Update to ruby/mspec@a401f63

56 files changed, 305 insertions, 278 deletions

diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mkspec.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mkspec.rb
index 49a2e6b616..d10cc35d18 100755
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mkspec.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mkspec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class MkSpec
     @map = NameMap.new true
   end
 
-  def options(argv=ARGV)
+  def options(argv = ARGV)
     options = MSpecOptions.new "mkspec [options]", 32
 
     options.on("-c", "--constant", "CONSTANT",
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-ci.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-ci.rb
index 2882613350..a31db1d7dc 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-ci.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-ci.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require 'mspec/utils/script'
 
 
 class MSpecCI < MSpecScript
-  def options(argv=ARGV)
+  def options(argv = ARGV)
     options = MSpecOptions.new "mspec ci [options] (FILE|DIRECTORY|GLOB)+", 30, config
 
     options.doc " Ask yourself:"
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-run.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-run.rb
index 1e62bf2a13..4d8f4d9984 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-run.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-run.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MSpecRun < MSpecScript
     config[:files] = []
   end
 
-  def options(argv=ARGV)
+  def options(argv = ARGV)
     options = MSpecOptions.new "mspec run [options] (FILE|DIRECTORY|GLOB)+", 30, config
 
     options.doc " Ask yourself:"
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-tag.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-tag.rb
index f5d85026ae..e1d04d1446 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-tag.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec-tag.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MSpecTag < MSpecScript
     config[:ltags]   = []
   end
 
-  def options(argv=ARGV)
+  def options(argv = ARGV)
     options = MSpecOptions.new "mspec tag [options] (FILE|DIRECTORY|GLOB)+", 30, config
 
     options.doc " Ask yourself:"
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec.rb
index f6caf93978..9d82949ff1 100755
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/commands/mspec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MSpecMain < MSpecScript
     config[:launch]   = []
   end
 
-  def options(argv=ARGV)
+  def options(argv = ARGV)
     config[:command] = argv.shift if ["ci", "run", "tag"].include?(argv[0])
 
     options = MSpecOptions.new "mspec [COMMAND] [options] (FILE|DIRECTORY|GLOB)+", 30, config
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/datetime.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/datetime.rb
index 1520b971ea..3a40cc0902 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/datetime.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/datetime.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # Possible keys are:
 #   :year, :month, :day, :hour, :minute, :second, :offset and :sg.
-def new_datetime(opts={})
+def new_datetime(opts = {})
   require 'date'
 
   value = {
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/flunk.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/flunk.rb
index 68fb3cadac..84fb3ab39c 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/flunk.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/flunk.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-def flunk(msg="This example is a failure")
+def flunk(msg = "This example is a failure")
   SpecExpectation.fail_with "Failed:", msg
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/fs.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/fs.rb
index 26dd821162..67453eb302 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/fs.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/fs.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ end
 
 # Creates a file +name+. Creates the directory for +name+
 # if it does not exist.
-def touch(name, mode="w")
+def touch(name, mode = "w")
   mkdir_p File.dirname(name)
 
   File.open(name, mode) do |f|
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/io.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/io.rb
index d12d4b6ec3..1938255d1a 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/io.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/io.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ end
 # Creates a "bare" file descriptor (i.e. one that is not associated
 # with any Ruby object). The file descriptor can safely be passed
 # to IO.new without creating a Ruby object alias to the fd.
-def new_fd(name, mode="w:utf-8")
+def new_fd(name, mode = "w:utf-8")
   if mode.kind_of? Hash
     if mode.key? :mode
       mode = mode[:mode]
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/numeric.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/numeric.rb
index 312aafae35..c6c2e82722 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/numeric.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/numeric.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def infinity_value
   1/0.0
 end
 
-def bignum_value(plus=0)
+def bignum_value(plus = 0)
   0x8000_0000_0000_0000 + plus
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/tmp.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/tmp.rb
index 4e1273dcfe..1677fb4f14 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/tmp.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/helpers/tmp.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ all specs are cleaning up temporary files:
   end
 end
 
