VCR custom matcher example

vcr_custom_matcher.rb

VCR.configure do |vcr|
  normalized_uri = lambda do |uri|
    uri = URI(uri)
    path_parts = uri.path.split('/')
    # put a deterministic value in place of the non-deterministic username
    path_parts[2] = '__username__'
    uri.path = path_parts.join('/')
    uri.to_s
  end

  uri_start = 'https://172.31.56.92/users'
  vcr.register_request_matcher :uri_ignoring_username do |req_1, req_2|
    if req_1.uri.start_with?(uri_start) && req_2.uri.start_with?(uri_start)
      normalized_uri[req_1.uri] == normalized_uri[req_2.uri]
    else
      # match on the full URI for other requests...
      req_1.uri == req_2.uri
    end
  end

  vcr.default_cassette_options = { :match_requests_on => [:method, :uri_ignoring_username] }
end