class Spec::Mocks::Mock

def ==(other)

target.
the comparison, we're sure the call gets delegated to the proxy
ActiveRecords belongs_to proxy objects. By making the other object run
This allows for comparing the mock to other objects that proxy such as 
def ==(other)
  other == __mock_proxy
end

def assign_stubs(stubs) 

def assign_stubs(stubs)
  stubs.each_pair do |message, response|
    stub!(message).and_return(response)
  end
end

def extract_option(source, target, key, default=nil) 

def extract_option(source, target, key, default=nil)
  if source[key]
    target[key] = source.delete(key)
  elsif default
    target[key] = default
  end
end

def extract_options(stubs_and_options) 

def extract_options(stubs_and_options)
  options = {}
  extract_option(stubs_and_options, options, :null_object)
  extract_option(stubs_and_options, options, :__declared_as, 'Mock')
  options
end

def initialize(name=nil, stubs_and_options={})

null object allowing any message to be sent to it.
* :null_object - if true, the mock object acts as a forgiving
only) == Options:
Creates a new mock with a +name+ (that will be used in error messages 
def initialize(name=nil, stubs_and_options={})
  if name.is_a?(Hash) && stubs_and_options.empty?
    stubs_and_options = name
    @name = nil
  else
    @name = name
  end
  @options = extract_options(stubs_and_options)
  assign_stubs(stubs_and_options)
end

def inspect 

def inspect
  "#<#{self.class}:#{sprintf '0x%x', self.object_id} @name=#{@name.inspect}>"
end

def method_missing(sym, *args, &block) 

def method_missing(sym, *args, &block)
  __mock_proxy.record_message_received(sym, args, block)
  begin
    return self if __mock_proxy.null_object?
    super(sym, *args, &block)
  rescue NameError
    __mock_proxy.raise_unexpected_message_error sym, *args
  end
end

def to_s 

def to_s
  inspect.gsub('<','[').gsub('>',']')
end