# Bacon 1.0, a small RSpec clone **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 6, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bacon-1-0-a-small-rspec-clone/142317 "2008-07-06T18:25:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cneuhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@cneuhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cneuhaus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bacon-1-0-a-small-rspec-clone/142317/1 "2008-07-06T18:25:50Z")
Hello, Today I’m proud to release Bacon 1.0. = Bacon – small RSpec clone. “Truth will sooner come out from error than from confusion.” —Francis Bacon Bacon is a small RSpec clone weighing less than 350 LoC but nevertheless providing all essential features. == Whirl-wind tour ``` require 'bacon' describe 'A new array' do before do @ary = Array.new end it 'should be empty' do @ary.should.be.empty @ary.should.not.include 1 end it 'should have zero size' do @ary.size.should.equal 0 @ary.size.should.be.close 0.1, 0.5 end it 'should raise on trying fetch any index' do lambda { @ary.fetch 0 }. should.raise(IndexError). message.should.match(/out of array/) # Alternatively: should.raise(IndexError) { @ary.fetch 0 } end it 'should have an object identity' do @ary.should.not.be.same_as Array.new end # Custom assertions are trivial to do, they are lambdas returning ``` a # boolean vale: palindrome = lambda { |obj| obj == obj.reverse } it ‘should be a palindrome’ do @ary.should.be.a palindrome end ``` it 'should have super powers' do should.flunk "no super powers found" end end ``` Now run it: ``` $ bacon whirlwind.rb A new array - should be empty - should have zero size - should raise on trying fetch any index - should have an object identity - should be a palindrome - should have super powers [FAILED] Bacon::Error: no super powers found ./whirlwind.rb:39: A new array - should have super powers ./whirlwind.rb:38 ./whirlwind.rb:3 6 specifications (9 requirements), 1 failures, 0 errors ``` If you want shorter output, use the Test::Unit format: ``` $ bacon -q whirlwind.rb .....F Bacon::Error: no super powers found ./whirlwind.rb:39: A new array - should have super powers ./whirlwind.rb:38 ./whirlwind.rb:3 6 tests, 9 assertions, 1 failures, 0 errors ``` It also supports TAP: ``` $ bacon -p whirlwind.rb ok 1 - should be empty ok 2 - should have zero size ok 3 - should raise on trying fetch any index ok 4 - should have an object identity ok 5 - should be a palindrome not ok 6 - should have super powers: FAILED # Bacon::Error: no super powers found # ./whirlwind.rb:39: A new array - should have super powers # ./whirlwind.rb:38 # ./whirlwind.rb:3 1..6 # 6 tests, 9 assertions, 1 failures, 0 errors $ bacon -p whirlwind.rb | taptap -q Tests took 0.00 seconds. FAILED tests 6 6) should have super powers: FAILED Failed 1/6 tests, 83.33% okay. ``` (taptap is available from [Index of /repos/taptap/](http://chneukirchen.org/repos/taptap/)) == Implemented assertions - should. and should.be. - should.equal - should.match - should.be.identical\_to / should.be.same\_as - should.raise(\*exceptions) { } - should.change { } - should.throw(symbol) { } - should.satisfy { |object| } == Added core predicates - Object#true? - Object#false? - Proc#change? - Proc#raise? - Proc#throw? - Numeric#close? [… for more documentation see README …] == Where can I get it? You can download Bacon 1.0 at ``` http://chneukirchen.org/releases/bacon-1.0.0.tar.gz http://rubyforge.org/projects/test-spec ``` Alternatively, you can checkout from the development repository with: ``` darcs get http://chneukirchen.org/repos/bacon ``` (Patches using “darcs send” are most welcome.) == Installing with RubyGems A Gem of Bacon is available. You can install it with: ``` gem install bacon ``` I also provide a local mirror of the gems (and development snapshots) at my site: ``` gem install bacon --source http://chneukirchen.org/releases/gems ``` == Thanks to - Michael F., for fixing Bacon for 1.9 and various improvements. - Gabriele Renzi, for implementing Context#should. - James T., for the autotest support - everyone contributing bug fixes. == History - January 7, 2008: First public release 0.9. - July 6th, 2008: Second public release 1.0. == Contact Please mail bugs, suggestions and patches to [mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid). Darcs repository (“darcs send” is welcome for patches): [http://chneukirchen.org/repos/bacon](http://chneukirchen.org/repos/bacon) == Copying Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Christian N. \<[InfoPage of Leah Neukirchen -- leah2](http://purl.org/net/chneukirchen)\> Bacon is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license. See COPYING or [The MIT License – Open Source Initiative](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php). == Links Behavior-Driven Development:: [http://behaviour-driven.org/](http://behaviour-driven.org/) RSpec:: [http://rspec.rubyforge.org/](http://rspec.rubyforge.org/) test/spec:: [http://test-spec.rubyforge.org/](http://test-spec.rubyforge.org/) Christian N.:: [http://chneukirchen.org/](http://chneukirchen.org/) Happy hacking and have a nice day, Christian N. ---
**Author:** ![cneuhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@cneuhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cneuhaus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bacon-1-0-a-small-rspec-clone/142317/2 "2008-07-06T18:59:47Z")
Christian N. wrote: > Hello, > > Today I’m proud to release Bacon 1.0. Sweet. Well done! – James B. [www.happycamperstudios.com](http://www.happycamperstudios.com) - Wicked Cool Coding [www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff