Example Chefspec

default_spec.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: Cookbook
# Spec:: default
#

require 'spec_helper'

describe 'cookbook::default' do

  shared_examples_for :the_default_behavior do
    it 'converges successfully' do
      chef_run # This should not raise an error
    end
  end

  context 'When all attributes are default, on an unspecified platform' do

    let(:chef_run) do
      runner = ChefSpec::ServerRunner.new
      runner.converge(described_recipe)
    end

    it 'sets the default attributes correctly' do
      expect(chef_run.node['cookbook']['feature1']).to eq(false)
    end

    it_behaves_like :the_default_behavior

  end

  context 'When all attributes are default, on RHEL-family platforms' do

    let(:chef_run) do
      runner = ChefSpec::ServerRunner.new(RHEL_OPTS)
      runner.converge(described_recipe)
    end

    it_behaves_like :the_default_behavior

  end

  context 'When the feature1 attribute is true, on RHEL-family platforms' do

    let(:chef_run) do
      runner = ChefSpec::ServerRunner.new(RHEL_OPTS)
      runner.node.set['cookbook']['feature1'] = true
      runner.converge(described_recipe)
    end

    it_behaves_like :the_default_behavior

  end
end