Determine the context of RSpec

context_spec.rb

# Determine the context of RSpec
#
#   rspec context_spec.rb
#
# Example output:
#
#   spec           all                each                  self
#   a +++++ 2245888820                   4          (2245891880)
#   a.      2245888820          2245884460          (2245887200)
#   a1      2245888820          2245884460          (2245887200)
#   a.      2245888820          2245884460          (2245887200)
#   a.      2245888820          2245876220          (2245878300)
#   a2      2245888820          2245876220          (2245878300)
#   a.      2245888820          2245876220          (2245878300)
#   a.      2245888820          2245871360          (2245873220)
#   a3      2245888820          2245871360          (2245873220)
#   a.      2245888820          2245871360          (2245873220)
#   b +++++ 2245869240                   4          (2245869580)
#   a.      2245869240          2245867760          (2245868840)
#   b.      2245869240          2245867440          (2245868840)
#   b1      2245869240          2245867440          (2245868840)
#   b.      2245869240          2245867440          (2245868840)
#   a.      2245869240          2245867440          (2245868840)
#   b ----- 2245869240                   4          (2245865720)
#   c +++++ 2245864660                   4          (2245865180)
#   a.      2245864660          2245862720          (2245864180)
#   c.      2245864660          2245862260          (2245864180)
#   c1      2245864660          2245862260          (2245864180)
#   c.      2245864660          2245862260          (2245864180)
#   a.      2245864660          2245862260          (2245864180)
#   a.      2245864660          2245857240          (2245860140)
#   c.      2245864660          2245856560          (2245860140)
#   c2      2245864660          2245856560          (2245860140)
#   c.      2245864660          2245856560          (2245860140)
#   a.      2245864660          2245856560          (2245860140)
#   d +++++ 2245854400                   4          (2245854800)
#   a.      2245854400          2245851940          (2245854000)
#   c.      2245854400          2245851420          (2245854000)
#   d.      2245854400          2245850820          (2245854000)
#   d1      2245854400          2245850820          (2245854000)
#   d.      2245854400          2245850820          (2245854000)
#   c.      2245854400          2245850820          (2245854000)
#   a.      2245854400          2245850820          (2245854000)
#   d ----- 2245854400                   4          (2245842320)
#   c ----- 2245864660                   4          (2245841020)
#   a ----- 2245888820                   4          (2245838320)

def cmethod(name)
  before :all do
    @all_var = Object.new
    imethod(name + " +++++")
  end

  after :all do
    imethod(name + " -----")
  end

  before :each do
    @each_var = Object.new
    imethod(name + ".")
  end

  after :each do
    imethod(name + ".")
  end
end

def imethod(spec_name)
  $stderr.puts "%-3s\t%10s\t%10s\t(%10s)" % [spec_name, @all_var.object_id, @each_var.object_id, self.object_id]
end

$stderr.puts "%-3s\t%10s\t%10s\t%12s" % %w{spec all each self}
describe "a" do
  cmethod "a"
  it("a1") { imethod "a1" }

  describe "b" do
    cmethod "b"
    it("b1") { imethod "b1" }
  end

  it("a2") { imethod "a2" }

  describe "c" do
    cmethod "c"
    it("c1") { imethod "c1" }

    describe "d" do
      cmethod "d"
      it("d1") { imethod "d1" }
    end

    it("c2") { imethod "c2" }
  end

  it("a3") { imethod "a3" }
end

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