-def tmp(name, uniquify=true)
+def tmp(name, uniquify = true)
   Dir.mkdir SPEC_TEMP_DIR unless Dir.exist? SPEC_TEMP_DIR
 
   if uniquify and !name.empty?
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_instance_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_instance_method.rb
index 636aaf3e47..9a5a31aa0f 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_instance_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_instance_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HaveInstanceMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_instance_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_instance_method(method, include_super = true)
     HaveInstanceMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_method.rb
index 35dae03af0..e962e69e0a 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HaveMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_method(method, include_super = true)
     HaveMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_instance_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_instance_method.rb
index 4eb7133055..d32db76c6a 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_instance_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_instance_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HavePrivateInstanceMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_private_instance_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_private_instance_method(method, include_super = true)
     HavePrivateInstanceMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_method.rb
index 3433d982cc..c74165cfc7 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_private_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HavePrivateMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_private_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_private_method(method, include_super = true)
     HavePrivateMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_protected_instance_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_protected_instance_method.rb
index 641d4d0dc2..1deb2f995d 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_protected_instance_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_protected_instance_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HaveProtectedInstanceMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_protected_instance_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_protected_instance_method(method, include_super = true)
     HaveProtectedInstanceMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_public_instance_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_public_instance_method.rb
index 501c0a418e..0e620532c0 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_public_instance_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_public_instance_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HavePublicInstanceMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_public_instance_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_public_instance_method(method, include_super = true)
     HavePublicInstanceMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_singleton_method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_singleton_method.rb
index 95d78709ff..b60dd2536b 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_singleton_method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/have_singleton_method.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HaveSingletonMethodMatcher < MethodMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def have_singleton_method(method, include_super=true)
+  private def have_singleton_method(method, include_super = true)
     HaveSingletonMethodMatcher.new method, include_super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/method.rb
index e8cdfa62ff..2b54419faa 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/method.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class MethodMatcher
-  def initialize(method, include_super=true)
+  def initialize(method, include_super = true)
     @include_super = include_super
     @method = method.to_sym
   end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/output.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/output.rb
index b89b6ca0f6..20721df743 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/output.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/output.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class OutputMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def output(stdout=nil, stderr=nil)
+  private def output(stdout = nil, stderr = nil)
     OutputMatcher.new(stdout, stderr)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/raise_error.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/raise_error.rb
index a720460091..0e57c1b863 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/raise_error.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/matchers/raise_error.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class RaiseErrorMatcher
 end
 
 module MSpecMatchers
-  private def raise_error(exception=Exception, message=nil, &block)
+  private def raise_error(exception = Exception, message = nil, &block)
     RaiseErrorMatcher.new(exception, message, &block)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/mock.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/mock.rb
index cb4875bbd6..bce41b630f 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/mock.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/mock.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Mock
     end
   end
 
-  def self.install_method(obj, sym, type=nil)
+  def self.install_method(obj, sym, type = nil)
     meta = obj.singleton_class
 
     key = replaced_key obj, sym
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/object.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/object.rb
index 19a50ac4e1..fcaa1caef0 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/object.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/object.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Object
   end
 end
 
-def mock(name, options={})
+def mock(name, options = {})
   MockObject.new name, options
 end
 
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ def mock_int(val)
   MockIntObject.new(val)
 end
 
-def mock_numeric(name, options={})
+def mock_numeric(name, options = {})
   NumericMockObject.new name, options
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/proxy.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/proxy.rb
index f5acc89d62..8473132b0b 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/proxy.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/mocks/proxy.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class MockObject
-  def initialize(name, options={})
+  def initialize(name, options = {})
     @name = name
     @null = options[:null_object]
   end
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class MockObject
 end
 
 class NumericMockObject < Numeric
-  def initialize(name, options={})
+  def initialize(name, options = {})
     @name = name
     @null = options[:null_object]
   end
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 class MockProxy
   attr_reader :raising, :yielding
 
-  def initialize(type=nil)
+  def initialize(type = nil)
     @multiple_returns = nil
     @returning = nil
     @raising   = nil
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/filter.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/filter.rb
index 35899c8dc8..b0ad7080da 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/filter.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/filter.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require 'mspec/runner/filters/match'
 # trigger the action.
 
 class ActionFilter
-  def initialize(tags=nil, descs=nil)
+  def initialize(tags = nil, descs = nil)
     @tags = Array(tags)
     descs = Array(descs)
     @sfilter = descs.empty? ? nil : MatchFilter.new(nil, *descs)
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/leakchecker.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/leakchecker.rb
index 79659f1e78..f70799d904 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/leakchecker.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/leakchecker.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class LeakChecker
     end
   end
 
