⏳️ Rspec::PendingFor

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🌻 Synopsis

You can do this:

it("blah is blah") do
  pending_for(:engine => "rbx")
  pending_for(:engine => "truffleruby")
  pending_for(:engine => "ruby", :versions => "2.1.5")
  pending_for(:engine => "jruby", :versions => "2.2.2", :reason => "due to a bug in Ruby")
  pending_for(:engine => "ruby", :versions => "2.0.0", :reason => "because I don't have the time")
  expect("blah").to(eq("blah"))
end

I expect the current release of this gem to be compatible with Ruby 1.8.7+, but it is only tested on CI against Ruby 2.3+, due to the inherent limitations of GitHub Actions.

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Compatible with MRI Ruby 2.3+, and concordant releases of JRuby, and TruffleRuby.

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✨ Installation

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

bundle add rspec-pending_for

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

gem install rspec-pending_for

🔒 Secure Installation

For Medium or High Security Installations

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⚙️ Configuration

The gem autoconfigures itself for use in your Rspec suite. Just add this line to yous spec_helper.rb:

require "rspec/pending_for"

🔧 Basic Usage

To mark a spec pending for a specific ruby engine, and/or versions:

it("blah is blah") do
  pending_for(:engine => "ruby", :versions => "2.1.5")
  expect("blah").to(eq("blah"))
end

To skip a spec for a specific ruby engine, and/or versions:

it("blah is blah") do
  skip_for(:engine => "ruby", :versions => "2.1.5")
  expect("blah").to(eq("blah"))
end

To mark a spec pending for all versions of a given engine:

it("blah is blah") do
  pending_for(:engine => "jruby")
  expect("blah").to(eq("blah"))
end

To mark a spec pending for a custom reason (overriding the default message):

it("blah is blah") do
  pending_for(:engine => "jruby", :reason => "This does not work on JRuby")
  expect("blah").to(eq("blah"))
end

To mark a spec pending or skipped for multiple engines and versions, just what you would expect:

it("blah is blah") do
  skip_for(:engine => "jruby", :reason => "This does not work on JRuby so skipping for now") # All JRuby versions will be skipped
  pending_for(:engine => "rbx", :reason => "This does not work on Rubinius so pending for now") # All rbx versions will be pending
  pending_for(:engine => "ruby", :versions => %w(1.9.3 2.0.0 2.1.0)) # uses the default message
  expect("blah").to(eq("blah"))
end

📦 Specifying versions: supported forms and examples

The :versions option accepts several forms. You can also omit :engine to match any engine. The library compares using RubyVersion and Gem::Version rules and supports MRI, JRuby, and TruffleRuby.

Supported forms for :versions:

• String: exact match to RUBY_VERSION, e.g., "3.2.4".
• Array of strings or ranges: any entry that matches will trigger pending/skip.
• Range of Gem::Version: inclusive/exclusive endpoints are respected.
• Range of Integer: compares only the major version (e.g., 2..3 matches Ruby 2.x and 3.x depending on inclusive/exclusive).

Notes:

• If :engine is omitted, the version spec applies to whatever Ruby engine is running.
• If :versions is omitted and :engine is provided, all versions for that engine are matched.
• JRuby and TruffleRuby are matched using their RUBY_VERSION compatibility for Integer and Gem::Version ranges.
• Strings must either match the full version string exactly, or only specify a partial version.
  • there is no parsing of comparison operators like ">= 3.1".
  • Specifying "3.1" will match "3.1.x", but not "3.0.x" or "3.2.x".
  • Specifying "3" will match "3.0.x", "3.1.x", "3.2.x", etc, but not "2.7.x" or "4.0.x".

Examples

1) Exact version string

it "pend only on Ruby 3.2.4" do
  pending_for(:engine => :ruby, :versions => "3.2.4")
  # ...
end

2) Multiple exact versions

it "pend on a set of MRI versions" do
  pending_for(:engine => :ruby, :versions => %w[2.7.10 3.0.7 3.1.6])
end

3) Match any engine by version (no :engine)

it "skip on any engine if the Ruby version equals 2.7.8" do
  skip_for(:versions => "2.7.8", :reason => "Known upstream incompatibility on this patch release")
end

4) Range of Gem::Version (inclusive)

it "pend for MRI >= 2.6.0 and <= 3.0.0" do
  pending_for(
    :engine => :ruby,
    :versions => (Gem::Version.new("2.6.0")..Gem::Version.new("3.0.0")),
  )
end

