use a consistent expectation style in tests

spec/faraday/response_spec.rb

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             to_return(:status => status)
         end
 
-        it "should raise #{exception.name} error" do
+        it "raises #{exception.name}" do
           lambda do
             @client.user_timeline('sferik')
           end.should raise_error(exception)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
               to_return(:status => status, :body => body_message)
           end
 
-          it "should raise #{exception.name} error" do
+          it "raises #{exception.name}" do
             lambda do
               @client.user_timeline('sferik')
             end.should raise_error(exception)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         with(:query => {:screen_name => "not_on_twitter"}).
         to_return(:status => 404, :body => fixture('no_user_matches.json'))
     end
-    it "should raise Twitter::Error::NotFound" do
+    it "raises Twitter::Error::NotFound" do
       lambda do
         @client.users('not_on_twitter')
       end.should raise_error(Twitter::Error::NotFound)

spec/twitter/action_factory_spec.rb

@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@
 describe Twitter::ActionFactory do
 
   describe ".new" do
-    it "should generate a Favorite" do
+    it "generates a Favorite" do
       action = Twitter::ActionFactory.new('action' => 'favorite')
       action.should be_a Twitter::Favorite
     end
-    it "should generate a Follow" do
+    it "generates a Follow" do
       action = Twitter::ActionFactory.new('action' => 'follow')
       action.should be_a Twitter::Follow
     end
-    it "should generate a ListMemberAdded" do
+    it "generates a ListMemberAdded" do
       action = Twitter::ActionFactory.new('action' => 'list_member_added')
       action.should be_a Twitter::ListMemberAdded
     end
-    it "should generate a Mention" do
+    it "generates a Mention" do
       action = Twitter::ActionFactory.new('action' => 'mention')
       action.should be_a Twitter::Mention
     end
-    it "should generate a Reply" do
+    it "generates a Reply" do
       action = Twitter::ActionFactory.new('action' => 'reply')
       action.should be_a Twitter::Reply
     end
-    it "should generate a Retweet" do
+    it "generates a Retweet" do
       action = Twitter::ActionFactory.new('action' => 'retweet')
       action.should be_a Twitter::Retweet
     end
-    it "should raise an ArgumentError when action is not specified" do
+    it "raises an ArgumentError when action is not specified" do
       lambda do
         Twitter::ActionFactory.new({})
       end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, "argument must have an 'action' key")

spec/twitter/action_spec.rb

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 describe Twitter::Action do
 
   describe "#created_at" do
-    it "should return a Time when created_at is set" do
+    it "returns a Time when created_at is set" do
       user = Twitter::User.new('created_at' => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
       user.created_at.should be_a Time
     end
-    it "should return nil when created_at is not set" do
+    it "returns nil when created_at is not set" do
       user = Twitter::User.new
       user.created_at.should be_nil
     end

spec/twitter/base_spec.rb

@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@
   end
 
   describe "#[]" do
-    it "should be able to call methods using [] with symbol" do
+    it "calls methods using [] with symbol" do
       @base[:object_id].should be_an Integer
     end
-    it "should be able to call methods using [] with string" do
+    it "calls methods using [] with string" do
       @base['object_id'].should be_an Integer
     end
-    it "should return nil for missing method" do
+    it "returns nil for missing method" do
       @base[:foo].should be_nil
       @base['foo'].should be_nil
     end
   end
 
   describe "#to_hash" do
-    it "should return a hash" do
+    it "returns a hash" do
       @base.to_hash.should be_a Hash
       @base.to_hash['id'].should == 1
     end
   end
 
   describe "identical objects" do
-    it "should have the same object_id" do
+    it "have the same object_id" do
       @base.object_id.should == Twitter::Base.get('id' => 1).object_id
     end
   end