-  def find_tempfiles(prev_count=-1)
+  def find_tempfiles(prev_count = -1)
     return [prev_count, []] unless defined? Tempfile
     extend_tempfile_counter
     count = TempfileCounter.count
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/profile.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/profile.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c743d6e3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/profile.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+class ProfileAction
+  def initialize
+    @describe_name = nil
+    @describe_time = nil
+    @describes = []
+    @its = []
+  end
+
+  def register
+    MSpec.register :enter, self
+    MSpec.register :before,self
+    MSpec.register :after, self
+    MSpec.register :finish,self
+  end
+
+  def enter(describe)
+    if @describe_time
+      @describes << [@describe_name, now - @describe_time]
+    end
+
+    @describe_name = describe
+    @describe_time = now
+  end
+
+  def before(state)
+    @it_name = state.it
+    @it_time = now
+  end
+
+  def after(state = nil)
+    @its << [@describe_name, @it_name, now - @it_time]
+  end
+
+  def finish
+    puts "\nProfiling info:"
+
+    desc = @describes.sort { |a,b| b.last <=> a.last }
+    desc.delete_if { |a| a.last <= 0.001 }
+    show = desc[0, 100]
+
+    puts "Top #{show.size} describes:"
+
+    show.each do |des, time|
+      printf "%3.3f - %s\n", time, des
+    end
+
+    its = @its.sort { |a,b| b.last <=> a.last }
+    its.delete_if { |a| a.last <= 0.001 }
+    show = its[0, 100]
+
+    puts "\nTop #{show.size} its:"
+    show.each do |des, it, time|
+      printf "%3.3f - %s %s\n", time, des, it
+    end
+  end
+
+  def now
+    Time.now.to_f
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tag.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tag.rb
index 760152b2a3..d40d562451 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tag.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tag.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require 'mspec/runner/actions/filter'
 #            spec description strings
 
 class TagAction < ActionFilter
-  def initialize(action, outcome, tag, comment, tags=nil, descs=nil)
+  def initialize(action, outcome, tag, comment, tags = nil, descs = nil)
     super tags, descs
     @action = action
     @outcome = outcome
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/taglist.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/taglist.rb
index c1aba53794..3097e655d5 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/taglist.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/taglist.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'mspec/runner/actions/filter'
 # tagged with +tags+. If +tags+ is an empty list, prints out
 # descriptions for any specs that are tagged.
 class TagListAction
-  def initialize(tags=nil)
+  def initialize(tags = nil)
     @tags = tags.nil? || tags.empty? ? nil : Array(tags)
     @filter = nil
   end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tally.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tally.rb
index 33f937293c..d6ada53bab 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tally.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/tally.rb
@@ -5,31 +5,31 @@ class Tally
     @files = @examples = @expectations = @failures = @errors = @guards = @tagged = 0
   end
 
-  def files!(add=1)
+  def files!(add = 1)
     @files += add
   end
 
-  def examples!(add=1)
+  def examples!(add = 1)
     @examples += add
   end
 
-  def expectations!(add=1)
+  def expectations!(add = 1)
     @expectations += add
   end
 
-  def failures!(add=1)
+  def failures!(add = 1)
     @failures += add
   end
 
-  def errors!(add=1)
+  def errors!(add = 1)
     @errors += add
   end
 
-  def guards!(add=1)
+  def guards!(add = 1)
     @guards += add
   end
 
-  def tagged!(add=1)
+  def tagged!(add = 1)
     @tagged += add
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/timeout.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/timeout.rb
index 9090efbe44..03fe14811f 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/timeout.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/actions/timeout.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TimeoutAction
     end
   end
 
-  def before(state=nil)
+  def before(state = nil)
     time = now
     @queue << -> do
       @current_state = state
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/context.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/context.rb
index d72b947e0c..5f6c9c8ae9 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/context.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/context.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 class ContextState
   attr_reader :state, :parent, :parents, :children, :examples, :to_s
 
