Update mock and stub syntax for specs

app/helpers/broadcast_messages_helper.rb

 module BroadcastMessagesHelper
   def broadcast_styling(broadcast_message)
-    if(broadcast_message.color || broadcast_message.font)
-      "background-color:#{broadcast_message.color};color:#{broadcast_message.font}"
-    else
-      ""
+    styling = ''
+
+    if broadcast_message.color.present?
+      styling << "background-color: #{broadcast_message.color}"
+      styling << '; ' if broadcast_message.font.present?
     end
+
+    if broadcast_message.font.present?
+      styling << "color: #{broadcast_message.font}"
+    end
+
+    styling
   end
 end

app/helpers/icons_helper.rb

 module IconsHelper
+  include FontAwesome::Rails::IconHelper
+
   # Creates an icon tag given icon name(s) and possible icon modifiers.
   #
   # Right now this method simply delegates directly to `fa_icon` from the

app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb

 module NotificationsHelper
+  include IconsHelper
+
   def notification_icon(notification)
     if notification.disabled?
       icon('volume-off', class: 'ns-mute')

spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
     let(:body) { JSON.parse(response.body) }
     it { expect(body).to be_kind_of(Array) }
-    it { expect(body.size).to eq(1) }
+    it { expect(body.size).to eq 1 }
     it { expect(body.first["username"]).to eq user.username }
   end
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
     let(:body) { JSON.parse(response.body) }
     it { expect(body).to be_kind_of(Array) }
-    it { expect(body.size).to eq(1) }
+    it { expect(body.size).to eq 1 }
     it { expect(body.first["username"]).to eq user.username }
   end
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
     let(:body) { JSON.parse(response.body) }
     it { expect(body).to be_kind_of(Array) }
-    it { expect(body.size).to eq(User.count) }
+    it { expect(body.size).to eq User.count }
   end
 end

spec/features/gitlab_flavored_markdown_spec.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ describe "GitLab Flavored Markdown", feature: true do
   end
   before do
-    Commit.any_instance.stub(title: "fix #{issue.to_reference}\n\nask #{fred.to_reference} for details")
+    allow_any_instance_of(Commit).to receive(:title).
+      and_return("fix #{issue.to_reference}\n\nask #{fred.to_reference} for details")
   end
   let(:commit) { project.commit }

spec/features/profile_spec.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ describe 'Profile account page', feature: true do
   describe 'when signup is enabled' do
     before do
-      ApplicationSetting.any_instance.stub(signup_enabled?: true)
+      allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).
+        to receive(:signup_enabled?).and_return(true)
       visit profile_account_path
     end
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ describe 'Profile account page', feature: true do
   describe 'when signup is disabled' do
     before do
-      ApplicationSetting.any_instance.stub(signup_enabled?: false)
+      allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).
+        to receive(:signup_enabled?).and_return(false)
       visit profile_account_path
     end

spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ describe ApplicationHelper do
     end
     it 'should return an url for the avatar with relative url' do
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(relative_url_root: '/gitlab')
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(url: Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
+      allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:relative_url_root).and_return('/gitlab')
+      allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:url).and_return(Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
       user = create(:user)
       user.avatar = File.open(avatar_file_path)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe ApplicationHelper do
     let(:user_email) { 'user@email.com' }
     it 'should return a generic avatar path when Gravatar is disabled' do
-      ApplicationSetting.any_instance.stub(gravatar_enabled?: false)
+      allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).to receive(:gravatar_enabled?).and_return(false)
       expect(gravatar_icon(user_email)).to match('no_avatar.png')
     end
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ describe ApplicationHelper do
     end
     it 'should return default gravatar url' do
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(https: false)
+      allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:https).and_return(false)
       url = 'http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b58c6f14d292556214bd64909bcdb118'
       expect(gravatar_icon(user_email)).to match(url)
     end
     it 'should use SSL when appropriate' do
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(https: true)
+      allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:https).and_return(true)
       expect(gravatar_icon(user_email)).to match('https://secure.gravatar.com')
     end

