detest 3.1.0

data/CREDITS

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+%#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## AUTHORS
+%#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Suraj N. Kurapati
+
+%#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## CREDITS
+%#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+François Beausoleil,
+Gavin Sinclair,
+Iñaki Baz Castillo,
+Sean O'Halpin
+
+%#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## LICENSE
+%#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%# See the file named "LICENSE".
+%< "LICENSE"

data/LICENSE

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+(the ISC license)
+
+Copyright 2009 Suraj N. Kurapati <sunaku@gmail.com>
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

data/bin/detest

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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'detest'
+
+if ARGV.delete('-h') or ARGV.delete('--help')
+  # try to display UNIX version of help manual
+  man_path = File.join(Detest::INSTDIR, 'man')
+  unless system 'man', '-M', man_path, '-a', 'detest'
+    # try to display HTML version of help manual
+    man_html = man_path + '.html'
+    unless %w[$BROWSER open start].any? {|b| system "#{b} #{man_html}" }
+      # no luck; direct user to project website
+      puts "See #{Detest::WEBSITE}"
+    end
+  end
+  exit
+elsif ARGV.delete('-v') or ARGV.delete('--version')
+  puts Detest::VERSION
+  exit
+end
+
+Detest.debug = ARGV.delete('-d') || ARGV.delete('--debug')
+
+require 'detest/auto'
+ARGV.each {|glob| Dir[glob].each {|test| load test } }

data/lib/detest.rb

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+require 'detest/inochi'
+
+require 'yaml'
+#
+# YAML raises this error when we try to serialize a class:
+#
+#   TypeError: can't dump anonymous class Class
+#
+# Work around this by representing a class by its name.
+#
+class Class # @private
+  alias __to_yaml__ to_yaml
+  def to_yaml opts = {}
+    begin
+      __to_yaml__ opts
+    rescue TypeError
+      inspect.to_yaml opts
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+module Detest
+  class << self
+    ##
+    # Launch an interactive debugger
+    # during assertion failures so
+    # the user can investigate them?
+    #
+    # The default value is $DEBUG.
+    #
+    attr_accessor :debug
+
+    ##
+    # Hash of counts of major events in test execution:
+    #
+    # [:time]
+    #   Number of seconds elapsed for test execution.
+    #
+    # [:pass]
+    #   Number of assertions that held true.
+    #
+    # [:fail]
+    #   Number of assertions that did not hold true.
+    #
+    # [:error]
+    #   Number of exceptions that were not rescued.
+    #
+    attr_reader :stats
+
+    ##
+    # Hierarchical trace of all tests executed, where each test is
+    # represented by its description, is mapped to an Array of
+    # nested tests, and may contain zero or more assertion failures.
+    #
+    # Assertion failures are represented as a Hash:
+    #
+    # [:fail]
+    #   Description of the assertion failure.
+    #
+    # [:call]
+    #   Stack trace leading to the point of failure.
+    #
+    # [:code]
+    #   Source code surrounding the point of failure.
+    #
+    # [:bind]
+    #   Location where local variables in `:vars` were extracted.
+    #
+    # [:vars]
+    #   Local variables visible at the point of failure.
+    #
+    attr_reader :trace
+
+    ##
+    # Defines a new test composed of the given
+    # description and the given block to execute.
+    #
+    # This test may contain nested tests.
+    #
+    # Tests at the outer-most level are automatically
+    # insulated from the top-level Ruby environment.
+    #
+    # @param [Object, Array<Object>] description
+    #
+    #   A brief title or a series of objects
+    #   that describe the test being defined.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D "a new array" do
+    #     D .< { @array = [] }
+    #
+    #     D "must be empty" do
+    #       T { @array.empty? }
+    #     end
+    #
+    #     D "when populated" do
+    #       D .< { @array.push 55 }
+    #
+    #       D "must not be empty" do
+    #         F { @array.empty? }
+    #       end
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    def D *description, &block
+      create_test @tests.empty?, *description, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Defines a new test that is explicitly insulated from the tests
+    # that contain it and also from the top-level Ruby environment.
+    #
+    # This test may contain nested tests.