-  def initialize(mod, options=nil)
+  def initialize(mod, options = nil)
     @to_s = mod.to_s
     if options.is_a? Hash
       @options = options
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class ContextState
   # so that exceptions are handled and tallied. Returns true and does
   # NOT evaluate any blocks if +check+ is true and
   # <tt>MSpec.mode?(:pretend)</tt> is true.
-  def protect(what, blocks, check=true)
+  def protect(what, blocks, check = true)
     return true if check and MSpec.mode? :pretend
     Array(blocks).all? { |block| MSpec.protect what, &block }
   end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/evaluate.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/evaluate.rb
index ecf7460a90..396a84c118 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/evaluate.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/evaluate.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SpecEvaluate
   # single quotes to set if off from the rest of the description string. If
   # the source does contain newline characters, sets the indent level to four
   # characters.
-  def format(ruby, newline=true)
+  def format(ruby, newline = true)
     if ruby.include?("\n")
       lines = ruby.each_line.to_a
       if /( *)/ =~ lines.first
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ class SpecEvaluate
   end
 end
 
-def evaluate(str, desc=nil, &block)
+def evaluate(str, desc = nil, &block)
   SpecEvaluate.new(str, desc).define(&block)
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/example.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/example.rb
index 19eb29b079..82feba0b03 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/example.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/example.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'mspec/runner/mspec'
 class ExampleState
   attr_reader   :context, :it, :example
 
-  def initialize(context, it, example=nil)
+  def initialize(context, it, example = nil)
     @context  = context
     @it       = it
     @example  = example
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/base.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c075c4d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
+require 'mspec/runner/actions/timer'
+require 'mspec/runner/actions/tally'
+
+if ENV['CHECK_LEAKS']
+  require 'mspec/runner/actions/leakchecker'
+  require 'mspec/runner/actions/constants_leak_checker'
+end
+
+class BaseFormatter
+  attr_reader :exceptions, :timer, :tally
+
+  def initialize(out = nil)
+    @current_state = nil
+    @exception = false
+    @failure = false
+    @exceptions = []
+
+    @count = 0 # For subclasses
+
+    if out.nil?
+      @out = $stdout
+    else
+      @out = File.open out, "w"
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Creates the +TimerAction+ and +TallyAction+ instances and registers them.
+  def register
+    (@timer = TimerAction.new).register
+    (@tally = TallyAction.new).register
+    @counter = @tally.counter
+
+    if ENV['CHECK_LEAKS']
+      save = ENV['CHECK_LEAKS'] == 'save'
+      LeakCheckerAction.new.register
+      ConstantsLeakCheckerAction.new(save).register
+    end
+
+    MSpec.register :abort,     self
+    MSpec.register :before,    self
+    MSpec.register :after,     self
+    MSpec.register :exception, self
+    MSpec.register :finish,    self
+  end
+
+  def abort
+    if @current_state
+      puts "\naborting example: #{@current_state.description}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Returns true if any exception is raised while running
+  # an example. This flag is reset before each example
+  # is evaluated.
+  def exception?
+    @exception
+  end
+
+  # Returns true if all exceptions during the evaluation
+  # of an example are failures rather than errors. See
+  # <tt>ExceptionState#failure</tt>. This flag is reset
+  # before each example is evaluated.
+  def failure?
+    @failure
+  end
+
+  # Callback for the MSpec :before event. Resets the
+  # +#exception?+ and +#failure+ flags.
+  def before(state = nil)
+    @current_state = state
+    @failure = @exception = false
+  end
+
+  # Callback for the MSpec :exception event. Stores the
+  # +ExceptionState+ object to generate the list of backtraces
+  # after all the specs are run. Also updates the internal
+  # +#exception?+ and +#failure?+ flags.
+  def exception(exception)
+    @count += 1
+    @failure = @exception ? @failure && exception.failure? : exception.failure?
+    @exception = true
+    @exceptions << exception
+  end
+
+  # Callback for the MSpec :after event.
+  def after(state = nil)
+    @current_state = nil
+  end
+
+  # Callback for the MSpec :start event. Calls :after event.
+  # Defined here, in the base class, and used by MultiFormatter.
+  def start
+    after
+  end
+
+  # Callback for the MSpec :unload event. Calls :after event.
+  # Defined here, in the base class, and used by MultiFormatter.
+  def unload
+    after
+  end
+
+  # Callback for the MSpec :finish event. Prints a description
+  # and backtrace for every exception that occurred while
+  # evaluating the examples.
+  def finish
+    print "\n"
+    count = 0
+    @exceptions.each do |exc|
+      count += 1
+      print_exception(exc, count)
+    end
+    print "\n#{@timer.format}\n\n#{@tally.format}\n"
+  end
+
+  def print_exception(exc, count)
+    outcome = exc.failure? ? "FAILED" : "ERROR"
+    print "\n#{count})\n#{exc.description} #{outcome}\n"
+    print exc.message, "\n"
+    print exc.backtrace, "\n"
+  end
+
+  # A convenience method to allow printing to different outputs.
+  def print(*args)
+    @out.print(*args)
+    @out.flush
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/describe.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/describe.rb
index 176bd79279..fc4122d13b 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/describe.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/describe.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
-require 'mspec/runner/actions/tally'
 
