ordered method testing with rspec

Since I am learning RSpec for Rails I wonder how to write a test which tests the order of the methods called by my method. Now I found a solution which works. The answer is simple: should_receive takes a block which is called after the assertion of the should_receive ran.

Your code may look like this:

    1 # user.rb
    2 def change_my_attributes(name,login,password)
    3   self.name = name
    4   self.login = login
    5   self.password = password
    6   save!
    7 end
    8 
    9 # user_spec.rb
   10 it "should run my methods in #change_my_attributes in the correct order" do
   11   @user = User.new
   12   @user.should_receive(:name=) do
   13     @user.should_receive(:login=) do
   14       @user.should_receive(:password=) do
   15         @user.should_receive(:save!)
   16       end
   17     end
   18   end
   19   @user.change_my_attributes('foo','bar','foobar')
   20 end

Looks kind of ugly but it works...