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How to use SpecClass class of NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs package
Best NSpec code snippet using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs.SpecClass
describe_unexpected_exception_in_act.cs
Source:describe_unexpected_exception_in_act.cs 
...5{6 [TestFixture]7 public class describe_unexpected_exception_in_act_and_in_example : when_running_specs8 {9 private class SpecClass : nspec10 {11 void method_level_context()12 {13 context["when exception thrown from act and example itself has a failure"] = () =>14 {15 act = () =>16 {17 throw new ActException();18 };19 it["reports act failure and example failure"] = () =>20 {21 throw new ItException();22 };23 };24 }25 }26 [SetUp]27 public void setup()28 {29 Run(typeof(SpecClass));30 }31 [Test]32 public void should_report_both_act_failure_and_example_failure()33 {34 TheExample("reports act failure and example failure")35 .Exception.Message.Should().Be("Context Failure: ActException, Example Failure: ItException");36 }37 }38 [TestFixture]39 public class describe_unexpected_exception_in_act_but_not_example : when_running_specs40 {41 private class SpecClass : nspec42 {43 void method_level_context()44 {45 context["when exception thrown from act but not from example"] = () =>46 {47 act = () =>48 {49 throw new ActException();50 };51 it["reports act failure only"] = () =>52 {53 Assert.That(true, Is.True);54 };55 };56 }57 }58 [SetUp]59 public void setup()60 {61 Run(typeof(SpecClass));62 }63 [Test]64 public void should_report_act_failure_only()65 {66 TheExample("reports act failure only")67 .Exception.Message.Should().Be("Context Failure: ActException");68 }69 }70 [TestFixture]71 public class describe_unexpected_exception_in_async_act_and_in_async_example : when_running_specs72 {73 private class SpecClass : nspec74 {75 void method_level_context()76 {77 context["when exception thrown from act and example itself has a failure"] = () =>78 {79 actAsync = async () => await Task.Run(() =>80 {81 throw new ActException();82 });83 itAsync["reports act failure and example failure"] = async () => await Task.Run(() =>84 {85 throw new ItException();86 });87 };88 }89 }90 [SetUp]91 public void setup()92 {93 Run(typeof(SpecClass));94 }95 [Test]96 public void should_report_both_act_failure_and_example_failure()97 {98 TheExample("reports act failure and example failure")99 .Exception.Message.Should().Be("Context Failure: ActException, Example Failure: ItException");100 }101 }102 [TestFixture]103 public class describe_unexpected_exception_in_async_act_but_not_async_example : when_running_specs104 {105 private class SpecClass : nspec106 {107 void method_level_context()108 {109 context["when exception thrown from act but not from example"] = () =>110 {111 actAsync = async () => await Task.Run(() =>112 {113 throw new ActException();114 });115 itAsync["reports act failure only"] = async () =>116 {117 await Task.Delay(0);118 Assert.That(true, Is.True);119 };120 };121 }122 }123 [SetUp]124 public void setup()125 {126 Run(typeof(SpecClass));127 }128 [Test]129 public void should_report_act_failure_only()130 {131 TheExample("reports act failure only")132 .Exception.Message.Should().Be("Context Failure: ActException");133 }134 }135}...
describe_example.cs
Source:describe_example.cs
...7 [TestFixture]8 [Category("RunningSpecs")]9 public class describe_example : when_running_specs10 {11 class SpecClass : nspec12 {13 void it_changes_status_after_run()14 {15 }16 void it_passes()17 {18 }19 void it_fails()20 {21 throw new KnownException();22 }23 }24 [Test]25 public void execution_status_changes_after_run()26 {27 Run(typeof(SpecClass));28 var ex = TheExample("it changes status after run");29 //ex.HasRun.Should().BeFalse(); //broken after making init and run happen all at once30 ex.HasRun.Should().BeTrue();31 }32 [Test]33 public void duration_is_set_after_run()34 {35 Run(typeof(SpecClass));36 var ex = TheExample("it changes status after run");37 ex.Duration.Should().BeGreaterThan(TimeSpan.Zero);38 }39 [Test]40 public void passing_status_is_passed_when_it_succeeds()41 {42 Run(typeof(SpecClass));43 TheExample("it passes").ShouldHavePassed();44 }45 [Test]46 public void passing_status_is_not_passed_when_it_fails()47 {48 Run(typeof(SpecClass));49 TheExample("it fails").ShouldHaveFailed();50 }51 class SpecClassWithAnonymousLambdas : nspec52 {53 void describe_specs_with_anonymous_lambdas()54 {55 context["Some context with anonymous lambdas"] = () =>56 {57 it["has an anonymous lambda"] = () =>58 {59 };60 };61 }62 }63 [Test]64 public void finds_and_runs_three_class_level_examples()65 {66 Run(typeof(SpecClass));67 TheExampleCount().Should().Be(3);68 }69 [Test]70 public void finds_and_runs_only_one_example_ignoring_anonymous_lambdas()71 {72 Run(typeof(SpecClassWithAnonymousLambdas));73 TheExampleCount().Should().Be(1);74 }75 }76}...
