How to say “any_instance” “should_receive” any number of times in RSpec

Here’s a better answer that avoids having to override the :new method:

save_count = 0
<Model>.any_instance.stub(:save) do |arg|
    # The evaluation context is the rspec group instance,
    # arg are the arguments to the function. I can't see a
    # way to get the actual <Model> instance :(
    save_count+=1
end
.... run the test here ...
save_count.should > 0

Seems that the stub method can be attached to any instance w/o the constraint, and the do block can make a count that you can check to assert it was called the right number of times.

Update – new rspec version requires this syntax:

save_count = 0
allow_any_instance_of(Model).to receive(:save) do |arg|
    # The evaluation context is the rspec group instance,
    # arg are the arguments to the function. I can't see a
    # way to get the actual <Model> instance :(
    save_count+=1
end
.... run the test here ...
save_count.should > 0