Show STDOUT when running rspec

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When I run bundle exec rspec, I only get reports of failing tests, but no standard output (from something like puts, unlike in this question).

I do not want to test what is printed, I simply want to see it to understand what is going on. Isn't there a flag to simply print this interlined?

Is stdout being silenced / redirected? – Stefan Nov 05 '22 at 13:13 — Stefan, Nov 05 '22 at 13:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '22 at 04:26

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Check your logging file, like

tail -f log/test.log

answered Nov 05 '22 at 04:26

Alter Lagos

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '22 at 23:57

As the commend by Stefan said, look for some code that might be redirecting or silencing stdout. I just had the same problem, and turns out my project had this code:

def initialize_print
  @previous_stdout = $stdout
  @previous_stderr = $stderr
  $stdout = StringIO.new
  $stderr = StringIO.new
end

def finalize_print
  unless passed?
    STDOUT.puts $stdout.string if $stdout.string
    STDERR.puts $stderr.string if $stderr.string
  end
  $stdout = @previous_stdout
  $stderr = @previous_stderr
end

And then every test called these in setup/teardown. It was tricky to find because it was defined in various places, and one of them was a gem external to the project, so look for it because it might not be obvious at first glance.

Show STDOUT when running rspec

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