describe_xcontext.cs
Source:describe_xcontext.cs
...9 [Category("RunningSpecs")]10 [Category("Pending")]11 public class describe_it_behaviour_in_xcontext : when_running_specs12 {13 class SpecClass : nspec14 {15 void method_level_context()16 {17 xcontext["sub context"] = () =>18 {19 it["needs an example or it gets filtered"] =20 () => Assert.That(true, Is.True);21 };22 }23 }24 [SetUp]25 public void setup()26 {27 Run(typeof(SpecClass));28 }29 [Test]30 public void the_example_should_be_pending()31 {32 methodContext.Contexts.First().Examples.First().Pending.Should().Be(true);33 }34 }35 [TestFixture]36 [Category("RunningSpecs")]37 [Category("Pending")]38 public class describe_xcontext : when_running_specs39 {40 class SpecClass : nspec41 {42 public static string output = string.Empty;43 public static Action MethodLevelBefore = () => { throw new KnownException("this should not run."); };44 public static Action SubContextBefore = () => { throw new KnownException("this should not run."); };45 void method_level_context()46 {47 before = MethodLevelBefore;48 xcontext["sub context"] = () =>49 {50 before = SubContextBefore;51 it["needs an example or it gets filtered"] =52 () => Assert.That(true, Is.True);53 };54 }55 }56 [SetUp]57 public void setup()58 {59 Run(typeof(SpecClass));60 }61 [Test]62 public void it_should_not_run_befores_on_pending_context()63 {64 methodContext.AllExamples().First().Exception.Should().Be(null);65 }66 }67}...
before_and_after.cs
Source:before_and_after.cs
...6 [TestFixture]7 [Category("RunningSpecs")]8 public class before_and_after : when_running_specs9 {10 class SpecClass : sequence_spec11 {12 void as_long_as_the_world_has_not_come_to_an_end()13 {14 beforeAll = () => sequence = "A";15 before = () => sequence += "B";16 it["spec 1"] = () => sequence += "1";17 it["spec 2"] = () => sequence += "2"; //two specs cause before_each and after_each to run twice18 after = () => sequence += "C";19 afterAll = () => sequence += "D";20 }21 }22 [Test]23 public void everything_runs_in_the_correct_order_and_with_the_correct_frequency()24 {25 Run(typeof(SpecClass));26 SpecClass.sequence.Should().Be("AB1CB2CD");27 }28 }29 [TestFixture]30 [Category("RunningSpecs")]31 public class before_and_after_aliases : when_running_specs32 {33 class SpecClass : sequence_spec34 {35 void as_long_as_the_world_has_not_come_to_an_end()36 {37 beforeAll = () => sequence = "A";38 beforeEach = () => sequence += "B";39 it["spec 1"] = () => sequence += "1";40 it["spec 2"] = () => sequence += "2"; //two specs cause before_each and after_each to run twice41 afterEach = () => sequence += "C";42 afterAll = () => sequence += "D";43 }44 }45 [Test]46 public void everything_runs_in_the_correct_order_and_with_the_correct_frequency()47 {48 Run(typeof(SpecClass));49 SpecClass.sequence.Should().Be("AB1CB2CD");50 }51 }52}...
describe_MethodContext.cs
Source:describe_MethodContext.cs
...10 [Category("MethodContext")]11 [Category("BareCode")]12 public class when_bare_code_throws_in_method_context13 {14 public class SpecClass : nspec15 {16 public void method_level_context()17 {18 DoSomethingThatThrows();19 before = () => { };20 it["should pass"] = () => { };21 }22 void DoSomethingThatThrows()23 {24 throw new KnownException("Bare code threw exception");25 }26 public static string ExceptionTypeName = typeof(KnownException).Name;27 }28 [SetUp]29 public void setup()30 {31 var specType = typeof(SpecClass);32 classContext = new ClassContext(specType);33 var methodInfo = specType.GetTypeInfo().GetMethod("method_level_context");34 var methodContext = new MethodContext(methodInfo);35 classContext.AddContext(methodContext);36 }37 [Test]38 public void building_should_not_throw()39 {40 Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => classContext.Build());41 }42 [Test]43 public void it_should_add_example_named_after_exception()44 {45 classContext.Build();46 string actual = classContext.AllExamples().Single().FullName();47 actual.Should().Contain(SpecClass.ExceptionTypeName);48 }49 ClassContext classContext;50 }51}...
