specloud 0.3

install nosetests and plugins to ease bdd unit specs

SpecLoud
=========

Use nosetests and plugins to take BDD specifications easier.


Installation
------------

The easiest way to install specloud is using pip and requirements file::

$ pip install --no-deps specloud -r
http://github.com/hugobr/specloud/raw/master/requirements.txt


Or you can try finding dependencies by yourself and installing specloud without
requirements file.


Usage
=====

Get a python file with BDD-style test names (starting with it, ensure, should,
must) and add them to the test suite


For example::

$ cat example.py

import unittest


class CalculatorSpec(unittest.TestCase):

def it_should_sum_integers(self):
# ...
pass

def should_not_divide_by_zero(self):
# ...
pass

def must_accept_floats(self):
# ...
pass

def ensure_it_work_with_fractions(self):
# ...
pass

def test_subtract_positive_from_negative_numbers(self):
# ...
pass


The command line tool `specloud` colorizes **green** for tests with no failures
and no errors and **red** for tests with failures and/or errors::

$ specloud example.py

Calculator spec
- ensure it work with fractions
- it should sum integers
- must accept floats
- should not divide by zero
- subtract positive from negative numbers

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 5 tests in 0.003s

OK


How It Works
------------

SpecLoud is a python package that install `nose`, `pinocchio` and `figleaf`
packages, so it can call `nosetests` with `pinocchio` and `figleaf` plugins.
`nosetests` is called with some default options to find test methods and
`pinocchio` to show pretty and colored messages. `figleaf` is just `pinocchio`
dependency.

A call to::

$ specloud FILE


is the same doing::

$ nosetests FILE -i '^(it|ensure|must|should)' --with-spec --spec-color


Old Name
--------

The project was born as a proof of concept and I named it firstly `pyunitbdd`.
But that's a terrible name. So I renamed the project to `specloud`.