+    #
+    # @param description (see Detest.D)
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D "a root-level test" do
+    #     @outside = 1
+    #     T { defined? @outside }
+    #     T { @outside == 1 }
+    #
+    #     D "an inner, non-insulated test" do
+    #       T { defined? @outside }
+    #       T { @outside == 1 }
+    #     end
+    #
+    #     D! "an inner, insulated test" do
+    #       F { defined? @outside }
+    #       F { @outside == 1 }
+    #
+    #       @inside = 2
+    #       T { defined? @inside }
+    #       T { @inside == 2 }
+    #     end
+    #
+    #     F { defined? @inside }
+    #     F { @inside == 2 }
+    #   end
+    #
+    def D! *description, &block
+      create_test true, *description, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # @overload def <(&block)
+    #
+    # Registers the given block to be executed
+    # before each nested test inside this test.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D .< { puts "before each nested test" }
+    #
+    #   D .< do
+    #     puts "before each nested test"
+    #   end
+    #
+    def <(klass = nil, &block)
+      if klass
+        # this method is being used as a check for inheritance
+        #
+        # NOTE: we cannot call super() here because this module
+        #       extends itself, thereby causing an infinite loop!
+        #
+        ancestors.include? klass
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+        @suite.before_each << block
+      end
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Registers the given block to be executed
+    # after each nested test inside this test.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D .> { puts "after each nested test" }
+    #
+    #   D .> do
+    #     puts "after each nested test"
+    #   end
+    #
+    def > &block
+      raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+      @suite.after_each << block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Registers the given block to be executed
+    # before all nested tests inside this test.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D .<< { puts "before all nested tests" }
+    #
+    #   D .<< do
+    #     puts "before all nested tests"
+    #   end
+    #
+    def << &block
+      raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+      @suite.before_all << block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Registers the given block to be executed
+    # after all nested tests inside this test.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D .>> { puts "after all nested tests" }
+    #
+    #   D .>> do
+    #     puts "after all nested tests"
+    #   end
+    #
+    def >> &block
+      raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+      @suite.after_all << block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that the given condition or the
+    # result of the given block is neither
+    # nil nor false and returns that result.
+    #
+    # @param condition
+    #
+    #   The condition to be asserted.  A block
+    #   may be given in place of this parameter.
+    #
+    # @param message
+    #
+    #   Optional message to show in the test
+    #   execution report if this assertion fails.
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   T { true }  # passes
+    #   T { false } # fails
+    #   T { nil }   # fails
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   T("computers do not doublethink") { 2 + 2 != 5 } # passes
+    #
+    def T condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :assert, true, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that the given condition or the
+    # result of the given block is either nil
+    # or false and returns that result.
+    #
+    # @param condition (see Detest.T)
+    #
+    # @param message (see Detest.T)
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   T! { true }  # fails
+    #   T! { false } # passes
+    #   T! { nil }   # passes
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   T!("computers do not doublethink") { 2 + 2 == 5 } # passes
+    #
+    def T! condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :negate, true, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Returns true if the given condition or
+    # the result of the given block is neither
+    # nil nor false.  Otherwise, returns false.
+    #
+    # @param condition (see Detest.T)
+    #
+    # @param message
+    #
+    #   This parameter is optional and completely ignored.
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   T? { true }  # => true
+    #   T? { false } # => false
+    #   T? { nil }   # => false
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   T?("computers do not doublethink") { 2 + 2 != 5 } # => true
+    #
+    def T? condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :sample, true, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    alias F T!
+
+    alias F! T
+
+    ##
+    # Returns true if the result of the given block is
+    # either nil or false.  Otherwise, returns false.
+    #
+    # @param message (see Detest.T?)
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   F? { true }  # => false
+    #   F? { false } # => true
+    #   F? { nil }   # => true
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   F?( "computers do not doublethink" ) { 2 + 2 == 5 } # => true
+    #
+    def F? condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :sample, false, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that the given condition or the
+    # result of the given block is nil.
+    #
+    # @param condition
+    #
+    #   The condition to be asserted.  A block
+    #   may be given in place of this parameter.
+    #
+    # @param message
+    #
+    #   Optional message to show in the test
+    #   execution report if this assertion fails.
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   N { nil }  # passes
+    #   N { false } # fails
+    #   N { true } # fails
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   T("computers do not doublethink") { 2 + 2 != 5 } # passes
+    #
+    def N condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :assert, nil, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    def N! condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :negate, nil, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    def N? condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      assert_yield :sample, nil, condition, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that one of the given
+    # kinds of exceptions is raised
+    # when the given block is executed.