describe_overriding_exception.cs
Source:describe_overriding_exception.cs
...7{8 [TestFixture]9 public class describe_overriding_exception : when_running_specs10 {11 class SpecClass : nspec12 {13 void before_each()14 {15 throw new SomeOtherException("Exception to replace.");16 }17 void specify_method_level_failure()18 {19 Assert.That(true, Is.True);20 }21 async Task specify_async_method_level_failure()22 {23 await Task.Delay(0);24 Assert.That(true, Is.True);25 }26 public override Exception ExceptionToReturn(Exception originalException)27 {28 return new KnownException("Redefined exception.", originalException);29 }30 }31 [SetUp]32 public void setup()33 {34 Run(typeof(SpecClass));35 }36 [Test]37 public void the_examples_exception_is_replaced_with_exception_provided_in_override()38 {39 TheExample("specify method level failure").Exception.InnerException.Should().BeOfType<KnownException>();40 }41 [Test]42 public void the_examples_exception_is_replaced_with_exception_provided_in_override_if_async_method()43 {44 TheExample("specify async method level failure").Exception.InnerException.Should().BeOfType<KnownException>();45 }46 }47}...
describe_implicit_befores.cs
Source:describe_implicit_befores.cs
...7 [TestFixture]8 [Category("RunningSpecs")]9 public class describe_implicit_befores : when_running_specs10 {11 class SpecClass : nspec12 {13 void method_level_context()14 {15 List<int> ints = new List<int>();16 ints.Add(5);17 it["should have two entries"] = () =>18 {19 ints.Add(16);20 Assert.That(ints.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));21 };22 specify = () => Assert.That(ints.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));23 }24 }25 [Test, Ignore("It cannot be tested")]26 public void should_give_each_specify_a_new_instance_of_spec()27 {28 Run(typeof(SpecClass));29 Assert.Inconclusive("I dont think this is possible....");30 TheMethodContextExamples().First().ShouldHavePassed();31 TheMethodContextExamples().Last().ShouldHavePassed();32 }33 private IEnumerable<ExampleBase> TheMethodContextExamples()34 {35 return classContext.Contexts.First().AllExamples();36 }37 }38}...
describe_xdescribe.cs
Source:describe_xdescribe.cs
...7 [Category("RunningSpecs")]8 [Category("Pending")]9 public class describe_xdescribe : when_running_specs10 {11 class SpecClass : nspec12 {13 void method_level_context()14 {15 xdescribe["sub context"] = () =>16 {17 it["needs an example or it gets filtered"] =18 () => Assert.That(true, Is.True);19 };20 }21 }22 [SetUp]23 public void setup()24 {25 Run(typeof(SpecClass));26 }27 [Test]28 public void the_example_should_be_pending()29 {30 methodContext.Contexts.First().Examples.First().Pending.Should().Be(true);31 }32 }33}...
