Use VCR for faster testing

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *.swp
+spec/cassettes

Gemfile

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ gem "activesupport", ">= 2.3.5"
 # Add dependencies to develop your gem here.
 # Include everything needed to run rake, tests, features, etc.
 group :development do
-  gem "rspec", "~> 2.8.0"
+  gem "rspec", "~> 2.8.0" 
+  gem 'vcr', '~> 2.1.0'
+  gem 'fakeweb'
   gem "rdoc", "~> 3.12"
   gem "bundler", "~> 1.0.0"
   gem "jeweler", "~> 1.8.3"

Gemfile.lock

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ GEM
       i18n (~> 0.6)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
     diff-lcs (1.1.3)
+    fakeweb (1.3.0)
     git (1.2.5)
     i18n (0.6.0)
     jeweler (1.8.3)
@@ -26,14 +27,17 @@ GEM
     rspec-expectations (2.8.0)
       diff-lcs (~> 1.1.2)
     rspec-mocks (2.8.0)
+    vcr (2.1.1)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   activesupport (>= 2.3.5)
   bundler (~> 1.0.0)
+  fakeweb
   jeweler (~> 1.8.3)
   rcov
   rdoc (~> 3.12)
   rspec (~> 2.8.0)
+  vcr (~> 2.1.0)

spec/merchant_account_spec.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
 
-describe PaymentsGateway::MerchantAccount do
+describe PaymentsGateway::MerchantAccount, :vcr => { :re_record_interval => 1.day } do
 
   before(:each) do
     # Test account data
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   end
 
   context "when I create a new client" do
+
     before(:each) do
       @client = PaymentsGateway::Client.new(
         :first_name => 'John', 

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 require 'rspec'
+require 'vcr'
 require 'payments_gateway'
 
+VCR.configure do |c|
+  c.cassette_library_dir     = 'spec/cassettes'
+  c.hook_into                :fakeweb
+  c.configure_rspec_metadata!
+end
+
 # Requires supporting files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
 # in ./support/ and its subdirectories.
 Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/support/**/*.rb"].each {|f| require f}
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.extend VCR::RSpec::Macros
+  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
   #config.backtrace_clean_patterns = []
 end