Programmatically counting RSpec tests?

Testing RSpec
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If I have an object obj that is a SpecTask, and subsequently invoke
it, is there a way to programmatically determine the number of tests
that were successful, failed, and pending as a result of running that
SpecTask?

John F.
Principal Consultant, Distilled Brilliance

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On Jun 2, 2010, at 7:50 AM, John F. wrote:

If I have an object obj that is a SpecTask, and subsequently invoke
it, is there a way to programmatically determine the number of tests
that were successful, failed, and pending as a result of running that
SpecTask?

You could write a custom reporter to collect that information. Which
version of rspec are you using?

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This is RSpec 1.3.0.

John F.
Principal Consultant, Distilled Brilliance

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This looks pretty straightforward. I do wish it were possible to
access the statistical data after the test rather than having to
capture and process it inline via the formatter, but I think this will
do. Thank you for your time, David.

John F.
Principal Consultant, Distilled Brilliance

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On Jun 2, 2010, at 8:14 AM, John F. wrote:

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 09:02, David C. [email protected] wrote:

On Jun 2, 2010, at 7:50 AM, John F. wrote:

If I have an object obj that is a SpecTask, and subsequently invoke
it, is there a way to programmatically determine the number of tests
that were successful, failed, and pending as a result of running that
SpecTask?

You could write a custom reporter to collect that information. Which version of rspec are you using?

This is RSpec 1.3.0.

Take a look at http://wiki.github.com/dchelimsky/rspec/custom-formatters

Also:
http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec/1.3.0/classes/Spec/Runner/Formatter/BaseFormatter.html

Let us know if you have any questions

Cheers,
David

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On Jun 2, 2010, at 8:23 AM, John F. wrote:

You could write a custom reporter to collect that information. Which version of rspec are you using?

This is RSpec 1.3.0.

Take a look at http://wiki.github.com/dchelimsky/rspec/custom-formatters

Also: http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec/1.3.0/classes/Spec/Runner/Formatter/BaseFormatter.html

Let us know if you have any questions

This looks pretty straightforward. I do wish it were possible to
access the statistical data after the test rather than having to
capture and process it inline via the formatter,

This is open source. Your wish is your command. The rspec-2 architecture
should make it easier to get what you want. Feel free to look it over
and offer up a patch.

Cheers,
David