spec/helpers/broadcast_messages_helper_spec.rb

@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BroadcastMessagesHelper do
   describe 'broadcast_styling' do
-    let(:broadcast_message) { double(color: "", font: "") }
+    let(:broadcast_message) { double(color: '', font: '') }
     context "default style" do
       it "should have no style" do
-        expect(broadcast_styling(broadcast_message)).to match('')
+        expect(broadcast_styling(broadcast_message)).to eq ''
       end
     end
-    context "customiezd style" do
-      before { broadcast_message.stub(color: "#f2dede", font: "#b94a48") }
+    context "customized style" do
+      let(:broadcast_message) { double(color: "#f2dede", font: '#b94a48') }
       it "should have a customized style" do
         expect(broadcast_styling(broadcast_message)).
-          to match('background-color:#f2dede;color:#b94a48')
+          to match('background-color: #f2dede; color: #b94a48')
       end
     end
   end

spec/helpers/diff_helper_spec.rb

@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ describe DiffHelper do
     end
     it 'should return only the first file if the diff line count in the 2nd file takes the total beyond safe limits' do
-      diffs[1].diff.stub(lines: [""] * 4999) #simulate 4999 lines
+      allow(diffs[1].diff).to receive(:lines).and_return([""] * 4999) #simulate 4999 lines
       expect(safe_diff_files(diffs).length).to eq(1)
     end
     it 'should return all files from a commit that is beyond safe limit for numbers of lines if force diff is true' do
       allow(controller).to receive(:params) { { force_show_diff: true } }
-      diffs[1].diff.stub(lines: [""] * 4999) #simulate 4999 lines
+      allow(diffs[1].diff).to receive(:lines).and_return([""] * 4999) #simulate 4999 lines
       expect(safe_diff_files(diffs).length).to eq(2)
     end
     it 'should return only the first file if the diff line count in the 2nd file takes the total beyond hard limits' do
       allow(controller).to receive(:params) { { force_show_diff: true } }
-      diffs[1].diff.stub(lines: [""] * 49999) #simulate 49999 lines
+      allow(diffs[1].diff).to receive(:lines).and_return([""] * 49999) #simulate 49999 lines
       expect(safe_diff_files(diffs).length).to eq(1)
     end

spec/helpers/notifications_helper_spec.rb

 require 'spec_helper'
 describe NotificationsHelper do
-  include FontAwesome::Rails::IconHelper
-  include IconsHelper
-
   describe 'notification_icon' do
     let(:notification) { double(disabled?: false, participating?: false, watch?: false) }
     context "disabled notification" do
-      before { notification.stub(disabled?: true) }
+      before { allow(notification).to receive(:disabled?).and_return(true) }
       it "has a red icon" do
         expect(notification_icon(notification)).to match('class="fa fa-volume-off ns-mute"')
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ describe NotificationsHelper do
     end
     context "participating notification" do
-      before { notification.stub(participating?: true) }
+      before { allow(notification).to receive(:participating?).and_return(true) }
       it "has a blue icon" do
         expect(notification_icon(notification)).to match('class="fa fa-volume-down ns-part"')
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ describe NotificationsHelper do
     end
     context "watched notification" do
-      before { notification.stub(watch?: true) }
+      before { allow(notification).to receive(:watch?).and_return(true) }
       it "has a green icon" do
         expect(notification_icon(notification)).to match('class="fa fa-volume-up ns-watch"')