 class DescribeFormatter < DottedFormatter
   # Callback for the MSpec :finish event. Prints a summary of
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/dotted.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/dotted.rb
index 7e30a22e8d..672cdf81dc 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/dotted.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/dotted.rb
@@ -1,85 +1,9 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
-require 'mspec/runner/actions/timer'
-require 'mspec/runner/actions/tally'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-if ENV['CHECK_LEAKS']
-  require 'mspec/runner/actions/leakchecker'
-  require 'mspec/runner/actions/constants_leak_checker'
-end
-
-class DottedFormatter
-  attr_reader :exceptions, :timer, :tally
-
-  def initialize(out=nil)
-    @exception = @failure = false
-    @exceptions = []
-    @count = 0 # For subclasses
-    if out.nil?
-      @out = $stdout
-    else
-      @out = File.open out, "w"
-    end
-
-    @current_state = nil
-  end
-
-  # Creates the +TimerAction+ and +TallyAction+ instances and
-  # registers them. Registers +self+ for the +:exception+,
-  # +:before+, +:after+, and +:finish+ actions.
+class DottedFormatter < BaseFormatter
   def register
-    (@timer = TimerAction.new).register
-    (@tally = TallyAction.new).register
-    if ENV['CHECK_LEAKS']
-      save = ENV['CHECK_LEAKS'] == 'save'
-      LeakCheckerAction.new.register
-      ConstantsLeakCheckerAction.new(save).register
-    end
-    @counter = @tally.counter
-
-    MSpec.register :exception, self
-    MSpec.register :before,    self
-    MSpec.register :after,     self
-    MSpec.register :finish,    self
-    MSpec.register :abort,     self
-  end
-
-  def abort
-    if @current_state
-      puts "\naborting example: #{@current_state.description}"
-    end
-  end
-
-  # Returns true if any exception is raised while running
-  # an example. This flag is reset before each example
-  # is evaluated.
-  def exception?
-    @exception
-  end
-
-  # Returns true if all exceptions during the evaluation
-  # of an example are failures rather than errors. See
-  # <tt>ExceptionState#failure</tt>. This flag is reset
-  # before each example is evaluated.
-  def failure?
-    @failure
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :before event. Resets the
-  # +#exception?+ and +#failure+ flags.
-  def before(state=nil)
-    @current_state = state
-    @failure = @exception = false
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :exception event. Stores the
-  # +ExceptionState+ object to generate the list of backtraces
-  # after all the specs are run. Also updates the internal
-  # +#exception?+ and +#failure?+ flags.
-  def exception(exception)
-    @count += 1
-    @failure = @exception ? @failure && exception.failure? : exception.failure?
-    @exception = true
-    @exceptions << exception
+    super
+    MSpec.register :after, self
   end
 
   # Callback for the MSpec :after event. Prints an indicator
@@ -88,48 +12,12 @@ class DottedFormatter
   #   F = An SpecExpectationNotMetError was raised
   #   E = Any exception other than SpecExpectationNotMetError
   def after(state = nil)
-    @current_state = nil
+    super(state)
 
-    unless exception?
-      print "."
-    else
+    if exception?
       print failure? ? "F" : "E"
+    else
+      print "."
     end
   end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :start event. Calls :after event.
-  def start
-    after
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :unload event. Calls :after event.
-  def unload
-    after
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :finish event. Prints a description
-  # and backtrace for every exception that occurred while
-  # evaluating the examples.
-  def finish
-    print "\n"
-    count = 0
-    @exceptions.each do |exc|
-      count += 1
-      print_exception(exc, count)
-    end
-    print "\n#{@timer.format}\n\n#{@tally.format}\n"
-  end
-
-  def print_exception(exc, count)
-    outcome = exc.failure? ? "FAILED" : "ERROR"
-    print "\n#{count})\n#{exc.description} #{outcome}\n"
-    print exc.message, "\n"
-    print exc.backtrace, "\n"
-  end
-
-  # A convenience method to allow printing to different outputs.
-  def print(*args)
-    @out.print(*args)
-    @out.flush
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/file.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/file.rb
index 6db72af4ff..65cfb1f75b 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/file.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/file.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ class FileFormatter < DottedFormatter
     MSpec.register   :unload,    self
   end
 
