module Shoulda class << self attr_accessor :expected_exceptions end module ClassMethods # Enables the core shoulda test suite to test for failure scenarios. For # example, to ensure that a set of test macros should fail, do this: # # should_fail do # should_validate_presence_of :comments # should_not_allow_mass_assignment_of :name # end def should_fail(&block) context "should fail when trying to run:" do Shoulda.expected_exceptions = [Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError] yield block Shoulda.expected_exceptions = nil end end end class Context # alias_method_chain hack to allow the should_fail macro to work def should_with_failure_scenario(name, options = {}, &block) if Shoulda.expected_exceptions expected_exceptions = Shoulda.expected_exceptions failure_block = lambda { assert_raise(*expected_exceptions, &block.bind(self)) } end should_without_failure_scenario(name, options, &(failure_block || block)) end alias_method_chain :should, :failure_scenario end end