bgswan

# Checking an interaction with a mock
it "should notify bidders in a mocky way" do
  bidder = mock( :bidder )
  bidder.should_receive( :bid_changed ).with( '10.00' )
  auctioneer = Auctioneer.new
  auctioneer.add_bidder( bidder )
  
  auctioneer.accept_bid( '10.00' )
end

bgswan

# common use of mocks in a Rails app
it "updates the requested book" do 
  mock_book = mock(:book)  
  Book.should_receive(:find).with("37").and_return(mock_book) 
  mock_book.should_receive(:update_attributes).with({:these => 'params'}) 
  put :update, :id => "37", :book => {:these => 'params'}
end

# without mocks a more readable, less brittle test
it "updates the requested book" do