# dchelimsky/rspec

Behaviour Driven Development framework for Ruby

Repository: https://github.com/dchelimsky/rspec
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dchelimsky-rspec
Homepage: http://rspec.info
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2015-05-03T01:29:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6760, "days_push": 4141, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1729, forks 168 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.503978+00:00)

## What it is
RSpec is a Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) testing framework for Ruby, composed of modular libraries: rspec-core (spec runner), rspec-expectations (readable matchers), rspec-mocks (test doubles), and rspec-rails (Rails integration). This particular repository is the historical meta-gem under the original maintainer, with its last release in 2015; active development has moved to the rspec organization.

## Use cases
- write behavior-driven specs for ruby code
- test ruby on rails applications with rspec
- run a spec suite from the command line
- use test doubles and mocks in ruby tests
- express expected outcomes with readable matchers
- replace minitest with a bdd framework in rails

## When to choose
- you want a mature, widely adopted BDD/testing framework for Ruby or Rails
- you need a spec runner, expectations, and mocking as composable libraries
- you prefer readable, descriptive test output and matcher APIs

## When to avoid
- you need the latest RSpec features or releases - use the actively maintained rspec/rspec repositories instead
- you want a framework under active maintenance from this specific repo, which last released in 2015
- you are testing non-Ruby code

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: testing, e2e-testing, mocking, cli
- domain: testing, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: ruby, cli
- tags: bdd, spec-framework, test-doubles, rspec, ruby-on-rails, tdd

## Member repositories
- dchelimsky/rspec (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.503978+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:56.789575+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://rspec.info (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:39.587786+00:00, sha fb85d6c6f71d)
  - site_page: http://rspec.info/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:39.596472+00:00, sha 983be271fbb1)
  - site_page: http://rspec.info/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:39.598766+00:00, sha 3d19eb7ba809)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.