soaspec 0.2.33 → 0.3.1

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  1. checksums.yaml +4 -4
  2. data/.gitignore +15 -15
  3. data/.gitlab-ci.yml +62 -62
  4. data/.rspec +3 -3
  5. data/.rubocop.yml +2 -2
  6. data/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +74 -74
  7. data/ChangeLog +643 -632
  8. data/Dockerfile +7 -7
  9. data/Gemfile +8 -8
  10. data/LICENSE.txt +21 -21
  11. data/README.md +253 -231
  12. data/Rakefile +52 -52
  13. data/Todo.md +16 -16
  14. data/exe/soaspec +140 -138
  15. data/exe/xml_to_yaml_file +43 -43
  16. data/lib/soaspec.rb +118 -106
  17. data/lib/soaspec/baseline.rb +82 -22
  18. data/lib/soaspec/core_ext/hash.rb +44 -44
  19. data/lib/soaspec/cucumber/generic_steps.rb +94 -94
  20. data/lib/soaspec/demo.rb +6 -6
  21. data/lib/soaspec/errors.rb +24 -24
  22. data/lib/soaspec/exchange/exchange.rb +131 -129
  23. data/lib/soaspec/exchange/exchange_extractor.rb +105 -90
  24. data/lib/soaspec/exchange/exchange_properties.rb +28 -28
  25. data/lib/soaspec/exchange/exchange_repeater.rb +21 -21
  26. data/lib/soaspec/exchange/request_builder.rb +108 -70
  27. data/lib/soaspec/exchange/variable_storer.rb +24 -24
  28. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/exchange_handler.rb +98 -98
  29. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/exchange_handler_defaults.rb +61 -61
  30. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/handler_accessors.rb +132 -132
  31. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/request/rest_request.rb +77 -59
  32. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/request/soap_request.rb +41 -41
  33. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/response_extractor.rb +84 -84
  34. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/rest_exchanger_factory.rb +111 -111
  35. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/rest_handler.rb +307 -307
  36. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/rest_methods.rb +65 -65
  37. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/rest_parameters.rb +112 -112
  38. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/rest_parameters_defaults.rb +42 -42
  39. data/lib/soaspec/exchange_handlers/soap_handler.rb +241 -241
  40. data/lib/soaspec/exe_helpers.rb +94 -94
  41. data/lib/soaspec/generate_server.rb +48 -48
  42. data/lib/soaspec/generator/.rspec.erb +5 -5
  43. data/lib/soaspec/generator/.travis.yml.erb +5 -5
  44. data/lib/soaspec/generator/Gemfile.erb +8 -8
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  46. data/lib/soaspec/generator/Rakefile.erb +20 -19
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  49. data/lib/soaspec/generator/features/support/env.rb.erb +3 -3
  50. data/lib/soaspec/generator/generate_exchange.html.erb +47 -47
  51. data/lib/soaspec/generator/lib/blz_service.rb.erb +26 -26
  52. data/lib/soaspec/generator/lib/dynamic_class_content.rb.erb +12 -12
  53. data/lib/soaspec/generator/lib/new_rest_service.rb.erb +56 -56
  54. data/lib/soaspec/generator/lib/new_soap_service.rb.erb +29 -29
  55. data/lib/soaspec/generator/lib/package_service.rb.erb +2 -2
  56. data/lib/soaspec/generator/lib/shared_example.rb.erb +8 -8
  57. data/lib/soaspec/generator/spec/dynamic_soap_spec.rb.erb +12 -12
  58. data/lib/soaspec/generator/spec/rest_spec.rb.erb +9 -9
  59. data/lib/soaspec/generator/spec/soap_spec.rb.erb +51 -51
  60. data/lib/soaspec/generator/spec/spec_helper.rb.erb +23 -23
  61. data/lib/soaspec/generator/template/soap_template.xml +6 -6
  62. data/lib/soaspec/indifferent_hash.rb +9 -9
  63. data/lib/soaspec/interpreter.rb +70 -70
  64. data/lib/soaspec/matchers.rb +136 -140
  65. data/lib/soaspec/o_auth2.rb +142 -142
  66. data/lib/soaspec/soaspec_shared_examples.rb +26 -26
  67. data/lib/soaspec/spec_logger.rb +143 -143
  68. data/lib/soaspec/template_reader.rb +30 -30
  69. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/bank.wsdl +90 -90
  70. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/get_bank.rb +166 -166
  71. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/id_manager.rb +41 -41
  72. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/invoices.rb +29 -29
  73. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/namespace.xml +14 -14
  74. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/note.xml +5 -5
  75. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/puppy_service.rb +21 -21
  76. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/test_attribute.rb +14 -14
  77. data/lib/soaspec/test_server/test_namespace.rb +14 -14
  78. data/lib/soaspec/version.rb +6 -6
  79. data/lib/soaspec/virtual_server.rb +193 -190
  80. data/lib/soaspec/wait.rb +43 -43
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  82. data/soaspec.gemspec +58 -58
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- FROM ruby:2.6
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- MAINTAINER Samuel Garratt
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- LABEL url="https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/blob/master/Dockerfile"
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- # Simple Dockerfile with gems preinstalled
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- RUN gem install bundler rake soaspec
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+ LABEL url="https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/blob/master/Dockerfile"
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+ # Simple Dockerfile with gems preinstalled
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+ RUN gem install bundler rake soaspec
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- # Soaspec
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- This gem helps to represent multiple API tests against a backend briefly, concisely and clearly.