+    #
+    # @return
+    #
+    #   If the block raises an exception,
+    #   then that exception is returned.
+    #
+    #   Otherwise, nil is returned.
+    #
+    # @param [...] kinds_then_message
+    #
+    #   Exception classes that must be raised by the given
+    #   block, optionally followed by a message to show in
+    #   the test execution report if this assertion fails.
+    #
+    #   If no exception classes are given, then
+    #   StandardError is assumed (similar to
+    #   how a plain 'rescue' statement without
+    #   any arguments catches StandardError).
+    #
+    # @example no exceptions given
+    #
+    #   E { }       # fails
+    #   E { raise } # passes
+    #
+    # @example single exception given
+    #
+    #   E(ArgumentError) { raise ArgumentError }
+    #   E(ArgumentError, "argument must be invalid") { raise ArgumentError }
+    #
+    # @example multiple exceptions given
+    #
+    #   E(SyntaxError, NameError) { eval "..." }
+    #   E(SyntaxError, NameError, "string must compile") { eval "..." }
+    #
+    def E *kinds_then_message, &block
+      assert_raise :assert, *kinds_then_message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that one of the given kinds of exceptions
+    # is not raised when the given block is executed.
+    #
+    # @return (see Detest.E)
+    #
+    # @param kinds_then_message (see Detest.E)
+    #
+    # @example no exceptions given
+    #
+    #   E! { }       # passes
+    #   E! { raise } # fails
+    #
+    # @example single exception given
+    #
+    #   E!(ArgumentError) { raise ArgumentError } # fails
+    #   E!(ArgumentError, "argument must be invalid") { raise ArgumentError }
+    #
+    # @example multiple exceptions given
+    #
+    #   E!(SyntaxError, NameError) { eval "..." }
+    #   E!(SyntaxError, NameError, "string must compile") { eval "..." }
+    #
+    def E! *kinds_then_message, &block
+      assert_raise :negate, *kinds_then_message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Returns true if one of the given kinds of
+    # exceptions is raised when the given block
+    # is executed.  Otherwise, returns false.
+    #
+    # @param [...] kinds_then_message
+    #
+    #   Exception classes that must be raised by
+    #   the given block, optionally followed by
+    #   a message that is completely ignored.
+    #
+    #   If no exception classes are given, then
+    #   StandardError is assumed (similar to
+    #   how a plain 'rescue' statement without
+    #   any arguments catches StandardError).
+    #
+    # @example no exceptions given
+    #
+    #   E? { }       # => false
+    #   E? { raise } # => true
+    #
+    # @example single exception given
+    #
+    #   E?(ArgumentError) { raise ArgumentError } # => true
+    #
+    # @example multiple exceptions given
+    #
+    #   E?(SyntaxError, NameError) { eval "..." } # => true
+    #   E!(SyntaxError, NameError, "string must compile") { eval "..." }
+    #
+    def E? *kinds_then_message, &block
+      assert_raise :sample, *kinds_then_message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that the given symbol is thrown
+    # when the given block is executed.
+    #
+    # @return
+    #
+    #   If a value is thrown along
+    #   with the expected symbol,
+    #   then that value is returned.
+    #
+    #   Otherwise, nil is returned.
+    #
+    # @param [Symbol] symbol
+    #
+    #   Symbol that must be thrown by the given block.
+    #
+    # @param message (see Detest.T)
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   C(:foo) { throw :foo, 123 } # passes, => 123
+    #   C(:foo) { throw :bar, 456 } # fails,  => 456
+    #   C(:foo) { }                 # fails,  => nil
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   C(:foo, ":foo must be thrown") { throw :bar, 789 } # fails, => nil
+    #
+    def C symbol, message = nil, &block
+      assert_catch :assert, symbol, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Asserts that the given symbol is not
+    # thrown when the given block is executed.
+    #
+    # @return nil, always.
+    #
+    # @param [Symbol] symbol
+    #
+    #   Symbol that must not be thrown by the given block.
