RSpec-BeEq.md

Pattern: Missing use of be(...)

Issue: -

Description

Checks for expectations where be(...) can replace eq(...).

The be matcher compares by identity while the eq matcher compares using ==. Booleans and nil can be compared by identity and therefore the be matcher is preferable as it is a more strict test.

Examples

# bad
expect(foo).to eq(true)
expect(foo).to eq(false)
expect(foo).to eq(nil)

# good
expect(foo).to be(true)
expect(foo).to be(false)
expect(foo).to be(nil)

Further Reading

• RSpec - RSpec/BeEq