-  alias_method :load, :before
-  alias_method :unload, :after
+  def load(state = nil)
+    before(state)
+  end
+
+  def unload(state = nil)
+    after(state)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/html.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/html.rb
index f79c7161f9..e37e89a088 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/html.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/html.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
-require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-class HtmlFormatter < DottedFormatter
+class HtmlFormatter < BaseFormatter
   def register
     super
     MSpec.register :start, self
@@ -44,13 +43,14 @@ EOH
   end
 
   def exception(exception)
-    super
+    super(exception)
     outcome = exception.failure? ? "FAILED" : "ERROR"
     print %[<li class="fail">- #{exception.it} (<a href="#details-#{@count}">]
     print %[#{outcome} - #{@count}</a>)</li>\n]
   end
 
   def after(state = nil)
+    super(state)
     print %[<li class="pass">- #{state.it}</li>\n] unless exception?
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/junit.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/junit.rb
index 76d46c2414..12e43a3263 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/junit.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/junit.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
 require 'mspec/runner/formatters/yaml'
 
 class JUnitFormatter < YamlFormatter
-  def initialize(out=nil)
-    super
+  def initialize(out = nil)
+    super(out)
     @tests = []
   end
 
   def after(state = nil)
-    super
+    super(state)
     @tests << {:test => state, :exception => false} unless exception?
   end
 
   def exception(exception)
-    super
+    super(exception)
     @tests << {:test => exception, :exception => true}
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/method.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/method.rb
index 8a460665ff..8fe02575c4 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/method.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/method.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-class MethodFormatter < DottedFormatter
+class MethodFormatter < BaseFormatter
   attr_accessor :methods
 
-  def initialize(out=nil)
-    super
+  def initialize(out = nil)
+    super(out)
     @methods = Hash.new do |h, k|
       hash = {}
       hash[:examples]     = 0
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class MethodFormatter < DottedFormatter
   # Resets the tallies so the counts are only for this
   # example.
   def before(state)
-    super
+    super(state)
 
     # The pattern for a method name is not correctly
     # restrictive but it is simplistic and useful
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class MethodFormatter < DottedFormatter
   # Callback for the MSpec :after event. Sets or adds to
   # tallies for the example block.
   def after(state = nil)
+    super(state)
+
     h = methods[@key]
     h[:examples]     += tally.counter.examples
     h[:expectations] += tally.counter.expectations
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/profile.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/profile.rb
index 6d15a56349..38ef5b12ed 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/profile.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/profile.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
 require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/actions/profile'
 
 class ProfileFormatter < DottedFormatter
-  def initialize(out=nil)
-    super
+  def initialize(out = nil)
+    super(out)
 
     @describe_name = nil
     @describe_time = nil
@@ -12,59 +12,7 @@ class ProfileFormatter < DottedFormatter
   end
 
   def register
-    super
-    MSpec.register :enter, self
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :enter event. Prints the
-  # +describe+ block string.
-  def enter(describe)
-    if @describe_time
-      @describes << [@describe_name, Time.now.to_f - @describe_time]
-    end
-
-    @describe_name = describe
-    @describe_time = Time.now.to_f
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :before event. Prints the
-  # +it+ block string.
-  def before(state)
-    super
-
-    @it_name = state.it
-    @it_time = Time.now.to_f
-  end
-
-  # Callback for the MSpec :after event. Prints a
-  # newline to finish the description string output.
-  def after(state = nil)
-    @its << [@describe_name, @it_name, Time.now.to_f - @it_time]
-    super
-  end
-
-  def finish
-    puts "\nProfiling info:"
-
-    desc = @describes.sort { |a,b| b.last <=> a.last }
-    desc.delete_if { |a| a.last <= 0.001 }
-    show = desc[0, 100]
-
-    puts "Top #{show.size} describes:"
-
-    show.each do |des, time|
-      printf "%3.3f - %s\n", time, des
-    end
-
-    its = @its.sort { |a,b| b.last <=> a.last }
-    its.delete_if { |a| a.last <= 0.001 }
-    show = its[0, 100]
-
-    puts "\nTop #{show.size} its:"
-    show.each do |des, it, time|
-      printf "%3.3f - %s %s\n", time, des, it
-    end
-
+    (@profile = ProfileAction.new).register
     super
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/specdoc.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/specdoc.rb
index 06ac7702df..35092018f6 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/specdoc.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/specdoc.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
-require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-class SpecdocFormatter < DottedFormatter
+class SpecdocFormatter < BaseFormatter
   def register
     super
     MSpec.register :enter, self
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ class SpecdocFormatter < DottedFormatter
   # Callback for the MSpec :before event. Prints the
   # +it+ block string.
   def before(state)
-    super
+    super(state)
     print "- #{state.it}"
   end
 