+    #
+    # @param message (see Detest.T)
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   C!(:foo) { throw :foo, 123 } # fails,  => nil
+    #   C!(:foo) { throw :bar, 456 } # passes, => nil
+    #   C!(:foo) { }                 # passes, => nil
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   C!(:foo, ":foo must be thrown") { throw :bar, 789 } # passes, => nil
+    #
+    def C! symbol, message = nil, &block
+      assert_catch :negate, symbol, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Returns true if the given symbol is thrown when the
+    # given block is executed.  Otherwise, returns false.
+    #
+    # @param symbol (see Detest.C)
+    #
+    # @param message (see Detest.T?)
+    #
+    # @example no message given
+    #
+    #   C?(:foo) { throw :foo, 123 } # => true
+    #   C?(:foo) { throw :bar, 456 } # => false
+    #   C?(:foo) { }                 # => false
+    #
+    # @example message is given
+    #
+    #   C?(:foo, ":foo must be thrown") { throw :bar, 789 } # => false
+    #
+    def C? symbol, message = nil, &block
+      assert_catch :sample, symbol, message, &block
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Adds the given messages to the test execution
+    # report beneath the currently running test.
+    #
+    # You can think of "I" as to "inform" the user.
+    #
+    # @param messages
+    #
+    #   Objects to be added to the test execution report.
+    #
+    # @example single message given
+    #
+    #   I "establishing connection..."
+    #
+    # @example multiple messages given
+    #
+    #   I "beginning calculation...", Math::PI, [1, 2, 3, ['a', 'b', 'c']]
+    #
+    def I *messages
+      @trace.concat messages
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Starts an interactive debugging session at
+    # the location where this method was called.
+    #
+    # You can think of "I!" as to "investigate" the program.
+    #
+    def I!
+      debug
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Mechanism for sharing code between tests.
+    #
+    # If a block is given, it is shared under
+    # the given identifier.  Otherwise, the
+    # code block that was previously shared
+    # under the given identifier is injected
+    # into the closest insulated Detest test
+    # that contains the call to this method.
+    #
+    # @param [Symbol, Object] identifier
+    #
+    #   An object that identifies shared code.  This must be common
+    #   knowledge to all parties that want to partake in the sharing.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   S :knowledge do
+    #     #...
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   D "some test" do
+    #     S :knowledge
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   D "another test" do
+    #     S :knowledge
+    #   end
+    #
+    def S identifier, &block
+      if block_given?
+        if already_shared = @share[identifier]
+          raise ArgumentError, "A code block #{already_shared.inspect} has "\
+            "already been shared under the identifier #{identifier.inspect}."
+        end
+
+        @share[identifier] = block
+
+      elsif block = @share[identifier]
+        if @tests.empty?
+          raise "Cannot inject code block #{block.inspect} shared under "\
+            "identifier #{identifier.inspect} outside of a Detest test."
+        else
+          # find the closest insulated parent test; this should always
+          # succeed because root-level tests are insulated by default
+          test = @tests.reverse.find {|t| t.sandbox } or raise IndexError
+          test.sandbox.instance_eval(&block)
+        end
+
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "No code block is shared under identifier "\
+          "#{identifier.inspect}."
+      end
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Shares the given code block under the given
+    # identifier and then immediately injects that
+    # code block into the closest insulated Detest
+    # test that contains the call to this method.
+    #
+    # @param identifier (see Detest.S)
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   D "some test" do
+    #     S! :knowledge do
+    #       #...
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   D "another test" do
+    #     S :knowledge
+    #   end
+    #
+    def S! identifier, &block
+      raise 'block must be given' unless block_given?
+      S identifier, &block
+      S identifier
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Checks whether any code has been shared under the given identifier.
+    #
+    def S? identifier
+      @share.key? identifier
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Executes all tests defined thus far and stores
+    # the results in {Detest.trace} and {Detest.stats}.
+    #
+    def start
+      # execute the tests
+      start_time = Time.now
+      catch :DIFECTS_STOP do
+        BINDINGS.track do
+          execute
+        end
+      end
+      @stats[:time] = Time.now - start_time
+
+      # print test results
+      unless @stats.key? :fail or @stats.key? :error
+        #
+        # show execution trace only if all tests passed.
+        # otherwise, we will be repeating already printed
+        # failure details and obstructing the developer!
+        #
+        display @trace
+      end
+
+      display @stats
+
+    ensure
+      @tests.clear
+      @share.clear
+      @files.clear
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Stops the execution of the {Detest.start} method or raises
+    # an exception if that method is not currently executing.