spec/twitter/client/accounts_spec.rb

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
       stub_get("/1/account/rate_limit_status.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("rate_limit_status.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.rate_limit_status
       a_get("/1/account/rate_limit_status.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return the remaining number of API requests available to the requesting user before the API limit is reached" do
+    it "returns the remaining number of API requests available to the requesting user before the API limit is reached" do
       rate_limit_status = @client.rate_limit_status
       rate_limit_status.should be_a Twitter::RateLimitStatus
       rate_limit_status.remaining_hits.should == 19993
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
       stub_get("/1/account/verify_credentials.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.verify_credentials
       a_get("/1/account/verify_credentials.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return the requesting user" do
+    it "returns the requesting user" do
       user = @client.verify_credentials
       user.should be_a Twitter::User
       user.name.should == "Erik Michaels-Ober"
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
       stub_post("/1/account/end_session.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("end_session.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.end_session
       a_post("/1/account/end_session.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return a null cookie" do
+    it "returns a null cookie" do
       end_session = @client.end_session
       end_session['error'].should == "Logged out."
     end
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
         with(:body => {:device => "sms"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.update_delivery_device("sms")
       a_post("/1/account/update_delivery_device.json").
         with(:body => {:device => "sms"}).
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return a user" do
+    it "returns a user" do
       user = @client.update_delivery_device("sms")
       user.should be_a Twitter::User
       user.name.should == "Erik Michaels-Ober"
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@
         with(:body => {:url => "http://github.com/sferik/"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.update_profile(:url => "http://github.com/sferik/")
       a_post("/1/account/update_profile.json").
         with(:body => {:url => "http://github.com/sferik/"}).
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return a user" do
+    it "returns a user" do
       user = @client.update_profile(:url => "http://github.com/sferik/")
       user.should be_a Twitter::User
       user.name.should == "Erik Michaels-Ober"
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@
       stub_post("/1/account/update_profile_background_image.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.update_profile_background_image(fixture("we_concept_bg2.png"))
       a_post("/1/account/update_profile_background_image.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return a user" do
+    it "returns a user" do
       user = @client.update_profile_background_image(fixture("we_concept_bg2.png"))
       user.should be_a Twitter::User
       user.name.should == "Erik Michaels-Ober"
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@
         with(:body => {:profile_background_color => "000000"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.update_profile_colors(:profile_background_color => "000000")
       a_post("/1/account/update_profile_colors.json").
         with(:body => {:profile_background_color => "000000"}).
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return a user" do
+    it "returns a user" do
       user = @client.update_profile_colors(:profile_background_color => "000000")
       user.should be_a Twitter::User
       user.name.should == "Erik Michaels-Ober"
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@
       stub_post("/1/account/update_profile_image.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.update_profile_image(fixture("me.jpeg"))
       a_post("/1/account/update_profile_image.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return a user" do
+    it "returns a user" do
       user = @client.update_profile_image(fixture("me.jpeg"))
       user.should be_a Twitter::User
       user.name.should == "Erik Michaels-Ober"
@@ -155,23 +155,23 @@
         with(:body => {:trend_location_woeid => "23424803"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("settings.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource on GET" do
+    it "requests the correct resource on GET" do
       @client.settings
       a_get("/1/account/settings.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return settings" do
+    it "returns settings" do
       settings = @client.settings
       settings.should be_a Twitter::Settings
       settings.language.should == 'en'
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource on POST" do
+    it "requests the correct resource on POST" do
       @client.settings(:trend_location_woeid => "23424803")
       a_post("/1/account/settings.json").
         with(:body => {:trend_location_woeid => "23424803"}).
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return settings" do
+    it "returns settings" do
       settings = @client.settings(:trend_location_woeid => "23424803")
       settings.should be_a Twitter::Settings
       settings.language.should == 'en'

spec/twitter/client/activity_spec.rb

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
       stub_get("/i/activity/about_me.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("about_me.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.activity_about_me
       a_get("/i/activity/about_me.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return activity about me" do
+    it "returns activity about me" do
       activity_about_me = @client.activity_about_me
       activity_about_me.first.should be_a Twitter::Mention
     end
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
       stub_get("/i/activity/by_friends.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("by_friends.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.activity_by_friends
       a_get("/i/activity/by_friends.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return activity by friends" do
+    it "returns activity by friends" do
       activity_by_friends = @client.activity_by_friends
       activity_by_friends.first.should be_a Twitter::Favorite
     end

spec/twitter/client/block_spec.rb

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
       stub_get("/1/blocks/blocking.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.blocking
       a_get("/1/blocks/blocking.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return an array of user objects that the authenticating user is blocking" do
+    it "returns an array of user objects that the authenticating user is blocking" do
       users = @client.blocking
       users.should be_an Array
       users.first.should be_a Twitter::User
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
       stub_get("/1/blocks/blocking/ids.json").
         to_return(:body => fixture("ids.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.blocked_ids
       a_get("/1/blocks/blocking/ids.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return an array of numeric user IDs the authenticating user is blocking" do
+    it "returns an array of numeric user IDs the authenticating user is blocking" do
       ids = @client.blocked_ids
       ids.should be_an Array
       ids.first.should == 47
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@
         with(:query => {:screen_name => "pengwynn"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("not_found.json"), :status => 404, :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.block?("sferik")
       a_get("/1/blocks/exists.json").
         with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik"}).
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return true if block exists" do
+    it "returns true if block exists" do
       block = @client.block?("sferik")
       block.should be_true
     end
-    it "should return false if block does not exist" do
+    it "returns false if block does not exist" do
       block = @client.block?("pengwynn")
       block.should be_false
     end
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
         with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.block("sferik")
       a_post("/1/blocks/create.json").
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return an array of blocked users" do
+    it "returns an array of blocked users" do
       users = @client.block("sferik")
       users.should be_an Array
       users.first.should be_a Twitter::User
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@
         with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik"}).
         to_return(:body => fixture("sferik.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
     end
-    it "should request the correct resource" do
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
       @client.unblock("sferik")
       a_delete("/1/blocks/destroy.json").
         with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik"}).
         should have_been_made
     end
-    it "should return an array of un-blocked users" do
+    it "returns an array of un-blocked users" do
       users = @client.unblock("sferik")
       users.should be_an Array
       users.first.should be_a Twitter::User