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Asked: 2026-06-10T01:21:00+00:00

When running the following test suite: require ‘spec_helper’ describe User do before { @user

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When running the following test suite:

require 'spec_helper'

describe User do
  before { @user = User.(name: "Example User", email: "user@example.com" }

  subject { @user }

  it { should respond_to(:name) }
  it { should respond_to(:email) }
end

I get this error:

Failure/Error: before { @user = User.(name: "Example User", email: "user@example.com") }
NoMethodError:
  undefined method `call' for #<Class:0x007fdfd5dd8008>
  # ./spec/models/user_spec.rb:15:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'

Creating the user works in the console just fine and it responds to the methods.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You have a syntax error:

    before { @user = User.(name: "Example User", email: "user@example.com" }

    There should be no . between User and the opening parenthesis. Also you are missing the closing parenthesis. Try:

    before { @user = User.new(name: "Example User", email: "user@example.com") }

    If you wonder about the specific error message, in newer Ruby versions .() works like call:

    l = lambda { |x| x * x }
#=> #<Proc:0x007fe5d3907188@(pry):39 (lambda)>
l.call(3)
#=> 9
l.(3)
#=> 9
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