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- ![Soaspec example](images/basic_demo.gif)
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- > Example showing how a REST 'get' call can be made and it's response extracted.
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- [![Build Status](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/pipelines)
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- [![Coverage](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://samuel-garratt.gitlab.io/soaspec/coverage)
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- It is essentially a wrapper around the Savon and RestClient gems, adding useful functionality including
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- * Creating multiple API calls from the same base configuration through the use of an `ExchangeHandler` class
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- * Extracting values from response body's through either `XPath` or `JSONPath`
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- * Building up a custom RSpec `success scenario` shared example to reuse common tests on an API
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- * Methods simplifying setting and extracting values from a `Request/Response` pair (`Exchange`)
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- * Waiting for a particular response from an API by polling it
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- * Representing paths to values from a response with business-meaningful method names
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- * Generating initial code for testing an API with `soaspec new`
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- * Accessing and utilising `oauth2` access tokens
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- * Hosting a `virtual_server` that simulates REST & SOAP responses from an API
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-
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- ## Installation
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- Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
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- ```ruby
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- Or install it yourself as:
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- [Things to be done](Todo.md)
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- ## Getting Started
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- ## Usage
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- See [spec](spec) and [features](features) for example of usage.
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+ # Soaspec
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+ This gem helps to represent multiple API tests against a backend briefly, concisely and clearly.
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+ ![Soaspec example](images/basic_demo.gif)
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+ > Example showing how a REST 'get' call can be made and it's response extracted.
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+ [![Build Status](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/pipelines)
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+ [![Coverage](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://samuel-garratt.gitlab.io/soaspec/coverage)
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+ It is essentially a wrapper around the Savon and RestClient gems, adding useful functionality including
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+ * Creating multiple API calls from the same base configuration through the use of an `ExchangeHandler` class
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+ * Extracting values from response body's through either `XPath` or `JSONPath`
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+ * Building up a custom RSpec `success scenario` shared example to reuse common tests on an API
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+ * Methods simplifying setting and extracting values from a `Request/Response` pair (`Exchange`)
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+ * Waiting for a particular response from an API by polling it
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+ * Representing paths to values from a response with business-meaningful method names
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+ * Generating initial code for testing an API with `soaspec new`
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+ * Accessing and utilising `oauth2` access tokens
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+ * Hosting a `virtual_server` that simulates REST & SOAP responses from an API
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+ ## Installation
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+ gem 'soaspec'
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+ [Things to be done](Todo.md)
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+ * SOAP - this uses Savon behind the scenes. Some defaults are overridden. Please see 'soap_handler.rb'-'default_options' method
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+ for such defaults. When describing an API override this in 'savon_options' method
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+ * REST - this uses the resource class from the Rest-Client gem behind the scenes.
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+ See [spec](spec) and [features](features) for example of usage.
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+ ### ExchangeHandler
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+ To start with, create a class inheriting from a ‘Handler’ class for each web service that needs testing.
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+ In this class you define the common parameters used for testing it.
