# RSpec - Use stub_const to stub constants.
# When the constant is already defined, the stubbed value will replace the original value for the duration of the example.
FOO = 7
describe "stubbing FOO" do it "can stub FOO with a different value" do stub_const("FOO", 5) FOO.should eq(5) end it "restores the stubbed constant when the example completes" do FOO.should eq(7) end
end

my_variable = 18 # simple ruby variable
MY_CONSTANT = 25 # ruby constant