class RSpec::Core::Metadata

def apply_condition(key, value, metadata=self)
  case value
  when Hash
    value.all? { |k, v| apply_condition(k, v, metadata[key]) }
  when Regexp
    metadata[key] =~ value
  when Proc
    if value.arity == 2
      # Pass the metadata hash to allow the proc to check if it even has the key.
      # This is necessary for the implicit :if exclusion filter:
      #   {            } # => run the example
      #   { :if => nil } # => exclude the example
      # The value of metadata[:if] is the same in these two cases but
      # they need to be treated differently.
      value.call(metadata[key], metadata) rescue false
    else
      value.call(metadata[key]) rescue false
    end
  when Fixnum
    if key == :line_number
      relevant_line_numbers(metadata).include?(world.preceding_declaration_line(value))
    else
      metadata[key] == value
    end
  else
    metadata[key] == value
  end
end