vcr · krainboltgreene · Dec 24, 2019 · Jul 24, 2019 · Sep 10, 2019 · Dec 2, 2019
diff --git a/lib/vcr.rb b/lib/vcr.rb
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ def turn_on!
   # @see #turn_off!
   # @see #turned_off
   def turned_on?
+    linked_context = current_context[:linked_context]
+    return !linked_context[:turned_off] if linked_context
+
     !context_value(:turned_off)
   end
 

diff --git a/spec/acceptance/threading_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/threading_spec.rb
@@ -29,5 +29,34 @@ def recorded_content_for(name)
       expect(recorded_content_for("search") +
              recorded_content_for("foo")).to include("query: thread", "FOO!")
     end
+
+    it 'can turn off VCR after another thread has started and affect the new thread' do
+      # Trigger context in main thread
+      VCR.turned_on?
+
+      thread = Thread.start do
+        # Trigger VCR to dup context to this new thread, linked to main thread
+        VCR.turned_on?
+
+        # Stop processing this thread so we can turn off VCR on the main thread
+        Thread.stop
+
+        # This request should be made after VCR is turned off on the main thread
+        Excon.get "http://localhost:#{VCR::SinatraApp.port}"
+      end
+
+      # Ensure the other thread has a chance to stop before we proceed?
+      sleep 1
+
+      VCR.turned_off do
+        # Now that VCR is turned off, we can resume our other thread
+        thread.wakeup
+
+        # Ensure the other thread has a chance to resume before we proceed?
+        sleep 1
+      end
+
+      thread.join
+    end
   end
 end