describe :struct_equal_value, shared: true do it "returns true if the other is the same object" do car = same_car = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") car.send(@method, same_car).should == true end it "returns true if the other has all the same fields" do car = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") similar_car = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") car.send(@method, similar_car).should == true end it "returns false if the other is a different object or has different fields" do car = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") different_car = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1995") car.send(@method, different_car).should == false end it "returns false if other is of a different class" do car = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") klass = Struct.new(:make, :model, :year) clone = klass.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") car.send(@method, clone).should == false end it "handles recursive structures by returning false if a difference can be found" do x = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") x[:make] = x stepping = StructClasses::Car.new("Honda", "Accord", "1998") stone = StructClasses::Car.new(stepping, "Accord", "1998") stepping[:make] = stone x.send(@method, stepping).should == true stone[:year] = "1999" # introduce a difference x.send(@method, stepping).should == false end end