Using rspec with a local gem - ruby

I am using a local gem (on my machine) with another application that is a command line app.
I have something like this in the gemfile to refer to the local gem:
gem 'mygem', :path => '/Users/devmachine/Projects/mygem'
When I run bundle console I am able to use the gem and all is well. However, whenever I run my test suite (rspec) I get the following message:
ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require': cannot load such file -- mygem (LoadError)
I'm confused. Any ideas?

You need to run:
bundle exec rspec
If you are not using the bundle evironment rspec won't know what you put in your Gemfile and just use the Gems it finds installed.

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Install *gem file with bundle

I try to develop a gem. I include it in my rails application through Gemfile with :path option for testing purpose, but there are some errors that appear when I build it and release to rubygems that does not appear when gem included from local path. How can I install gem from *gem file (made with rake build command) in rails or any bundle driven application for testing?
This will give you the best help: http://guides.rubygems.org/make-your-own-gem/
But in summary you need to build your gem from the .gemspec then using irb require your gem to test it out.
Example:
gem build hola.gemspec
% irb
require 'hola'
=> true

Can't load a gem I created

I'm trying to build my first gem. Using Ryan Biggs' tutorial as my guide, I did the following:
1) Created the gem scaffolding:
$ bundle gem hello_world
2) Edited the lib/hello_world.rb file:
require "hello_world/version"
module HelloWorld
def hi
"Hello world!"
end
end
3) Installed the gem via bundler:
$ cd hello_world
$ bundle install
At this point, if I run
$ bundle show hello_world
it shows
/Users/ykessler/gems/hello_world
so it looks like it installed.
But when I try to require the gem from irb:
require '/Users/ykessler/gems/hello_world'
it can't load it:
2.0.0-p195 :003 > require '/Users/ykessler/gems/hello_world'
LoadError: cannot load such file -- /Users/ykessler/gems/hello_world
from /Users/ykessler/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p195/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
from /Users/ykessler/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p195/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
from (irb):3
from /Users/ykessler/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p195/bin/irb:16:in `<main>'
Where am I going wrong?
You need to run gem build hello_world.gemspec
Then to install it, you run gem install hello_world from the root of your gem project. That will install your local gem using the .gem file that we just created in your directory (not the gem from rubygems.org if it exists).
Now, if you run gem list, you should see it. You should now be able to require your gem and and access your library from other ruby code. All you have to write is require 'hello_world'. There is no need to type the full path. In fact, that's a bad idea.
This is all explained pretty clearly in the rubygems.org documentation (http://guides.rubygems.org/make-your-own-gem/). It's very clear, helpeful, and it's where I learned how to make my first gem.

How to reference a local gem from a ruby script?

I need to reference a local gem from a plain ruby script, without installing the gem. On the trail of How to refer a local gem in ruby?, i tried creating a Gemfile with the following setup:
%w(
custom_gem
another_custom_gem
).each do |dependency|
gem dependency, :path => File.expand_path("../../#{dependency}", __FILE__)
end
and the script looks like this:
require 'custom_gem'
CustomGem::Do.something
When I execute this with:
bundle exec ruby script.rb
I get:
script.rb:1:in `require': cannot load such file -- custom_gem (LoadError) from script.rb:1:in `<main>'
If I leave out the require 'custom_gem' , I get:
script.rb:3:in `<main>': uninitialized constant CustomGem (NameError)
I even tried without bundler, and just writing gem ... :path =>̣ ... in the script itself, but without results. Is there any other way of referencing custom gems from ruby scripts, without installing the gems locally?
Make sure that your gem name as same as in Gemfile (e.g. custom_gem)
# Gemfile
source "https://rubygems.org"
gem "custom_gem", path: "/home/username/path/to/custom_gem"
Don't forget to actually install this gem using bundler
bundle install
After that, the script should be ready to use by bundle exec ruby script.rb
# script.rb
require 'custom_gem'
CustomGem::Do.something
Without using a Gemfile, you can install a local version of a gem by running bundle exec rake install in the gem's root directory and then you can reference it just like any other installed gem.

Ruby rspec test command: could not locate Gemfile

I just installed Ruby 1.9.3 on Windows 7 and I also installed rubygems. I'm trying to work with rspec so I ran:
gem install rspec
It seemed to work well and everything installed. SO I went on to try the example on this page. But anytime I run the rspec command I get this error message:
"Could not locate Gemfile".
According to the example, I should get: "./bowling_spec.rb:4:
uninitialized constant Bowling"
I've googled it and it was suggested I try bundle exec rspec but it still yielded the same results.
I have also tried the suggestion on this page but it yields the same results. What am I doing wrong? Thanks
Create the Gemfile with this content. Gemfile can have no extension or .gem extension
source 'https://rubygems.org'
gem 'rspec'
so you have
app/
Gemfile or Gemfile.gem
spec/
bowling_spec.rb
Also you might need to execute this commands after
gem install bundler
and then, in the app directory
bundle install
gem install rspec in the same directory as your app and
change require statement to require './bowling.rb'

Why do I need bundle exec to require this rubygem?

I have a Rails app with some non-Rails-dependent files under `lib/services'. One of these files uses the Domainatrix gem.
require "domainatrix"
class SuggestionParser
# various suggestion parsing methods
end
I have an empty spec for this file under spec/lib.
require "services/suggestion_parser"
describe SuggestionParser do
end
Unfortunately, when I try to run that spec without bundle exec I hit an error:
$: rspec spec/lib/services/suggestion_parser_spec.rb
-> /Users/davidtuite/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:55:in `require': cannot load such file -- domainatrix (LoadError)
Every other spec and gem in my project will run without using bundle exec. Why do I need to prefix this one in order to get it to run?
For convenience, here's a link to the Domainatrix gemspec.
My guess would be that domainatrix is declared using the :path or :git options in the Gemfile, neither of which install the gem in a way that makes it accessible to rubygems.
This could be confirmed if you post the line for domainatrix from the Gemfile.
try running the following commands:
$ rvm get head && rvm reload
$ chmod +x $rvm_path/hooks/after_cd_bundler
$ bundle install --without production --binstubs=./bundler_stubs
This won't solve the specific problem with your gem, but it will take away the necessity to type in bundle exec every time you run your tests if you're using rvm.

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