given order.rb

require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'spec_helper.rb')

given 'a given' do
  puts 'Given' 
end

describe 'a spec' do

  before do
    puts 'Outer Before'
  end

  describe 'a sub-example', :given => 'a given' do

    before do
      puts 'Inner Before'
    end

    it 'should have a broken-ass order' do
      puts 'Example'
    end

  end

end
  
# OUTPUT:
#  % rubyee ./bin/spec -O spec/spec.opts spec/given_order_spec.rb
# Outer Before
# Given
# Inner Before
# Example
# .

i expected.rb

given 'one type of object exists' do; end

given 'a different type of object exists' do; end

describe 'my action' do
  before do
    @reponse = request('/my_action')
  end

  describe 'one type', :given => 'one type of object exists' do
    it 'should have the response object here that contains one type of object' do
      'but it does not, because the #request was performed before the :given'
    end
  end

  describe 'a different type', :given => 'a different type of object exists' do
    it 'should have the response object here that contains a different type of object'
  end
end