[SOLVED] How can I progressively set up a mock using Meck?

How can I progressively set up a mock using Meck?

I would like to be able to progressively set up a mock (using Meck), so that expectations for different calls are set in different test setup functions. I thought merge_expects might do the trick. But I am seeing unexpected results:

default__second_expect_overwrites_first_expect_test() ->
  meck:unload(),
  meck:new(womble, [non_strict]),

  meck:expect(womble, sleep, fun(8) -> ok end),
  meck:expect(womble, sleep, fun(24) -> comatose end),

  ?assertEqual(comatose, womble:sleep(24)),
  ?assertError(function_clause, womble:sleep(8)).

merge_expects__second_expect_has_no_effect_test() ->
  meck:unload(),
  meck:new(womble, [non_strict, merge_expects]),

  meck:expect(womble, sleep, fun(8) -> ok end),
  meck:expect(womble, sleep, fun(24) -> comatose end),

  ?assertError(function_clause, womble:sleep(24)),
  ?assertEqual(ok, womble:sleep(8)).

I know that I can use the following workaround, but it will uglify my tests:

workaround_test() ->
  meck:unload(),
  meck:new(womble, [non_strict]),

  meck:expect(womble, sleep, [{[8], ok}, {[24], comatose}]),
  ?assertEqual(comatose, womble:sleep(24)),
  ?assertEqual(ok, womble:sleep(8)).

Solution

This seems to be a "bug" related to using funs as expectations specifications (I think it was never supported in the first place, but in any case it is not documented clearly). As a workaround, you could use expect/4:

1> meck:new(womble, [non_strict, no_link, merge_expects]).
ok
2> meck:expect(womble, sleep, [24], comatose).
ok
3> womble:sleep(8).
** exception error: no function clause matching womble:sleep(8)
4> womble:sleep(24).
comatose
5> meck:expect(womble, sleep, [8], ok).
ok
6> womble:sleep(8).
ok
7> womble:sleep(24).
comatose