@@ -29,13 +28,14 @@ class SpecdocFormatter < DottedFormatter
   # string has an associated 'ERROR' or 'FAILED'
   def exception(exception)
     print "\n- #{exception.it}" if exception?
-    super
+    super(exception)
     print " (#{exception.failure? ? 'FAILED' : 'ERROR'} - #{@count})"
   end
 
   # Callback for the MSpec :after event. Prints a
   # newline to finish the description string output.
   def after(state = nil)
+    super(state)
     print "\n"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/spinner.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/spinner.rb
index f9101aece3..8815e1a48a 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/spinner.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/spinner.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
-require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-class SpinnerFormatter < DottedFormatter
+class SpinnerFormatter < BaseFormatter
   attr_reader :length
 
   Spins = %w!| / - \\!
   HOUR = 3600
   MIN = 60
 
-  def initialize(out=nil)
+  def initialize(out = nil)
     super(nil)
 
     @which = 0
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ class SpinnerFormatter < DottedFormatter
 
     MSpec.register :start, self
     MSpec.register :unload, self
-    MSpec.unregister :before, self
   end
 
   def length=(length)
@@ -107,6 +105,7 @@ class SpinnerFormatter < DottedFormatter
 
   # Callback for the MSpec :after event. Updates the spinner.
   def after(state = nil)
+    super(state)
     print progress_line
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/summary.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/summary.rb
index 2dfa751b57..41819d2158 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/summary.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/summary.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
-require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-class SummaryFormatter < DottedFormatter
-  # Callback for the MSpec :after event. Overrides the
-  # callback provided by +DottedFormatter+ and does not
-  # print any output for each example evaluated.
-  def after(state = nil)
-    # do nothing
-  end
+class SummaryFormatter < BaseFormatter
 end
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/unit.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/unit.rb
index cebc18a49b..d03ae79e9f 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/unit.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/unit.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
 require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
 
 class UnitdiffFormatter < DottedFormatter
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/yaml.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/yaml.rb
index bb98f7931e..6c05cc902f 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/yaml.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/formatters/yaml.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-require 'mspec/expectations/expectations'
-require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/base'
 
-class YamlFormatter < DottedFormatter
-  def initialize(out=nil)
+class YamlFormatter < BaseFormatter
+  def initialize(out = nil)
     super(nil)
 
     if out.nil?
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@ class YamlFormatter < DottedFormatter
     @out = @finish
   end
 
-  def after(state = nil)
-  end
-
   def finish
     switch
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/mspec.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/mspec.rb
index 75a242bef0..5528f27cf8 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/mspec.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/mspec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module MSpec
   @expectation  = nil
   @expectations = false
 
-  def self.describe(mod, options=nil, &block)
+  def self.describe(mod, options = nil, &block)
     state = ContextState.new mod, options
     state.parent = current
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ module MSpec
     end
   end
 
-  def self.randomize(flag=true)
+  def self.randomize(flag = true)
     @randomize = flag
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/object.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/object.rb
index a44b8bb361..d5d9650795 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/object.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/object.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 class Object
-  private def before(at=:each, &block)
+  private def before(at = :each, &block)
     MSpec.current.before at, &block
   end
 
-  private def after(at=:each, &block)
+  private def after(at = :each, &block)
     MSpec.current.after at, &block
   end
 
