RSpec allows you to get the current running test method name in a before(:each) block, by doing the following:
Spec::Runner.configure do |config| config.before :each do |x| x.method_name # returns 'should be cool' end end
This is for a test like:
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper') describe 'Hello world' do it 'should be cool' do # test code end end
Would it be possible to get the whole test name with what it's describing, (a.k.a. 'Hello World should be cool') in the before block?
In RSpec 2.0 you can use (I'm not sure if it is a best way but it works)
x.example.metadata[:example_group][:full_description]
As for RSpec 1.X I don't know. And that's probably what you are asking for...
I found the answer. Turns out there used to be a method called full_description on x that would do exactly what I want, however it was deprecated. The following produces the string I want:
"#{x.class.description} #{x.description}"
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