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def assert_methods(actual, methods = {})
  methods.each do |method, value|
    assert_equal(value, actual.send(method),
        "For method #{method} expected <#{value}>, got <#{actual.send(method)}>")
  end
end

## usage:

assert_methods(@user, :name => "Fred", :email => "[email protected]", :comment_count => 12)

## Completely untested version for Matchy

def_matcher :have_values do |receiver, matcher, args|
  args.each do |method, value|
    assert_equal(value, receiver.send(method),
        "For method #{method} expected <#{value}>, got <#{receiver.send(method)}>")
  end
end

## usage

@user.should have_values(:name => "Fred", :email => "[email protected]", :comment_count => 12)

## Completely untested RSpec version

Spec::Matchers.create :have_values do |methods|
  match do |actual|
    methods.each do |method, value|
    assert_equal(value, actual.send(method),
        "For method #{method} expected <#{value}>, got <#{actual.send(method)}>")
    end
  end
end

## usage

@user.should have_values(:name => "Fred", :email => "[email protected]", :comment_count => 12)