rspec failing error: expected false to respond to `false?` - ruby

Question

I am running this portion of a test:
describe Dictionary do
before do
#d = Dictionary.new
end
it 'can check whether a given keyword exists' do
#d.include?('fish').should be_false
end
With this code:
class Dictionary
def initialize
#hash = {}
end
def add(new_entry)
new_entry.class == String ? #hash[new_entry] = nil : new_entry.each { |noun, definition| #hash[noun] = definition}
end
def entries
#hash
end
def keywords
#hash.keys
end
def include?(word)
if #hash.has_key?(word)
true
else
false
end
end
end
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but my tests keep failing and saying this:
> 1) Dictionary can check whether a given keyword exists
> Failure/Error: #d.include?('fish').should be_false
> expected false to respond to `false?`
I am confused at the error since it seems to be giving the correct answer. I would really appreciate if someone could take a few minutes to tell me what's wrong with my code.
Thank you tons.

Answer 1

If you browse the RSpec Expectations 2.99 and RSpec Expectations 2.14 and search the section - Truthiness and existentialism, you will find
expect(actual).to be_true # passes if actual is truthy (not nil or false)
expect(actual).to be_false # passes if actual is falsy (nil or false)
# ...............
# ...
But of you browse RSpec Expectations 3.0 , the above method names got changed to -
expect(actual).to be_truthy # passes if actual is truthy (not nil or false)
expect(actual).to be true # passes if actual == true
expect(actual).to be_falsey # passes if actual is falsy (nil or false)
# ...........
#......
It seems you are in 3.0, and using the method which were exist prior to this version. Thus you were getting the error.
I put the code in my test.rb file as below :-
class Dictionary
def initialize
#hash = {}
end
def add(new_entry)
new_entry.class == String ? #hash[new_entry] = nil : new_entry.each { |noun, definition| #hash[noun] = definition}
end
def entries
#hash
end
def keywords
#hash.keys
end
def include?(word)
if #hash.has_key?(word)
true
else
false
end
end
end
And my spec/test_spec.rb file is -
require_relative "../test.rb"
describe Dictionary do
before do
#d = Dictionary.new
end
it 'can check whether a given keyword exists' do
#d.include?('fish').should be_false
end
end
Now I am running the code from my console, and it works :
arup#linux-wzza:~/Ruby> rspec -v
2.14.8
arup#linux-wzza:~/Ruby> rspec spec
.
Finished in 0.00169 seconds
1 example, 0 failures
Now I am changing the code in my spec/test_spec.rb file :-
require_relative "../test.rb"
describe Dictionary do
before do
#d = Dictionary.new
end
it 'can check whether a given keyword exists' do
#d.include?('fish').should be_falsey
end
end
and again run the test :-
arup#linux-wzza:~/Ruby> rspec -v
2.14.8
arup#linux-wzza:~/Ruby> rspec spec
F
Failures:
1) Dictionary can check whether a given keyword exists
Failure/Error: #d.include?('fish').should be_falsey
NoMethodError:
undefined method `falsey?' for false:FalseClass
# ./spec/test_spec.rb:9:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
Finished in 0.00179 seconds
1 example, 1 failure
Failed examples:
rspec ./spec/test_spec.rb:8 # Dictionary can check whether a given keyword exists
arup#linux-wzza:~/Ruby>
Now, they also mentioned in the 3.0.0.beta1 / 2013-11-07 changelog
Rename be_true and be_false to be_truthy and be_falsey. (Sam Phippen)