yield current running example to it/example and before/after hooks

lib/rspec/core/example.rb

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def run(example_group_instance, reporter)
             with_around_each_hooks do
               begin
                 run_before_each
-                @example_group_instance.instance_eval(&@example_block)
+                @example_group_instance.instance_exec(self, &@example_block)
               rescue Pending::PendingDeclaredInExample => e
                 @pending_declared_in_example = e.message
               rescue Exception => e
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def instance_eval(*args, &block)
 
       # @private
       def instance_eval_with_rescue(context = nil, &block)
-        @example_group_instance.instance_eval_with_rescue(context, &block)
+        @example_group_instance.instance_eval_with_rescue(self, context, &block)
       end
 
       # @private

lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb

@@ -439,16 +439,24 @@ def self.set_ivars(instance, ivars)
         ivars.each {|name, value| instance.instance_variable_set(name, value)}
       end
 
-      # @attr_reader
-      # Returns the {Example} object that wraps this instance of
-      # `ExampleGroup`
-      attr_accessor :example
+      def initialize
+        @_current_rspec_example = nil
+      end
+
+      def example=(current_example)
+        @_current_rspec_example = current_example
+      end
+
+      # @deprecated use a block argument
+      def example
+        RSpec.deprecate("example", :replacement => "a block argument")
+        @_current_rspec_example
+      end
 
-      # @deprecated use {ExampleGroup#example}
+      # @deprecated use a block argument
       def running_example
-        RSpec.deprecate("running_example",
-                        :replacement => "example")
-        example
+        RSpec.deprecate("running_example", :replacement => "a block argument")
+        @_current_rspec_example
       end
 
       # Returns the class or module passed to the `describe` method (or alias).
@@ -468,12 +476,12 @@ def described_class
       # @private
       # instance_evals the block, capturing and reporting an exception if
       # raised
-      def instance_eval_with_rescue(context = nil, &hook)
+      def instance_eval_with_rescue(example, context = nil, &hook)
         begin
-          instance_eval(&hook)
+          instance_exec(example, &hook)
         rescue Exception => e
-          raise unless example
-          example.set_exception(e, context)
+          raise unless @_current_rspec_example
+          @_current_rspec_example.set_exception(e, context)
         end
       end
     end

lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def options_apply?(example_or_group)
 
       class BeforeHook < Hook
         def run(example)
-          example.instance_eval(&block)
+          example.instance_exec(example, &block)
         end
 
         def display_name

lib/rspec/core/pending.rb

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def pending_fixed?; true; end
       #         # ...
       #       end
       def pending(*args)
-        return self.class.before(:each) { pending(*args) } unless example
+        return self.class.before(:each) { pending(*args) } unless @_current_rspec_example
 
         options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}
         message = args.first || NO_REASON_GIVEN
@@ -85,18 +85,17 @@ def pending(*args)
           return block_given? ? yield : nil
         end
 
-        example.metadata[:pending] = true
-        example.metadata[:execution_result][:pending_message] = message
+        @_current_rspec_example.metadata[:pending] = true
+        @_current_rspec_example.metadata[:execution_result][:pending_message] = message
         if block_given?
           begin
             result = begin
                        yield
-                       example.example_group_instance.instance_eval { verify_mocks_for_rspec }
-                       true
+                       @_current_rspec_example.example_group_instance.instance_eval { verify_mocks_for_rspec }
                      end
-            example.metadata[:pending] = false
+            @_current_rspec_example.metadata[:pending] = false
           rescue Exception => e
-            example.execution_result[:exception] = e
+            @_current_rspec_example.execution_result[:exception] = e
           ensure
             teardown_mocks_for_rspec
           end

spec/rspec/core/example_group_spec.rb

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def metadata_hash(*args)
         examples_run = []
         group = ExampleGroup.describe("parent") do
           describe("child") do
-            it "does something" do
-              examples_run << example
+            it "does something" do |ex|
+              examples_run << ex
             end
           end
         end
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ def metadata_hash(*args)
         it "runs its children " do
           examples_run = []
           group = ExampleGroup.describe("parent") do
-            it "fails" do
-              examples_run << example
+            it "fails" do |ex|
+              examples_run << ex
               raise "fail"
             end
             describe("child") do
-              it "does something" do
-                examples_run << example
+              it "does something" do |ex|
+                examples_run << ex
               end
             end
           end
@@ -663,19 +663,10 @@ def define_and_run_group(define_outer_example = false)
         end
       end
 
