In Rspec, how do I set the VCR record mode in the feature description?

Question

I have a test that uses VCR like this:

describe 'Do something with an api', feature: true, js: true, vcr: true do end

I want to set this vcr recording to the option new_episodes (it's currently set to once) but I can't find out how to pass this option into the settings. How to I make this feature record with the setting new_episodes?

https://relishapp.com/vcr/vcr/v/2-9-3/docs/record-modes/new-episodes - here's the docs for this option.

I can do it when wrapping a block in a vcr recording, however I want to use this setting for one of my features, how do I go about doing that? Can I pass it in on the describe line?

Answer 1

2.9.3 is extremely old (current version appears to be 6.1.0).

That being said according to the docs, which show almost this exact example, you can pass that option through the :vcr key in the Hash

spec/spec_helper.rb

VCR.configure do |c| 
  c.configure_rspec_metadata!
end

And then

spec/your_spec.rb

describe 'Do something with an api', feature: true, js: true, vcr: {record: :new_episodes} do

• 2.9.3 Docs
• 6.1.0 Docs