SpecClass
Using AI Code Generation
1using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;2{3 {4 public void method_level_context()5 {6 it["should pass this example because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();7 it["should fail this example because it is false"] = () => false.ShouldBeTrue();8 }9 }10}11using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;12{13 {14 public void method_level_context()15 {16 it["should pass this example because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();17 it["should fail this example because it is false"] = () => false.ShouldBeTrue();18 }19 }20}21using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;22{23 {24 public void method_level_context()25 {26 it["should pass this example because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();27 it["should fail this example because it is false"] = () => false.ShouldBeTrue();28 }29 }30}31using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;32{33 {34 public void method_level_context()35 {36 it["should pass this example because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();37 it["should fail this example because it is false"] = () => false.ShouldBeTrue();38 }39 }40}41using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;42{43 {44 public void method_level_context()45 {46 it["should pass this example because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();47 it["should fail this example because it is false"] = () => false
SpecClass
Using AI Code Generation
1using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;2{3 {4 void method_level_context()5 {6 it["should pass this test"] = () => { };7 it["should fail this test"] = () => { throw new Exception(); };8 }9 }10}11using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;12{13 {14 void method_level_context()15 {16 it["should pass this test"] = () => { };17 it["should fail this test"] = () => { throw new Exception(); };18 }19 }20}21using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;22{23 {24 void method_level_context()25 {26 it["should pass this test"] = () => { };27 it["should fail this test"] = () => { throw new Exception(); };28 }29 }30}31using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;32{33 {34 void method_level_context()35 {36 it["should pass this test"] = () => { };37 it["should fail this test"] = () => { throw new Exception(); };38 }39 }40}41using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;42{43 {44 void method_level_context()45 {46 it["should pass this test"] = () => { };47 it["should fail this test"] = () => { throw new Exception(); };48 }49 }50}51using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;52{53 {54 void method_level_context()55 {56 it["should pass this test"] = () => { };57 it["should fail this test"] = () => { throw new Exception(); };58 }59 }60}61using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;62{
SpecClass
Using AI Code Generation
1using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;2{3 {4 public void method_level_context()5 {6 it["should pass because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();7 }8 }9}10using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;11{12 {13 public void method_level_context()14 {15 it["should pass because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();16 }17 }18}19using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;20{21 {22 public void method_level_context()23 {24 it["should pass because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();25 }26 }27}28using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;29{30 {31 public void method_level_context()32 {33 it["should pass because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();34 }35 }36}37using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;38{39 {40 public void method_level_context()41 {42 it["should pass because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();43 }44 }45}46using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;47{48 {49 public void method_level_context()50 {51 it["should pass because it is true"] = () => true.ShouldBeTrue();52 }53 }54}
SpecClass
Using AI Code Generation
1using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;2using NSpec;3{4 void method_context()5 {6 it["should be able to use SpecClass"] = () => new SpecClass().ShouldNotBeNull();7 }8}9using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;10using NSpec;11{12 void method_context()13 {14 it["should be able to use SpecClass"] = () => new SpecClass().ShouldNotBeNull();15 }16}17using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;18using NSpec;19{20 void method_context()21 {22 it["should be able to use SpecClass"] = () => new SpecClass().ShouldNotBeNull();23 }24}25using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;26using NSpec;27{28 void method_context()29 {30 it["should be able to use SpecClass"] = () => new SpecClass().ShouldNotBeNull();31 }32}33using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;34using NSpec;35{36 void method_context()37 {38 it["should be able to use SpecClass"] = () => new SpecClass().ShouldNotBeNull();39 }40}41using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;42using NSpec;43{44 void method_context()45 {46 it["should be able to use SpecClass"] = () => new SpecClass().ShouldNotBeNull();47 }48}49using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;50using NSpec;51{
SpecClass
Using AI Code Generation
