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How can I configure Rspec to raise error when stubbing or mocking non-existing methods?

Is there a way that I can configure RSpec to raise an error when I am trying to stub/mock a non-existing method.

So, If I have the class

class A
  def foo
  end
end

and I write something like:

describe A do
  describe '#foo' do
    it 'foos' do
      expect(subject).to receive(foo2)
      # fire
      subject.foo
    end
  end
end

then RSpec will fail on first line

expect(subject....

by telling me that :foo2 is not message that subject responds to.

Solution

  • This functionality was introduced in the rspec-fire gem and was recently ported into RSpec 3 (currently in beta) as described in this github issue. It is documented in https://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-mocks/docs/verifying-doubles