-      it "has no 'running example' within before(:all)" do
-        group = ExampleGroup.describe
-        running_example = :none
-        group.before(:all) { running_example = example }
-        group.example("no-op") { }
-        group.run
-        expect(running_example).to be(nil)
-      end
-
       it "has access to example options within before(:each)" do
         group = ExampleGroup.describe
         option = nil
-        group.before(:each) { option = example.options[:data] }
+        group.before(:each) {|ex| option = ex.options[:data] }
         group.example("no-op", :data => :sample) { }
         group.run
         expect(option).to eq(:sample)
@@ -684,20 +675,11 @@ def define_and_run_group(define_outer_example = false)
       it "has access to example options within after(:each)" do
         group = ExampleGroup.describe
         option = nil
-        group.after(:each) { option = example.options[:data] }
+        group.after(:each) {|ex| option = ex.options[:data] }
         group.example("no-op", :data => :sample) { }
         group.run
         expect(option).to eq(:sample)
       end
-
-      it "has no 'running example' within after(:all)" do
-        group = ExampleGroup.describe
-        running_example = :none
-        group.after(:all) { running_example = example }
-        group.example("no-op") { }
-        group.run
-        expect(running_example).to be(nil)
-      end
     end
 
     %w[pending xit xspecify xexample].each do |method_name|
@@ -755,20 +737,20 @@ def define_and_run_group(define_outer_example = false)
     describe Object, "describing nested example_groups", :little_less_nested => 'yep' do
 
       describe "A sample nested group", :nested_describe => "yep" do
-        it "sets the described class to the described class of the outer most group" do
-          expect(example.example_group.described_class).to eq(ExampleGroup)
+        it "sets the described class to the described class of the outer most group" do |ex|
+          expect(ex.example_group.described_class).to eq(ExampleGroup)
         end
 
-        it "sets the description to 'A sample nested describe'" do
-          expect(example.example_group.description).to eq('A sample nested group')
+        it "sets the description to 'A sample nested describe'" do |ex|
+          expect(ex.example_group.description).to eq('A sample nested group')
         end
 
-        it "has top level metadata from the example_group and its parent groups" do
-          expect(example.example_group.metadata).to include(:little_less_nested => 'yep', :nested_describe => 'yep')
+        it "has top level metadata from the example_group and its parent groups" do |ex|
+          expect(ex.example_group.metadata).to include(:little_less_nested => 'yep', :nested_describe => 'yep')
         end
 
-        it "exposes the parent metadata to the contained examples" do
-          expect(example.metadata).to include(:little_less_nested => 'yep', :nested_describe => 'yep')
+        it "exposes the parent metadata to the contained examples" do |ex|
+          expect(ex.metadata).to include(:little_less_nested => 'yep', :nested_describe => 'yep')
         end
       end
 
@@ -826,12 +808,12 @@ def define_and_run_group(define_outer_example = false)
         expect(@before_all_top_level).to eq('before_all_top_level')
       end
 
-      it "can access the before all ivars in the before_all_ivars hash", :ruby => 1.8 do
-        expect(example.example_group.before_all_ivars).to include('@before_all_top_level' => 'before_all_top_level')
+      it "can access the before all ivars in the before_all_ivars hash", :ruby => 1.8 do |ex|
+        expect(ex.example_group.before_all_ivars).to include('@before_all_top_level' => 'before_all_top_level')
       end
 
-      it "can access the before all ivars in the before_all_ivars hash", :ruby => 1.9 do
-        expect(example.example_group.before_all_ivars).to include(:@before_all_top_level => 'before_all_top_level')
+      it "can access the before all ivars in the before_all_ivars hash", :ruby => 1.9 do |ex|
+        expect(ex.example_group.before_all_ivars).to include(:@before_all_top_level => 'before_all_top_level')
       end
 
       describe "but now I am nested" do

spec/rspec/core/example_spec.rb

@@ -171,19 +171,19 @@ def assert(val)
   end
 
   describe "accessing metadata within a running example" do
-    it "has a reference to itself when running" do
-      expect(example.description).to eq("has a reference to itself when running")
+    it "has a reference to itself when running" do |ex|
+      expect(ex.description).to eq("has a reference to itself when running")
     end
 
-    it "can access the example group's top level metadata as if it were its own" do
-      expect(example.example_group.metadata).to include(:parent_metadata => 'sample')
-      expect(example.metadata).to include(:parent_metadata => 'sample')
+    it "can access the example group's top level metadata as if it were its own" do |ex|
+      expect(ex.example_group.metadata).to include(:parent_metadata => 'sample')
+      expect(ex.metadata).to include(:parent_metadata => 'sample')
     end
   end
 
   describe "accessing options within a running example" do
-    it "can look up option values by key", :demo => :data do
-      expect(example.metadata[:demo]).to eq(:data)
+    it "can look up option values by key", :demo => :data do |ex|
+      expect(ex.metadata[:demo]).to eq(:data)
     end
   end
 
@@ -436,4 +436,11 @@ def run_and_capture_reported_message(group)
 
     expect(values.uniq).to have(2).values
   end
+
+  describe "optional block argument" do
+    it "contains the example" do |ex|
+      expect(ex).to be_an(RSpec::Core::Example)
+      expect(ex.description).to match(/contains the example/)
+    end
+  end
 end