1using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;2using System;3using System.Collections.Generic;4using System.Linq;5using System.Text;6using System.Threading.Tasks;7{8 {9 static void Main(string[] args)10 {11 var specClass = new SpecClass();12 specClass.run();13 }14 }15}16using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;17using System;18using System.Collections.Generic;19using System.Linq;20using System.Text;21using System.Threading.Tasks;22{23 {24 static void Main(string[] args)25 {26 var specClass = new SpecClass();27 specClass.run();28 }29 }30}31using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;32using System;33using System.Collections.Generic;34using System.Linq;35using System.Text;36using System.Threading.Tasks;37{38 {39 static void Main(string[] args)40 {41 var specClass = new SpecClass();42 specClass.run();43 }44 }45}46using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;47using System;48using System.Collections.Generic;49using System.Linq;50using System.Text;51using System.Threading.Tasks;52{53 {54 static void Main(string[] args)55 {56 var specClass = new SpecClass();57 specClass.run();58 }59 }60}61using NSpec.Tests.WhenRunningSpecs;62using System;63using System.Collections.Generic;64using System.Linq;65using System.Text;66using System.Threading.Tasks;67{68 {69 static void Main(string[] args)70 {71 var specClass = new SpecClass();72 specClass.run();73 }74 }75}
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Most used methods in SpecClass
- given_async_example_is_set
- given_async_example_fails
- given_example_is_set_to_async_lambda
- setup
- async_example_waits_for_task_to_complete
- async_example_with_exception_fails
- sync_example_set_to_async_lambda_fails
- after_each
- method_level_context
- it_should_set_method_level_after
- it_should_not_set_async_method_level_after
- it_should_set_after_on_method_level_context
- it_should_set_after_on_sub_context
- it_should_set_async_after_on_sub_context
- the_example_should_be_pending
- it_should_not_run_befores_on_pending_context
- before_each
- specify_method_level_failure
- the_examples_exception_is_replaced_with_exception_provided_in_override
- the_examples_exception_is_replaced_with_exception_provided_in_override_if_async_method
- it_should_have_initial_value
- async_method_level_after_all_waits_for_task_to_complete
- it_should_not_know_what_to_do
- after_all
- class_with_both_sync_and_async_after_all_always_fails
- it_should_wait_for_its_task_to_complete
- async_method_level_act_waits_for_task_to_complete
- act_each
- it_should_not_know_what_to_expect
- class_with_both_sync_and_async_act_always_fails
- given_async_before_is_set
- given_async_before_fails
- given_both_sync_and_async_before_are_set
- given_before_is_set_to_async_lambda
- async_before_waits_for_task_to_complete
- async_before_with_exception_fails
- context_with_both_sync_and_async_before_always_fails
- sync_before_set_to_async_lambda_fails
- should_give_each_specify_a_new_instance_of_spec
- it_changes_status_after_run
- it_passes
- it_fails
- execution_status_changes_after_run
- duration_is_set_after_run
- passing_status_is_passed_when_it_succeeds
- passing_status_is_not_passed_when_it_fails
- describe_specs_with_anonymous_lambdas
- finds_and_runs_three_class_level_examples
- finds_and_runs_only_one_example_ignoring_anonymous_lambdas
- given_a_spec_with_multiple_failures
- a_context_that_should_not_run
- should_skip
- only_two_examples_are_executed_one_will_be_a_failure
- only_executed_contexts_are_printed
- only_executed_examples_are_printed
- given_async_before_all_is_set
- given_async_before_all_fails
- given_both_sync_and_async_before_all_are_set
- given_before_all_is_set_to_async_lambda
- async_before_all_waits_for_task_to_complete
- async_before_all_with_exception_fails
- sync_before_all_set_to_async_lambda_fails
- has_tags_in_examples
- it_only_has_the_default_class_tag
- is_tagged_with_at_mytag
- has_three_tags_and_default_class_tag
- it_should_set_method_level_before
- it_should_not_set_async_method_level_before
- it_should_set_before_on_method_level_context
- it_should_set_before_on_sub_context
- it_should_set_async_before_on_sub_context
- async_method_level_before_all_waits_for_task_to_complete
- before_all
- class_with_both_sync_and_async_before_all_always_fails
- given_async_act_is_set
- given_async_act_fails
- given_both_sync_and_async_act_are_set
- given_act_is_set_to_async_lambda
- async_act_waits_for_task_to_complete
- async_act_with_exception_fails
- context_with_both_sync_and_async_act_always_fails
- sync_act_set_to_async_lambda_fails
- given_async_after_is_set
- given_async_after_all_fails
- given_both_sync_and_async_after_all_are_set
- given_after_all_is_set_to_async_lambda
- async_after_all_waits_for_task_to_complete
- async_after_all_with_exception_fails
- context_with_both_sync_and_async_after_all_always_fails
- sync_after_all_set_to_async_lambda_fails
- has_tags_in_contexts
- it_only_contains_default_tag
- is_tagged_with_mytag
- has_three_tags_and_the_default
- nested_contexts_should_inherit_the_tag
- nested_examples_should_inherit_the_tag
- it_should_be_an_example
- it_should_be_failing
- the_class_context_should_contain_a_class_level_example
- there_should_be_only_one_failure
- should_execute_first_example
- should_execute_last_example
- the_last_example_should_be_failing
- the_stack_trace_for_last_example_should_be_the_the_original_stack_trace
- RunWithReflector
- async_method_level_after_waits_for_task_to_complete
- class_with_both_sync_and_async_after_always_fails
- has_tag_at_method_level_context
- has_tags_in_context_or_example_level
- filters_out_not_run_examples
- abstracted_classes_are_automatically_included_in_class_tags
- classes_are_automatically_tagged_with_class_name
- includes_tag
- excludes_tag
- includes_and_excludes_tags
- includes_tag_as_class_attribute
- includes_tag_for_method_as_method_attribute
- excludes_tag_as_class_attribute
- includes_tag_as_method_attribute
- excludes_tag_as_method_attribute
- excludes_examples_not_run
- given_async_after_fails
- given_both_sync_and_async_after_are_set
- given_after_is_set_to_async_lambda
- async_after_waits_for_task_to_complete
- async_after_with_exception_fails
- context_with_both_sync_and_async_after_always_fails
- sync_after_set_to_async_lambda_fails
- async_method_level_before_waits_for_task_to_complete
- class_with_both_sync_and_async_before_always_fails
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