gistfile1.txt

require 'spec'

# i have an option box that stores text ("day", "week" or "month" -
# representing the accuracy of a date) to a database that is then used
# when displaying the date (i.e. decides what accuracy to show it to).

class Event
  attr_accessor :date, :accuracy
  
  def to_s
    case @accuracy
      when "day"
        date.strftime("%A %d %B %Y")
      when "week"
        date.strftime("Week %U, %Y")
      when "month"
        date.strftime("%B %Y")
    end
  end
end

describe Event do
  before do
    @event = Event.new
  end 
  
  describe "with day accuracy" do
    before do
      @event.accuracy = "day"
    end
    
    it "should render string '<day> <date> <month> <year>'" do
      @event.date = Date.parse("2006/01/01")
      @event.to_s.should == "Sunday 01 January 2006"
    end
  end
  
  describe "with week accuracy" do
    before do
      @event.accuracy = "week"
    end
    
    it "should render string 'Week <week>, <year>'" do
      @event.date = Date.parse("2006/09/09")
      @event.to_s.should == "Week 36, 2006"
    end
  end
  
  describe "with month accuracy" do
    before do
      @event.accuracy = "month"
    end
    
    it "should render string '<month> <year>'" do
      @event.date = Date.parse("2006/03/03")
      @event.to_s.should == "March 2006"
    end
  end  
  
end