describe :date_valid_jd?, shared: true do it "returns true if passed any value other than nil" do Date.send(@method, -100).should be_true Date.send(@method, :number).should be_true Date.send(@method, Rational(1,2)).should be_true end it "returns false if passed nil" do Date.send(@method, nil).should be_false end it "returns true if passed false" do Date.send(@method, false).should be_true end end