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Spectator
Spectator is a fully-featured spec-based test framework for Crystal. It mimics features from RSpec. Developers coming from Ruby and RSpec will feel right at home. Spectator provides additional functionality to make testing easier and more fluent.
Goal:
Spectator is designed to:
- Reduce complexity of test code.
- Remove boilerplate from tests.
- Lower the difficulty of writing non-trivial tests.
- Provide an elegant syntax that is easy to read and understand.
- Provide common utilities that the end-user would otherwise need to write.
Installation
Add this to your application's shard.yml
:
development_dependencies:
spectator:
gitlab: arctic-fox/spectator
Usage
If it doesn't exist already, create a spec/spec_helper.cr
file.
In it, place the following:
require "../src/*"
require "spectator"
This will include Spectator and the source code for your shard.
Now you can start writing your specs.
The syntax is the same as what you would expect from modern RSpec.
The "expect" syntax is recommended and the default, however the "should" syntax is also available.
Your specs must be wrapped in a Spectator.describe
block.
All other blocks inside the top-level block may use describe
and context
without the Spectator.
prefix.
Here's a minimal spec to demonstrate:
require "./spec_helper"
Spectator.describe String do
subject { "foo" }
describe "#==" do
context "with the same value" do
let(value) { subject.dup }
it "is true" do
is_expected.to eq(value)
end
end
context "with a different value" do
let(value) { "bar" }
it "is false" do
is_expected.to_not eq(value)
end
end
end
end
If you find yourself trying to shoehorn in functionality or unsure how to write a test, please create an issue for it. The goal is to make it as easy as possible to write specs and keep your code clean. We may come up with a solution or even introduce a feature to support your needs.
NOTE: Due to the way this shard uses macros, you may find that some code you would expect to work, or works in other spec libraries, creates syntax errors. If you run into this, please create an issue so that we may try to resolve it.
Features
Spectator has all of the basic functionality for BDD. For full documentation on what it can do, please visit the wiki.
Contexts
The DSL supports arbitrarily nested contexts.
Contexts can have values defined for multiple tests (let
and subject
).
Additionally, hooks can be used to ensure any initialization or cleanup is done (before
, after
, and around
).
Pre- and post-conditions can be used to ensure code contracts are kept.
# Initialize the database before running the tests in this context.
before_all { Database.init }
# Teardown the database and cleanup after tests in the is context finish.
after_all { Database.cleanup }
# Before each test, add some rows to the database.
let(row_count) { 5 }
before_each do
row_count.times { Database.insert_row }
end
# Remove the rows after the test to get a clean slate.
after_each { Database.clear }
describe "#row_count" do
it "returns the number of rows" do
expect(Database.row_count).to eq(row_count)
end
end
Spectator has different types of contexts to reduce boilerplate.
One is the sample
context.
This context type repeats all tests (and contexts within) for a set of values.
For instance, some feature should behave the same for different input.
However, some inputs might cause problems, but should behave the same.
An example is various strings (empty strings, quoted strings, strings with non-ASCII, etc),
and numbers (positive, negative, zero, NaN, infinity).
# List of integers to test against.
def various_integers
[-7, -1, 0, 1, 42]
end
# Repeat nested tests for every value in `#various_integers`.
sample various_integers do |int|
# Example that checks if a fictitious method `#format` converts to strings.
it "formats correctly" do
expect(format(int)).to eq(int.to_s)
end
end
Another context type is given
.
This context drastically reduces the amount of code needed in some scenarios.
It can be used where one (or more inputs) changes the output of multiple methods.
The given
context gives a concise syntax for this use case.
subject(user) { User.new(age) }
# Each expression in the `given` block is its own test.
given age = 10 do
expect(user.can_drive?).to be_false
expect(user.can_vote?).to be_false
end
given age = 16 do
expect(user.can_drive?).to be_true
expect(user.can_vote?).to be_false
end
given age = 18 do
expect(user.can_drive?).to be_true
expect(user.can_vote?).to be_true
end
Assertions
Spectator supports two formats for assertions (expectations). The preferred format is the "expect syntax". This takes the form:
expect(THIS).to eq(THAT)
The other format, "should syntax" is used by Crystal's default Spec.
THIS.should eq(THAT)
The first format doesn't monkey-patch the Object
type.
And as a bonus, it captures the expression or variable passed to expect()
.
For instance, compare these two tests:
foo = "Hello world"
foo.size.should eq(12) # Wrong on purpose!
Produces this error output:
Failure: 11 does not equal 12
expected: 11
actual: 12
Which is reasonable, but where did 11 come from? Alternatively, with the "expect syntax":
foo = "Hello world"
expect(foo.size).to eq(12) # Wrong on purpose!
Produces this error output:
Failure: foo.size does not equal 12
expected: 12
actual: 11
This makes it clearer what was being tested and failed.
Matchers
Spectator has a variety of matchers for assertions. These are named in such a way to help tests read as plain English. Matchers can be used on any value or block.
There are typical matchers for testing equality: eq
and ne
.
And matchers for comparison: <
, <=
, >
, >=
, be_within
.
There are matchers for checking contents of collections:
contain
, have
, start_with
, end_with
, be_empty
, have_key
, and more.