-  private def describe(mod, msg=nil, options=nil, &block)
+  private def describe(mod, msg = nil, options = nil, &block)
     MSpec.describe mod, msg, &block
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/shared.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/shared.rb
index b606de473b..1d68365474 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/shared.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/shared.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'mspec/runner/mspec'
 
-def it_behaves_like(desc, meth, obj=nil)
+def it_behaves_like(desc, meth, obj = nil)
   send :before, :all do
     @method = meth
     @object = obj
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/tag.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/tag.rb
index e2275ad3a6..820df9159e 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/tag.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/tag.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class SpecTag
   attr_accessor :tag, :comment, :description
 
-  def initialize(string=nil)
+  def initialize(string = nil)
     parse(string) if string
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/name_map.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/name_map.rb
index a93b0d001e..a389b9d1de 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/name_map.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/name_map.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class NameMap
     SpecVersion
   ]
 
-  def initialize(filter=false)
+  def initialize(filter = false)
     @seen = {}
     @filter = filter
   end
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class NameMap
     "#{mod}::#{const}"
   end
 
-  def map(hash, constants, mod=nil)
+  def map(hash, constants, mod = nil)
     @seen = {} unless mod
 
     constants.each do |const|
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/options.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/options.rb
index 560826a723..af9a9b3f0e 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/options.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/options.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class MSpecOptions
 
   attr_accessor :config, :banner, :width, :options
 
-  def initialize(banner="", width=30, config=nil)
+  def initialize(banner = "", width = 30, config = nil)
     @banner   = banner
     @config   = config
     @width    = width
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class MSpecOptions
 
   # Parses an array of command line entries, calling blocks for
   # registered options.
-  def parse(argv=ARGV)
+  def parse(argv = ARGV)
     argv = Array(argv).dup
 
     while entry = argv.shift
diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/script.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/script.rb
index 9bffa924bc..2545a16bae 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/script.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/utils/script.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ class MSpecScript
     if config[:formatter].nil?
       config[:formatter] = STDOUT.tty? ? SpinnerFormatter : @files.size < 50 ? DottedFormatter : FileFormatter
     end
-    config[:formatter].new(config[:output])
+
+    if config[:formatter]
+      config[:formatter].new(config[:output])
+    end
   end
 
   # Callback for enabling custom actions, etc. This version is a
diff --git a/spec/mspec/spec/integration/run_spec.rb b/spec/mspec/spec/integration/run_spec.rb
index 6703e83150..df10f77094 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/spec/integration/run_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/spec/integration/run_spec.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@ EOS
     ret.success?.should == false
   end
 
-  it "runs the specs in parallel with -j" do
+  it "runs the specs in parallel with -j using the dotted formatter" do
     out, ret = run_mspec("run", "-j #{fixtures}/a_spec.rb #{fixtures}/b_spec.rb")
+    out.should == "RUBY_DESCRIPTION\n...\n#{a_spec_output}\n#{ab_stats}"
+    ret.success?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "runs the specs in parallel with -j -fa" do
+    out, ret = run_mspec("run", "-j -fa #{fixtures}/a_spec.rb #{fixtures}/b_spec.rb")
     progress_bar =
       "\r[/ |                   0%                     | 00:00:00] \e[0;32m     0F \e[0;32m     0E\e[0m " +
       "\r[- | ==================50%                    | 00:00:00] \e[0;32m     0F \e[0;32m     0E\e[0m " +
diff --git a/spec/mspec/spec/runner/formatters/multi_spec.rb b/spec/mspec/spec/runner/formatters/multi_spec.rb
index 72bf629f71..d0ed8edc93 100644
--- a/spec/mspec/spec/runner/formatters/multi_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mspec/spec/runner/formatters/multi_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
+require 'mspec/runner/formatters/dotted'
 require 'mspec/runner/formatters/multi'
 require 'mspec/runner/example'
+require 'yaml'
 
 describe MultiFormatter, "#aggregate_results" do
   before :each do
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ describe MultiFormatter, "#aggregate_results" do
     @hash = { "files"=>1, "examples"=>1, "expectations"=>2, "failures"=>0, "errors"=>0 }
     YAML.stub(:load).and_return(@hash)
 
-    @formatter = MultiFormatter.new
+    @formatter = DottedFormatter.new.extend(MultiFormatter)
     @formatter.timer.stub(:format).and_return("Finished in 42 seconds")
   end