spec/helpers/submodule_helper_spec.rb

@@ -14,41 +14,41 @@ describe SubmoduleHelper do
     context 'submodule on self' do
       before do
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(protocol: 'http') # set this just to be sure
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:protocol).and_return('http') # set this just to be sure
       end
       it 'should detect ssh on standard port' do
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.stub(ssh_port: 22) # set this just to be sure
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.stub(ssh_path_prefix: Settings.send(:build_gitlab_shell_ssh_path_prefix))
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell).to receive(:ssh_port).and_return(22) # set this just to be sure
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell).to receive(:ssh_path_prefix).and_return(Settings.send(:build_gitlab_shell_ssh_path_prefix))
         stub_url([ config.user, '@', config.host, ':gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git' ].join(''))
         expect(submodule_links(submodule_item)).to eq([ namespace_project_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce'), namespace_project_tree_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce', 'hash') ])
       end
       it 'should detect ssh on non-standard port' do
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.stub(ssh_port: 2222)
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.stub(ssh_path_prefix: Settings.send(:build_gitlab_shell_ssh_path_prefix))
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell).to receive(:ssh_port).and_return(2222)
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell).to receive(:ssh_path_prefix).and_return(Settings.send(:build_gitlab_shell_ssh_path_prefix))
         stub_url([ 'ssh://', config.user, '@', config.host, ':2222/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git' ].join(''))
         expect(submodule_links(submodule_item)).to eq([ namespace_project_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce'), namespace_project_tree_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce', 'hash') ])
       end
       it 'should detect http on standard port' do
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(port: 80)
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(url: Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:port).and_return(80)
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:url).and_return(Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
         stub_url([ 'http://', config.host, '/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git' ].join(''))
         expect(submodule_links(submodule_item)).to eq([ namespace_project_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce'), namespace_project_tree_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce', 'hash') ])
       end
       it 'should detect http on non-standard port' do
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(port: 3000)
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(url: Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:port).and_return(3000)
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:url).and_return(Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
         stub_url([ 'http://', config.host, ':3000/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git' ].join(''))
         expect(submodule_links(submodule_item)).to eq([ namespace_project_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce'), namespace_project_tree_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce', 'hash') ])
       end
       it 'should work with relative_url_root' do
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(port: 80) # set this just to be sure
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(relative_url_root: '/gitlab/root')
-        Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(url: Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:port).and_return(80) # set this just to be sure
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:relative_url_root).and_return('/gitlab/root')
+        allow(Gitlab.config.gitlab).to receive(:url).and_return(Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url))
         stub_url([ 'http://', config.host, '/gitlab/root/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git' ].join(''))
         expect(submodule_links(submodule_item)).to eq([ namespace_project_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce'), namespace_project_tree_path('gitlab-org', 'gitlab-ce', 'hash') ])
       end
@@ -156,6 +156,6 @@ describe SubmoduleHelper do
   end
   def stub_url(url)
-    repo.stub(submodule_url_for: url)
+    allow(repo).to receive(:submodule_url_for).and_return(url)
   end
 end

spec/lib/extracts_path_spec.rb

@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ describe ExtractsPath do
   before do
     @project = project
-    project.stub(repository: double(ref_names: ['master', 'foo/bar/baz', 'v1.0.0', 'v2.0.0']))
-    project.stub(path_with_namespace: 'gitlab/gitlab-ci')
+
+    repo = double(ref_names: ['master', 'foo/bar/baz', 'v1.0.0', 'v2.0.0'])
+    allow(project).to receive(:repository).and_return(repo)
+    allow(project).to receive(:path_with_namespace).
+      and_return('gitlab/gitlab-ci')
   end
   describe '#assign_ref' do

spec/lib/gitlab/auth_spec.rb

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ describe Gitlab::Auth do
     end
     context "with ldap enabled" do
-      before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.stub(enabled?: true) }
+      before do
+        allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).to receive(:enabled?).and_return(true)
+      end
       it "tries to autheticate with db before ldap" do
         expect(Gitlab::LDAP::Authentication).not_to receive(:login)

spec/lib/gitlab/backend/shell_spec.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Shell do
   let(:gitlab_shell) { Gitlab::Shell.new }
   before do
-    Project.stub(find: project)
+    allow(Project).to receive(:find).and_return(project)
   end
   it { is_expected.to respond_to :add_key }

spec/lib/gitlab/ldap/access_spec.rb

@@ -8,16 +8,24 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::Access do
     subject { access.allowed? }
     context 'when the user cannot be found' do
-      before { Gitlab::LDAP::Person.stub(find_by_dn: nil) }
+      before do
+        allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Person).to receive(:find_by_dn).and_return(nil)
+      end
       it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
     end
     context 'when the user is found' do
-      before { Gitlab::LDAP::Person.stub(find_by_dn: :ldap_user) }
+      before do
+        allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Person).
+          to receive(:find_by_dn).and_return(:ldap_user)
+      end
       context 'and the user is disabled via active directory' do
-        before { Gitlab::LDAP::Person.stub(disabled_via_active_directory?: true) }
+        before do
+          allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Person).
+            to receive(:disabled_via_active_directory?).and_return(true)
+        end
         it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
@@ -30,8 +38,9 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::Access do
       context 'and has no disabled flag in active diretory' do
         before do
           user.block
-          
-          Gitlab::LDAP::Person.stub(disabled_via_active_directory?: false)
+
+          allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Person).
+            to receive(:disabled_via_active_directory?).and_return(false)
         end
         it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
@@ -39,7 +48,8 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::Access do
         context 'when auto-created users are blocked' do
           before do
-            Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub(block_auto_created_users: true)
+            allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).
+              to receive(:block_auto_created_users).and_return(true)
           end
           it "does not unblock user in GitLab" do
@@ -51,7 +61,8 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::Access do
         context "when auto-created users are not blocked" do
           before do
-            Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub(block_auto_created_users: false)
+            allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).
+              to receive(:block_auto_created_users).and_return(false)
           end
           it "should unblock user in GitLab" do
@@ -63,8 +74,9 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::Access do
       context 'without ActiveDirectory enabled' do
         before do
-          Gitlab::LDAP::Config.stub(enabled?: true)
-          Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub(active_directory: false)
+          allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).to receive(:enabled?).and_return(true)
+          allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).
+            to receive(:active_directory).and_return(false)
         end
         it { is_expected.to be_truthy }

