Make it possible to turn VCR on and off in a new thread #1019
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olleolleolle
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Just updated my branch. Yes, the tests still pass. |
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I think this fix would solve an issue we encounter when using VCR in combination with parallel_tests. The |
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35c5186 fixed so that VCR's `:turned_off` status for the main thread can be read in a new thread, even if the status changes after the new thread was created. However, the solution also introduced the problem that the `:turned_off` status isn't used for other threads than the main thread. This effectively makes it impossible to turn VCR on and off in a new thread. This change, instead, creates new contexts with `:turned_off` and `:ignore_cassettes` set to `nil` by default. When the values are read, they are only used if they explicitly have been set on the thread's context. Otherwise the main thread's context is used.
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#764 fixed so that VCR's
:turned_offstatus for the main thread can be read in a new thread, even if the status changes after the new thread was created.However, the solution also introduced the problem that the
:turned_offstatus isn't used for other threads than the main thread. This effectively makes it impossible to turn VCR on and off in a new thread.This change, instead, creates new contexts with
:turned_offand:ignore_cassettesset tonilby default. When the values are read, they are only used if they explicitly have been set on the thread's context. Otherwise the main thread's context is used.