Question

What are the best practices on testing modules in RSpec? I have some modules that get included in few models and for now I simply have duplicate tests for each model (with few differences). Is there a way to DRY it up?

Answer 1

I found a better solution in rspec homepage. Apparently it supports shared example groups. From https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-core/v/2-13/docs/example-groups/shared-examples!

Shared Example Groups

You can create shared example groups
and include those groups into other
groups.

Suppose you have some behavior that
applies to all editions of your
product, both large and small.

First, factor out the “shared”
behavior:

shared_examples_for "all editions" do   
  it "should behave like all editions" do   
  end 
end

then when you need define the behavior
for the Large and Small editions,
reference the shared behavior using
the it_should_behave_like() method.

describe "SmallEdition" do  
  it_should_behave_like "all editions"
  it "should also behave like a small edition" do   
  end 
end