spec/lib/gitlab/ldap/adapter_spec.rb

@@ -3,27 +3,32 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Gitlab::LDAP::Adapter do
   let(:adapter) { Gitlab::LDAP::Adapter.new 'ldapmain' }
-  describe :dn_matches_filter? do
+  describe '#dn_matches_filter?' do
     let(:ldap) { double(:ldap) }
     subject { adapter.dn_matches_filter?(:dn, :filter) }
-    before { adapter.stub(ldap: ldap) }
+    before { allow(adapter).to receive(:ldap).and_return(ldap) }
     context "when the search is successful" do
       context "and the result is non-empty" do
-        before { ldap.stub(search: [:foo]) }
+        before { allow(ldap).to receive(:search).and_return([:foo]) }
         it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
       end
       context "and the result is empty" do
-        before { ldap.stub(search: []) }
+        before { allow(ldap).to receive(:search).and_return([]) }
         it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
       end
     end
     context "when the search encounters an error" do
-      before { ldap.stub(search: nil, get_operation_result: double(code: 1, message: 'some error')) }
+      before do
+        allow(ldap).to receive_messages(
+          search: nil,
+          get_operation_result: double(code: 1, message: 'some error')
+        )
+      end
       it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
     end

spec/lib/gitlab/ldap/authentication_spec.rb

 require 'spec_helper'
 describe Gitlab::LDAP::Authentication do
-  let(:klass) { Gitlab::LDAP::Authentication }
-  let(:user) { create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: dn) }
-  let(:dn) { 'uid=john,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com' }
-  let(:login) { 'john' }
+  let(:user)     { create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: dn) }
+  let(:dn)       { 'uid=john,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com' }
+  let(:login)    { 'john' }
   let(:password) { 'password' }
-  describe :login do
-    let(:adapter) { double :adapter }
+  describe 'login' do
     before do
-      Gitlab::LDAP::Config.stub(enabled?: true)
+      allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).to receive(:enabled?).and_return(true)
     end
     it "finds the user if authentication is successful" do
-      user
+      expect(user).not_to be_nil
+
       # try only to fake the LDAP call
-      klass.any_instance.stub(adapter: double(:adapter,
-        bind_as: double(:ldap_user, dn: dn)
-      ))
-      expect(klass.login(login, password)).to be_truthy
+      adapter = double('adapter', dn: dn).as_null_object
+      allow_any_instance_of(described_class).
+        to receive(:adapter).and_return(adapter)
+
+      expect(described_class.login(login, password)).to be_truthy
     end
     it "is false if the user does not exist" do
       # try only to fake the LDAP call
-      klass.any_instance.stub(adapter: double(:adapter,
-        bind_as: double(:ldap_user, dn: dn)
-      ))
-      expect(klass.login(login, password)).to be_falsey
+      adapter = double('adapter', dn: dn).as_null_object
+      allow_any_instance_of(described_class).
+        to receive(:adapter).and_return(adapter)
+
+      expect(described_class.login(login, password)).to be_falsey
     end
     it "is false if authentication fails" do
-      user
+      expect(user).not_to be_nil
+
       # try only to fake the LDAP call
-      klass.any_instance.stub(adapter: double(:adapter, bind_as: nil))
-      expect(klass.login(login, password)).to be_falsey
+      adapter = double('adapter', bind_as: nil).as_null_object
+      allow_any_instance_of(described_class).
+        to receive(:adapter).and_return(adapter)
+
+      expect(described_class.login(login, password)).to be_falsey
     end
     it "fails if ldap is disabled" do
-      Gitlab::LDAP::Config.stub(enabled?: false)
-      expect(klass.login(login, password)).to be_falsey
+      allow(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).to receive(:enabled?).and_return(false)
+      expect(described_class.login(login, password)).to be_falsey
     end
     it "fails if no login is supplied" do
-      expect(klass.login('', password)).to be_falsey
+      expect(described_class.login('', password)).to be_falsey
     end
     it "fails if no password is supplied" do
-      expect(klass.login(login, '')).to be_falsey
+      expect(described_class.login(login, '')).to be_falsey
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end

