Take a :drb option in Guardfile

If :drb is true pass the --drb flag to RSpec each time we run specs

lib/guard/rspec.rb

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ class RSpec < Guard
     autoload :Runner, 'guard/rspec/runner'
     autoload :Inspector, 'guard/rspec/inspector'
 
+    def initialize(watchers = [], options = {})
+      super
+      Runner.use_drb(options)
+    end
+
     def start
       Runner.set_rspec_version(options)
     end
@@ -21,4 +26,4 @@ def run_on_change(paths)
     end
 
   end
-end
+end

lib/guard/rspec/runner.rb

@@ -3,22 +3,31 @@ class RSpec
     module Runner
       class << self
         attr_reader :rspec_version
-        
+
         def run(paths, options = {})
           message = options[:message] || "Running: #{paths.join(' ')}"
           UI.info message, :reset => true
           system(rspec_command(paths))
         end
-        
+
         def set_rspec_version(options = {})
           @rspec_version = options[:version] || determine_rspec_version
         end
-
+
+        def use_drb(options = {})
+          @use_drb = options[:drb] == true
+        end
+
+        def using_drb?
+          @use_drb
+        end
+
       private
-        
+
         def rspec_command(paths)
           cmd_parts = []
           cmd_parts << "bundle exec" if bundler?
+
           case rspec_version
           when 1
             cmd_parts << "spec"
@@ -27,15 +36,18 @@ def rspec_command(paths)
             cmd_parts << "rspec"
             cmd_parts << "--require #{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/formatters/rspec_notify.rb --format RSpecNotify"
           end
+
+          cmd_parts << "--drb" if using_drb?
           cmd_parts << "--color"
+
           cmd_parts << paths.join(' ')
           cmd_parts.join(" ")
         end
-        
+
         def bundler?
           @bundler ||= File.exist?("#{Dir.pwd}/Gemfile")
         end
-        
+
         def determine_rspec_version
           UI.info "Determine rspec_version... (can be forced with Guard::RSpec version option)"
           if File.exist?("#{Dir.pwd}/spec/spec_helper.rb")
@@ -48,8 +60,8 @@ def determine_rspec_version
             2
           end
         end
-        
+
       end
     end
   end
-end
+end

spec/guard/rspec/runner_spec.rb

@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Guard::RSpec::Runner do
-  subject { Guard::RSpec::Runner}
-
+  subject { Guard::RSpec::Runner }
+
+  describe 'using_drb?' do
+    it 'is true when DRB options is true' do
+      subject.use_drb({:drb => true})
+      subject.should be_using_drb
+    end
+
+    it 'is false when the DRB option is anything but true' do
+      subject.use_drb({:drb => 'strawberry jam'})
+      subject.should_not be_using_drb
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "run" do
 
     context "in empty folder" do

spec/guard/rspec_spec.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 describe Guard::RSpec do
   subject { Guard::RSpec.new }
-
+
+  describe '#initialize' do
+    it 'should pass options to the Runner.use_drb' do
+      Guard::RSpec::Runner.should_receive(:use_drb).with({:drb => true})
+      Guard::RSpec.new([], {:drb => true})
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "start" do
     it "should set rspec_version" do
       Guard::RSpec::Runner.should_receive(:set_rspec_version)