See the wiki for a full list of matchers.
Running
Spectator supports multiple options for running tests.
"Fail fast" aborts on the first test failure.
"Fail blank" fails if there are no tests.
Tests can be filtered by their location and name.
Additionally, tests can be randomized.
Spectator can be configured with command-line arguments,
a configure block in a spec_helper.cr
file, and .spectator
configuration file.
Spectator.configure do |config|
config.fail_blank # Fail on no tests.
config.randomize # Randomize test order.
config.profile # Display slowest tests.
end
Mocks and Doubles
Spectator supports an extensive mocking feature set via two types - mocks and doubles. Mocks are used to override behavior in existing types. Doubles are objects that stand-in when there are no type restrictions. Stubs can be defined on both that control how methods behave.
double :my_double do
stub foo : Int32
stub bar(arg) { arg.to_s }
end
it "does a thing" do
dbl = double(:my_double)
allow(dbl).to receive(:foo).and_return(42)
expect(dbl.foo).to eq(42)
expect(dbl.bar(42)).to eq("42")
end
For details on mocks and doubles, see the wiki.
Output
Spectator matches Crystal's default Spec output with some minor changes. JUnit and TAP are also supported output formats. There is also a highly detailed JSON output.
Development
This shard is still under development and is not recommended for production use (same as Crystal). However, feel free to play around with it and use it for non-critical projects.
Feature Progress
In no particular order, features that have been implemented and are planned. Items not marked as completed may have partial implementations.
- DSL
describe
andcontext
blocks- Contextual values with
let
,let!
,subject
,described_class
- Test multiple and generated values -
sample
,random_sample
- Concise syntax -
given
- Before and after hooks -
before_each
,before_all
,after_each
,after_all
,around_each
- Pre- and post-conditions -
pre_condition
,post_condition
- Other hooks -
on_success
,on_failure
,on_error
- One-liner syntax
- Should syntax -
should
,should_not
- Helper methods and modules
- Aliasing - custom example group types with preset attributes
- Pending tests -
pending
- Shared examples -
behaves_like
,include_examples
- Deferred expectations -
to_eventually
,to_never
- Matchers
- Equality matchers -
eq
,ne
,be ==
,be !=
- Comparison matchers -
be <
,be <=
,be >
,be >=
,be_within[.of]
,be_close
- Type matchers -
be_a
,respond_to
- Collection matchers
contain
have
contain_exactly
contain_exactly.in_any_order
match_array
match_array.in_any_order
start_with
end_with
be_empty
have_key
have_value
all
all_satisfy
- Truthy matchers -
be
,be_true
,be_truthy
,be_false
,be_falsey
,be_nil
- Error matchers -
raise_error
- Yield matchers -
yield_control[.times]
,yield_with_args[.times]
,yield_with_no_args[.times]
,yield_successive_args
- Output matchers -
output[.to_stdout|.to_stderr]
- Predicate matchers -
be_x
,have_x
- Misc. matchers
match
satisfy
change[.by|.from[.to]|.to|.by_at_least|.by_at_most]
have_attributes
- Compound -
and
,or
- Equality matchers -
- Mocks and Doubles
- Mocks (Stub real types) -
mock TYPE { }
- Doubles (Stand-ins for real types) -
double NAME { }
- Method stubs -
allow().to receive()
,allow().to receive().and_return()
- Spies -
expect().to receive()
- Message expectations -
expect().to receive().at_least()
- Argument expectations -
expect().to receive().with()
- Message ordering -
expect().to receive().ordered
- Null doubles
- Verifying doubles
- Mocks (Stub real types) -
- Runner
- Fail fast
- Test filtering - by name, context, and tags
- Fail on no tests
- Randomize test order
- Dry run - for validation and checking formatted output
- Config block in
spec_helper.cr
- Config file -
.spectator
- Reporter and formatting
- RSpec/Crystal Spec default
- JSON
- JUnit
- TAP
- HTML
How it Works (in a nutshell)
This shard makes extensive use of the Crystal macro system to build classes and modules.
Each describe
and context
block creates a new class that inherits its parent.
The it
block creates an method.
An instance of the group class is created to run the test.
Each group class includes all test values and hooks.
Contributing
- Fork it (https://gitlab.com/arctic-fox/spectator/fork/new)
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature
) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature'
) - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature
) - Create a new Merge Request
Please make sure to run crystal tool format
before submitting.
The CI build checks for properly formatted code.
Ameba is run to check for code style.
Documentation is automatically generated and published to GitLab pages. It can be found here: https://arctic-fox.gitlab.io/spectator
This project is developed on GitLab, and mirrored to GitHub. Issues and PRs/MRs are accepted on both.
Testing
Tests must be written for any new functionality.
The spec/
directory contains feature tests as well as unit tests.
These demonstrate small bits of functionality.
The feature tests are grouped into sub directories based on their type, they are:
- docs/ - Example snippets from Spectator's documentation.
- rspec/ - Examples from RSpec's documentation modified slightly to work with Spectator. See: https://relishapp.com/rspec/ Additional sub directories in this directory represent the modules/projects of RSpec.
The other directories are for unit testing various parts of Spectator.