spec/lib/gitlab/ldap/user_spec.rb

@@ -16,24 +16,24 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::User do
   describe :changed? do
     it "marks existing ldap user as changed" do
-      existing_user = create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'ldapmain')
+      create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'ldapmain')
       expect(ldap_user.changed?).to be_truthy
     end
     it "marks existing non-ldap user if the email matches as changed" do
-      existing_user = create(:user, email: 'john@example.com')
+      create(:user, email: 'john@example.com')
       expect(ldap_user.changed?).to be_truthy
     end
     it "dont marks existing ldap user as changed" do
-      existing_user = create(:omniauth_user, email: 'john@example.com', extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'ldapmain')
+      create(:omniauth_user, email: 'john@example.com', extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'ldapmain')
       expect(ldap_user.changed?).to be_falsey
     end
   end
   describe :find_or_create do
     it "finds the user if already existing" do
-      existing_user = create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'ldapmain')
+      create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'ldapmain')
       expect{ ldap_user.save }.to_not change{ User.count }
     end
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::User do
     end
   end
-
   describe 'blocking' do
+    def configure_block(value)
+      allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::LDAP::Config).
+        to receive(:block_auto_created_users).and_return(value)
+    end
+
     context 'signup' do
       context 'dont block on create' do
-        before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: false }
+        before { configure_block(false) }
         it do
           ldap_user.save
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::User do
       end
       context 'block on create' do
-        before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: true }
+        before { configure_block(true) }
         it do
           ldap_user.save
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::User do
       end
       context 'dont block on create' do
-        before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: false }
+        before { configure_block(false) }
         it do
           ldap_user.save
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ describe Gitlab::LDAP::User do
       end
       context 'block on create' do
-        before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: true }
+        before { configure_block(true) }
         it do
           ldap_user.save

spec/lib/gitlab/upgrader_spec.rb

@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ describe Gitlab::Upgrader do
   describe 'latest_version?' do
     it 'should be true if newest version' do
-      upgrader.stub(latest_version_raw: current_version)
+      allow(upgrader).to receive(:latest_version_raw).and_return(current_version)
       expect(upgrader.latest_version?).to be_truthy
     end
   end
   describe 'latest_version_raw' do
     it 'should be latest version for GitLab 5' do
-      upgrader.stub(current_version_raw: "5.3.0")
+      allow(upgrader).to receive(:current_version_raw).and_return("5.3.0")
       expect(upgrader.latest_version_raw).to eq("v5.4.2")
     end

spec/models/commit_spec.rb

@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ eos
     let(:other_issue) { create :issue, project: other_project }
     it 'detects issues that this commit is marked as closing' do
-      commit.stub(safe_message: "Fixes ##{issue.iid}")
+      allow(commit).to receive(:safe_message).and_return("Fixes ##{issue.iid}")
       expect(commit.closes_issues).to eq([issue])
     end
     it 'does not detect issues from other projects' do
       ext_ref = "#{other_project.path_with_namespace}##{other_issue.iid}"
-      commit.stub(safe_message: "Fixes #{ext_ref}")
+      allow(commit).to receive(:safe_message).and_return("Fixes #{ext_ref}")
       expect(commit.closes_issues).to be_empty
     end
   end
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ eos
     let(:author) { create(:user, email: commit.author_email) }
     let(:backref_text) { "commit #{subject.id}" }
-    let(:set_mentionable_text) { ->(txt){ subject.stub(safe_message: txt) } }
+    let(:set_mentionable_text) do
+      ->(txt) { allow(subject).to receive(:safe_message).and_return(txt) }
+    end
     # Include the subject in the repository stub.
     let(:extra_commits) { [subject] }