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+ For example:
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Classes are set up through inheriting from either `Soaspec::RestHandler` or `Soaspec::SoapHandler`
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+ class PuppyService < Soaspec::RestHandler
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+ # Set default headers for all `Exchanges` using this class
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+ headers accept: 'application/json', content_type: 'application/json'
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+ # URL for which all requests using this class will start with
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+ base_url 'http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet'
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+ # Accessing parts of a response
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+ # Define a method 'id' that can be obtained with either XPATH '//id' or JSONPath '$..id'
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+ element :category_id, '$..category.id'
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+ end
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+ ```
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+ > You can easily create a exchange handler with the `soaspec add` command. This will also add comments explaining common methods that can be used
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+ ### Exchange
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+ After creating the `ExchangeHandler`, you reference this class in creating `Exchange`s (objects that each represent a request / response pair).
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+ Upon initialization of the Exchange object (or later on through setters), parameters specific to this request are set.
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+ Most getters of the `Exchange` are on the response & will implicitly trigger the API request to be made.
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+ Once this request has been made, all following accessors of the response will just use the response of the previous request made.
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+ For example, to create a http post using the above `ExchangeHandler` and get parts of it's response.
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Create a new Exchange that will post to 'http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet' with JSON { "status": "sold" }
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+ # The 'body' key will convert it's value from a Hash to JSON
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+ exchange = PuppyService.post(body: { status: 'sold' })
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+ # This will trigger the request to be made & return the response, in this case a RestClient::Response object
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+ # This will do the same but using path directly in code
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+ # Get the HTTP status code of the response
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+ ```
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+ See [Request Body Parameters](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/wikis/RequestBodyParameters) for more details on setting a request body.
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+ See [Creating an Exchange](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/wikis/CreatingExchange) for details on how to create an Exchange.
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+ ### Virtual Server
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+ Soaspec includes a virtual server that returns REST and SOAP responses that can be used when learning or experimenting with API testing.
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+ The gem itself uses this to test it's own functionality.
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ By default it runs on port 4999. This will be used if `port_num` is empty.
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+ You can look at the documentation for the web services provided at the rool url (e.g `localhost:4999`).
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+ ### RSpec
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+ For example:
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+ ```ruby
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+ context PuppyService.new('Order Puppies') do
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+ describe post(:create_pet, body: { status: 'sold' }) do # Post with status as sold in request
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+ end
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+ end
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+ ```
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+ #### Tips
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+ If you find having a large backtrace on errors or RSpec shared examples such as 'success scenarios' this can shorten the
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+ RSpec.configure do |config|
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+ ### Cucumber
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+ If you're using `Cucumber` for testing a single API call then I would
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+ In the `Given` (or background) specify the `Exchange` object.
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+ Either store this as an instance variable (e.g `@exchange`) or use the global `Soaspec.last_exchange` (which is automatically set).
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+ In the `When`, use the `call` method to make the request `@exchange.call`. If problems occur in making the request this should separate such failures from issues with the response.
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+ In the `Then`, make the assertions from the `@exchange` object.
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+ E.g
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+ ```ruby
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+ ```
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+ ### Authentication
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+ See [the wiki](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/wikis/Authentication) for details.
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+ ## Logging
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+ By default traffic is logged to a file in the `logs` folder called `traffic_DATETIME.log`.
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+ The `SpecLogger` class is responsible for handling all the logs.
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+ To change the output file location to 'custom.log':
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+ ```
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+ To change the folder the default log is:
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+ ```ruby
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+ ```
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+ To disable logging to a file set the 'output_to_file' to 'false'.
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+ ```ruby
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+ ```
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+ There is a similar parameter to logging to the terminal, STDOUT (by default false).
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+ You can also change the color of this output with the `terminal_color` attribute.
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+ ```ruby
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+ Soaspec::SpecLogger.terminal_color = :magenta
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Learning more
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+
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+ Looking at the website [here](https://samuel-garratt.gitlab.io/soaspec/)
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+
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+ ## Development
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+ After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
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+ To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
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+ ## Contributing
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+ Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitLab at https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org) code of conduct.
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+ ## License
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+ The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
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+ ## Code of Conduct
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+ Everyone interacting in the Soaspec project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the [code of conduct](https://gitlab.com/samuel-garratt/soaspec/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).