5) Range of Gem::Version (exclusive end)

it "skip for MRI >= 3.1.0 and < 3.3.0" do
  skip_for(
    :engine => :ruby,
    :versions => (Gem::Version.new("3.1.0")...Gem::Version.new("3.3.0")),
  )
end

6) Range of Integer (major versions)

it "pend on all Ruby 2.x and 3.x" do
  pending_for(:versions => (2..3), :reason => "Major series currently affected")
end

it "skip on Ruby 2.x but not 3.x" do
  skip_for(:versions => (2...3)) # 2 <= version < 3
end

Edge cases and tips

• If you pass a mismatched Range (e.g., begin/end types differ), the library will attempt cover? with string comparison, which typically won’t match; prefer the supported forms above.
• Provide :reason to override the default message in your reports.
• Engines recognized include: "ruby" (MRI), "jruby", "truffleruby", plus historical ones like "rbx". Unknown engines will emit a warning.

Using with RSpec tags

rspec-pending_for plays nicely with RSpec metadata tags. You can auto-skip or auto-pend examples based on tags via a before hook. This example also demonstrates the array form for :versions using %w[]:

require "rspec/pending_for"

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.include(Rspec::PendingFor)

  # Auto-skip examples that require Bundler >= 2.7 (which implies Ruby >= 3.2)
  config.before(:each, :bundler_27_only) do
    # Skip on Ruby < 3.2 using rspec-pending_for's version matcher
    skip_for(
      :reason => "Requires Bundler >= 2.7 which is unavailable on Ruby < 3.2",
      :versions => %w[2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1],
    )
  end
end

RSpec.describe("something") do
  it "runs only where Bundler 2.7+ is available", :bundler_27_only do
    # ... your example code ...
  end
end

Notes:

• The tag :bundler_27_only can be applied to individual examples or groups.
• The versions array is matched against RUBY_VERSION (e.g., 3.1.x) when :engine is omitted.
• Use :reason to make the report message explicit.

Environment Variables

Below are the primary environment variables recognized by rspec-pending_for (and its integrated tools). Unless otherwise noted, set boolean values to the string "true" to enable.

General/runtime

• DEBUG: Enable extra internal logging for this library (default: false)
• REQUIRE_BENCH: Enable require_bench to profile requires (default: false)
• CI: When set to true, adjusts default rake tasks toward CI behavior

Coverage (kettle-soup-cover / SimpleCov)

• K_SOUP_COV_DO: Enable coverage collection (default: true in .envrc)
• K_SOUP_COV_FORMATTERS: Comma-separated list of formatters (html, xml, rcov, lcov, json, tty)
• K_SOUP_COV_MIN_LINE: Minimum line coverage threshold (integer, e.g., 100)
• K_SOUP_COV_MIN_BRANCH: Minimum branch coverage threshold (integer, e.g., 100)
• K_SOUP_COV_MIN_HARD: Fail the run if thresholds are not met (true/false)
• K_SOUP_COV_MULTI_FORMATTERS: Enable multiple formatters at once (true/false)
• K_SOUP_COV_OPEN_BIN: Path to browser opener for HTML (empty disables auto-open)
• MAX_ROWS: Limit console output rows for simplecov-console (e.g., 1) Tip: When running a single spec file locally, you may want K_SOUP_COV_MIN_HARD=false to avoid failing thresholds for a partial run.

GitHub API and CI helpers

• GITHUB_TOKEN or GH_TOKEN: Token used by ci:act and release workflow checks to query GitHub Actions status at higher rate limits

Releasing and signing

• SKIP_GEM_SIGNING: If set, skip gem signing during build/release
• GEM_CERT_USER: Username for selecting your public cert in certs/<USER>.pem (defaults to $USER)
• SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH: Reproducible build timestamp. kettle-release will set this automatically for the session.

Git hooks and commit message helpers (exe/kettle-commit-msg)

• GIT_HOOK_BRANCH_VALIDATE: Branch name validation mode (e.g., jira) or false to disable
• GIT_HOOK_FOOTER_APPEND: Append a footer to commit messages when goalie allows (true/false)
• GIT_HOOK_FOOTER_SENTINEL: Required when footer append is enabled — a unique first-line sentinel to prevent duplicates
• GIT_HOOK_FOOTER_APPEND_DEBUG: Extra debug output in the footer template (true/false)

For a quick starting point, this repository’s .envrc shows sane defaults, and .env.local can override them locally.

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