This document introduces the rspec-kickstarter gem, which is a command line tool that automates the generation of RSpec test code. It can create new spec files, write describe and context blocks, create instances and prepare method arguments to invoke tested methods. The gem parses source code using RDoc::Parser::Ruby to extract method names and parameters and generate starter test code. While testing methods alone is imperfect, the author argues it is effective for quickly kickstarting tests when none exist. Feedback on the new gem is welcomed.

1. A Test Code Generator
for RSpec
Users
@seratch
Kazuhiro Sera

2. Who am I?
Kazuhiro Sera
@seratch
Gistub
(in-house gist)
Web developer
at M3, Inc.

3. [PR] M3, Inc.
No.1 portal site
for doctors in Japan.
Java, Scala and Ruby!
Recently we’re using
Ruby on Rails
and Fluentd!
We need more Rubyists!

4. Main subject
Introducing my gem which is named
rspec-kickstarter
It’s a command line tool that
generates RSpec code
and kick-starts testing!
(when there are no tests...)

5. Kickstarter?
Of course,
No relationship
with

6. Skip messy work!
rspec-kickstarter
automates messy work
before writing specs.
create new file, write describe and
blocks, create an instance and
prepare args to invoke the method,
append new cases if absent...

7. Create new spec

8. Append lacking cases
Let’s run with the -f option!

9. Append lacking cases
New!

10. Apply recursively
Specifying directory works
recursively.

11. What it does
RDoc::Parser::Ruby
is used to extract method
name and its parameter
names
and just write spec files.

12. Testing for methods?
Testing for methods is
not perfect & not enough.
But this approach is
effective enough
to start with.

13. Feedback
Still Newborn!
Any feedback is much
appreciated.

14. Try it now
gem install
rspec-kickstarter