+    #
+    def stop
+      throw :DIFECTS_STOP
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Clear all test results that were recorded thus far.
+    #
+    def reset
+      @stats.clear
+      @trace.clear
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Returns the details of the failure that
+    # is currently being debugged by the user.
+    #
+    def info
+      @trace.last
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def create_test insulate, *description, &block
+      raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+
+      description = description.join(' ')
+      sandbox = Object.new if insulate
+
+      @suite.tests << Suite::Test.new(description, block, sandbox)
+    end
+
+    def assert_yield mode, expect, condition = nil, message = nil, &block
+      # first parameter is actually the message when block is given
+      message = condition if block
+
+      message ||= [
+        (block ? 'block must yield' : 'condition must be'),
+        case expect
+        when nil then 'nil'
+        when true then 'true (!nil && !false)'
+        when false then 'false (nil || false)'
+        end
+      ].join(' ')
+
+      passed = lambda do
+        @stats[:pass] += 1
+      end
+
+      failed = lambda do
+        @stats[:fail] += 1
+        debug message
+      end
+
+      result = block ? call(block) : condition
+
+      verdict =
+        case expect
+        when nil then result == nil
+        when true then result != nil && result != false
+        when false then result == nil || result == false
+        end
+
+      case mode
+      when :sample then return verdict
+      when :assert then verdict ? passed.call : failed.call
+      when :negate then verdict ? failed.call : passed.call
+      end
+
+      result
+    end
+
+    def assert_raise mode, *kinds_then_message, &block
+      raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+
+      message = kinds_then_message.pop
+      kinds = kinds_then_message
+
+      if message.kind_of? Class
+        kinds << message
+        message = nil
+      end
+
+      kinds << StandardError if kinds.empty?
+
+      message ||=
+        case mode
+        when :assert then "block must raise #{kinds.join ' or '}"
+        when :negate then "block must not raise #{kinds.join ' or '}"
+        end
+
+      passed = lambda do
+        @stats[:pass] += 1
+      end
+
+      failed = lambda do |exception|
+        @stats[:fail] += 1
+
+        if exception
+          # debug the uncaught exception...
+          debug_uncaught_exception exception
+
+          # ...in addition to debugging this assertion
+          debug [message, {'block raised' => exception}]
+
+        else
+          debug message
+        end
+      end
+
+      begin
+        block.call
+
+      rescue Exception => exception
+        expected = kinds.any? {|k| exception.kind_of? k }
+
+        case mode
+        when :sample then return expected
+        when :assert then expected ? passed.call : failed.call(exception)
+        when :negate then expected ? failed.call(exception) : passed.call
+        end
+
+      else # nothing was raised
+        case mode
+        when :sample then return false
+        when :assert then failed.call nil
+        when :negate then passed.call
+        end
+      end
+
+      exception
+    end
+
+    def assert_catch mode, symbol, message = nil, &block
+      raise ArgumentError, 'block must be given' unless block
+
+      symbol = symbol.to_sym
+      message ||= "block must throw #{symbol.inspect}"
+
+      passed = lambda do
+        @stats[:pass] += 1
+      end
+
+      failed = lambda do
+        @stats[:fail] += 1
+        debug message
+      end
+
+      # if nothing was thrown, the result of catch()
+      # is simply the result of executing the block
+      result = catch(symbol) do
+        begin
+          block.call
+        rescue Exception => e
+          #
+          # ignore error about the wrong symbol being thrown
+          #
+          # NOTE: Ruby 1.8 formats the thrown value in `quotes'
+          #       whereas Ruby 1.9 formats it like a :symbol
+          #
+          unless e.message =~ /\Auncaught throw (`.*?'|:.*)\z/
+            debug_uncaught_exception e
+          end
+        end
+
+        self # unlikely that block will throw *this* object
+      end
+
+      caught = result != self
+      result = nil unless caught
+
+      case mode
+      when :sample then return caught
+      when :assert then caught ? passed.call : failed.call
+      when :negate then caught ? failed.call : passed.call
+      end
+
+      result
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Prints the given object in YAML
+    # format if possible, or falls back
+    # to Ruby's pretty print library.
+    #
+    def display object
+      # stringify symbols in YAML output for better readability
+      puts object.to_yaml.gsub(/^([[:blank:]]*(- )?):(?=@?\w+: )/, '\1')
+    rescue
+      require 'pp'
+      pp object
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Executes the current test suite recursively.
