describe :kernel_raise, shared: true do before :each do ScratchPad.clear end it "aborts execution" do lambda do @object.raise Exception, "abort" ScratchPad.record :no_abort end.should raise_error(Exception, "abort") ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil end it "raises RuntimeError if no exception class is given" do lambda { @object.raise }.should raise_error(RuntimeError) end it "raises a given Exception instance" do error = RuntimeError.new lambda { @object.raise(error) }.should raise_error(error) end it "raises a RuntimeError if string given" do lambda { @object.raise("a bad thing") }.should raise_error(RuntimeError) end it "raises a TypeError when passed a non-Exception object" do lambda { @object.raise(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError) end it "raises a TypeError when passed true" do lambda { @object.raise(true) }.should raise_error(TypeError) end it "raises a TypeError when passed false" do lambda { @object.raise(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError) end it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do lambda { @object.raise(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError) end it "re-raises the rescued exception" do lambda do begin raise Exception, "outer" ScratchPad.record :no_abort rescue begin raise StandardError, "inner" rescue end @object.raise ScratchPad.record :no_reraise end end.should raise_error(Exception, "outer") ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil end it "allows Exception, message, and backtrace parameters" do lambda do @object.raise(ArgumentError, "message", caller) end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, "message") end end