String, @actual : ActualType)
       super(label)
     end
 
-    # Returns the actual value as a string
+    # Creates the expectation partial.
-    # if there's no label available.
+    # The label is generated by calling `#to_s` on the actual value.
-    def label
+    # The actual value is stored for later use.
-      super.empty? ? actual.to_s : super
+    protected def initialize(@actual : ActualType)
+      super(@actual.to_s)
     end
 
     # Asserts that the `#actual` value matches some criteria.

src/spectator/matchers/value_matcher.cr

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ module Spectator::Matchers
       super(label)
     end
 
+    # Creates the value matcher.
+    # The label is generated by calling `#to_s` on the expected value.
+    # The expected value is stored for later use.
+    def initialize(@expected : ExpectedType)
+      super(@expected.to_s)
+    end
+
     # Determines whether the matcher is satisfied with the value given to it.
     # True is returned if the match was successful, false otherwise.
     abstract def match?(partial : ValueExpectationPartial(ActualType)) : Bool forall ActualType

src/spectator/should.cr

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Object
     # First argument of the `Expectation` initializer is the expression label.
     # However, since this isn't a macro and we can't "look behind" this method call
     # to see what it was invoked on, the argument is an empty string.
-    expectation = ::Spectator::Expectation.new("", self)
+    expectation = ::Spectator::Expectation.new(self)
     unless matcher.match?(expectation)
       raise ::Spectator::ExpectationFailed.new(matcher.message(expectation))
     end
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Object
   # Works the same as `#should` except the condition is inverted.
   # When `#should` succeeds, this method will fail, and vice-versa.
   def should_not(matcher : ::Spectator::Matchers::Matcher)
-    expectation = ::Spectator::Expectation.new("", self)
+    expectation = ::Spectator::Expectation.new(self)
     if matcher.match?(expectation)
       raise ::Spectator::ExpectationFailed.new(matcher.message(expectation))
     end