+    #
+    def execute
+      suite = @suite
+      trace = @trace
+
+      suite.before_all.each {|b| call b }
+
+      suite.tests.each do |test|
+        suite.before_each.each {|b| call b }
+
+        @tests.push test
+
+        begin
+          # create nested suite
+          @suite = Suite.new
+          @trace = []
+
+          # populate nested suite
+          call test.block, test.sandbox
+
+          # execute nested suite
+          execute
+
+        ensure
+          # restore outer values
+          @suite = suite
+
+          trace << build_exec_trace(@trace)
+          @trace = trace
+        end
+
+        @tests.pop
+
+        suite.after_each.each {|b| call b }
+      end
+
+      suite.after_all.each {|b| call b }
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Invokes the given block and debugs any
+    # exceptions that may arise as a result.
+    #
+    def call block, sandbox = nil
+      if sandbox
+        sandbox.instance_eval(&block)
+      else
+        block.call
+      end
+
+    rescue Exception => e
+      debug_uncaught_exception e
+    end
+
+    INTERNALS = /^#{Regexp.escape(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/ # @private
+
+    class << BINDINGS = Hash.new {|h,k| h[k] = {} } # @private
+      ##
+      # Keeps track of bindings for all
+      # lines of code processed by Ruby
+      # for use later in {Detest.debug}.
+      #
+      def track
+        raise ArgumentError unless block_given?
+
+        set_trace_func lambda {|event, file, line, id, binding, klass|
+          unless file =~ INTERNALS
+            self[file][line] = binding
+          end
+        }
+
+        yield
+
+      ensure
+        set_trace_func nil
+        clear
+      end
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Adds debugging information to the test execution report and
+    # invokes the debugger if the {Detest.debug} option is enabled.
+    #
+    # @param message
+    #
+    #   Message describing the failure
+    #   in the code being debugged.
+    #
+    # @param [Array<String>] backtrace
+    #
+    #   Stack trace corresponding to point of
+    #   failure in the code being debugged.
+    #
+    def debug message = nil, backtrace = caller
+      # omit internals from failure details
+      backtrace = backtrace.reject {|s| s =~ INTERNALS }
+
+      backtrace.first =~ /(.+?):(\d+(?=:|\z))/ or raise SyntaxError
+      source_file, source_line = $1, $2.to_i
+
+      binding_by_line = BINDINGS[source_file]
+      binding_line =
+        if binding_by_line.key? source_line
+          source_line
+        else
+          #
+          # There is no binding for the line number given in the backtrace, so
+          # try to adjust it to the nearest line that actually has a binding.
+          #
+          # This problem occurs because line numbers reported in backtraces
+          # sometimes do not agree with those observed by set_trace_func(),
+          # particularly in method calls that span multiple lines:
+          # set_trace_func() will consistently observe the ending parenthesis
+          # (last line of the method call) whereas the backtrace will oddly
+          # report a line somewhere in the middle of the method call.
+          #
+          # NOTE: I chose to adjust the imprecise line to the nearest one
+          # BELOW it.  This might not always be correct because the nearest
+          # line below could belong to a different scope, like a new class.
+          #
+          binding_by_line.keys.sort.find {|n| n > source_line }
+        end
+      binding = binding_by_line[binding_line]
+
+      # record failure details in the test execution report
+      details = Hash[
+        # user message
+        :fail, message,
+
+        # stack trace
+        :call, backtrace,
+
+        # code snippet
+        :code, (
+          if source = @files[source_file]
+            radius = 5 # number of surrounding lines to show
+            region = [source_line - radius, 1].max ..
