class Tryouts::ExpectationEvaluators::Boolean
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Uses #=|> syntax to visually represent OR logic (true OR false)
- Part of unified #= prefix convention for all expectation types
- Expression evaluation provides boolean logic testing with flexibility
- Clear expected display explains the dual acceptance requirement
- Flexible boolean matching allows either true or false values
DESIGN DECISIONS:
- Distinguishes from regular expectations through boolean type validation
- Actual display shows the evaluated expression result
- Expected display shows ‘true or false’ indicating flexible acceptance
- Expression has access to ‘result` and `_` variables (actual_result)
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS:
- More lenient than True/False evaluators but stricter than truthy/falsy
- Uses Ruby’s Array#include? for boolean type checking
- Fails for nil, 0, “”, [], {}, or any non-boolean value
- Only passes when expression evaluates to exactly true OR exactly false
BOOLEAN STRICTNESS:
[] #=|> result.first # Fail: expression is nil (falsy but not boolean)
[1, 2, 3] #=|> result.length # Fail: expression is 3 (truthy but not boolean)
[1, 2, 3] #=|> result.include?(5) # Pass: expression is false
[1, 2, 3] #=|> result.include?(2) # Pass: expression is true
[] #=|> result.empty? # Pass: expression is true
[1, 2, 3] #=|> result.empty? # Pass: expression is false
Examples:
SYNTAX: #=|> boolean_expression
- Distinguishes from strict true/false evaluators that require specific values
- Provides lenient boolean validation accepting both true and false values
- Validates that an expression evaluates to either true or false (not truthy/falsy)
PURPOSE:
Evaluator for flexible boolean expectations using syntax: #=|> expression
def self.handles?(expectation_type)
def self.handles?(expectation_type) expectation_type == :boolean end
def evaluate(actual_result = nil)
def evaluate(actual_result = nil) expectation_result = ExpectationResult.from_result(actual_result) expression_result = eval_expectation_content(@expectation.content, expectation_result) build_result( passed: [true, false].include?(expression_result), actual: expression_result, expected: 'true or false', ) rescue StandardError => ex handle_evaluation_error(ex, actual_result) end