+                     [source_line + radius, source.length].min
+
+            # ensure proper alignment by zero-padding line numbers
+            format = "%2s %0#{region.last.to_s.length}d  %s"
+
+            pretty = region.map do |n|
+              format % [('=>' if n == source_line), n, source[n-1].chomp]
+            end.unshift "[#{region.inspect}] in #{source_file}"
+
+            pretty.extend FailureDetails::CodeListing
+          end
+        )
+      ]
+
+      if binding
+        # binding location
+        details[:bind] = [source_file, binding_line].join(':')
+
+        # variable values
+        variables = eval('::Kernel.local_variables', binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+        details[:vars] = variables.inject(Hash.new) do |hash, variable|
+          hash[variable.to_sym] = eval(variable.to_s, binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+          hash
+        end.extend(FailureDetails::VariablesListing)
+      end
+
+      details.reject! {|key, value| (value || details[key]).nil? }
+      @trace << details
+
+      # show all failure details to the user
+      display build_fail_trace(details)
+
+      # allow user to investigate the failure
+      if @debug and binding
+        unless defined? IRB
+          require 'irb'
+          IRB.setup nil
+        end
+
+        irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(binding))
+        IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = irb.context
+        catch(:IRB_EXIT) { irb.eval_input }
+      end
+
+      nil
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Debugs the given uncaught exception inside the given context.
+    #
+    def debug_uncaught_exception exception
+      @stats[:error] += 1
+      debug exception, exception.backtrace
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Returns a report that associates the given
+    # failure details with the currently running test.
+    #
+    def build_exec_trace details
+      if @tests.empty?
+        details
+      else
+        { @tests.last.desc => (details unless details.empty?) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Returns a report that qualifies the given
+    # failure details with the current test stack.
+    #
+    def build_fail_trace details
+      @tests.reverse.inject(details) do |inner, outer|
+        { outer.desc => inner }
+      end
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Logic to pretty print the details of an assertion failure.
+    #
+    module FailureDetails # @private
+      module CodeListing
+        def to_yaml options = {}
+          #
+          # strip because to_yaml() will render the paragraph without escaping
+          # newlines ONLY IF the first and last character are non-whitespace!
+          #
+          join("\n").strip.to_yaml(options)
+        end
+
+        def pretty_print printer
+          margin = ' ' * printer.indent
+          printer.text [
+            first, self[1..-1].map {|line| margin + line }, margin
+          ].join(printer.newline)
+        end
+      end
+
+      module VariablesListing
+        def to_yaml options = {}
+          require 'pp'
+          require 'stringio'
+
+          inject(Hash.new) do |hash, (variable, value)|
+            pretty = PP.pp(value, StringIO.new).string.chomp
+            hash[variable] = "(#{value.class}) #{pretty}"
+            hash
+          end.to_yaml(options)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    class Suite # @private
+      attr_reader :tests, :before_each, :after_each, :before_all, :after_all
+
+      def initialize
+        @tests       = []
+        @before_each = []
+        @after_each  = []
+        @before_all  = []
+        @after_all   = []
+      end
+
+      Test = Struct.new(:desc, :block, :sandbox) # @private
+    end
+  end
+
+  # provide mixin-able versions of Detest's core vocabulary
+  singleton_methods(false).grep(/^[[:upper:]]?[[:punct:]]*$/).each do |meth|
+    #
+    # XXX: using eval() on a string because Ruby 1.8's
+    #      define_method() cannot take a block parameter
+    #
+    file, line = __FILE__, __LINE__ ; module_eval %{
+      def #{meth}(*args, &block)
+        ::#{name}.#{meth}(*args, &block)
+      end
+    }, file, line
+  end
+
+  # allow mixin-able methods to be accessed as class methods
+  extend self
+
+  # allow before and after hooks to be specified via the
+  # following method syntax when this module is mixed-in:
+  #
+  #   D .<< { puts "before all nested tests" }
+  #   D .<  { puts "before each nested test" }
+  #   D .>  { puts "after  each nested test" }
+  #   D .>> { puts "after  all nested tests" }
+  #
+  D = self
+
+  # set Detest::Hash from an ordered hash library in lesser Ruby versions
+  if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
+    begin
+      #
+      # NOTE: I realize that there are other libraries, such as facets and
+      # activesupport, that provide an ordered hash implementation, but this
+      # particular library does not interfere with pretty printing routines.
+      #
+      require 'orderedhash'
+      Hash = OrderedHash
+    rescue LoadError
+      warn "#{inspect}: Install 'orderedhash' gem for better failure reports."
+    end
+  end
+
+  @debug = $DEBUG
+
+  @stats = Hash.new {|h,k| h[k] = 0 }
+  @trace = []
+
+  @suite = class << self; Suite.new; end
+  @share = {}
+  @tests = []
+  @files = Hash.new {|h,k| h[k] = File.readlines(k) rescue nil }
+end