Fix filtering based on :example_group to work for example groups.

Changelog.md

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Bug Fixes:
 * Fix `--bisect` so it works on large spec suites that were previously triggering
   "Argument list too long errors" due to all the spec locations being passed as
   CLI args. (Matt Jones, #2223).
+* Fix deprecated `:example_group`-based filtering so that it properly
+  applies to matching example groups. (Myron Marston, #2234)
 
 ### 3.5.0.beta1 / 2016-02-06
 [Full Changelog](http://github.com/rspec/rspec-core/compare/v3.4.3...v3.5.0.beta1)

lib/rspec/core/metadata_filter.rb

@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ def filter_applies?(key, value, metadata)
           end
         end
 
+        # @private
+        def silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations
+          RSpec::Support.thread_local_data[:silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations] = true
+          yield
+        ensure
+          RSpec::Support.thread_local_data.delete(:silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations)
+        end
+
       private
 
         def filter_applies_to_any_value?(key, value, metadata)
@@ -72,13 +80,6 @@ def filters_apply?(key, value, metadata)
           return false unless Hash === subhash || HashImitatable === subhash
           value.all? { |k, v| filter_applies?(k, v, subhash) }
         end
-
-        def silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations
-          RSpec::Support.thread_local_data[:silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations] = true
-          yield
-        ensure
-          RSpec::Support.thread_local_data.delete(:silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations)
-        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -202,9 +203,20 @@ def handle_mutation(metadata)
         end
 
         def applicable_metadata_from(metadata)
-          @applicable_keys.inject({}) do |hash, key|
-            hash[key] = metadata[key] if metadata.key?(key)
-            hash
+          MetadataFilter.silence_metadata_example_group_deprecations do
+            @applicable_keys.inject({}) do |hash, key|
+              # :example_group is treated special here because...
+              # - In RSpec 2, example groups had an `:example_group` key
+              # - In RSpec 3, that key is deprecated (it was confusing!).
+              # - The key is not technically present in an example group metadata hash
+              #   (and thus would fail the `metadata.key?(key)` check) but a value
+              #   is provided when accessed via the hash's `default_proc`
+              # - Thus, for backwards compatibility, we have to explicitly check
+              #   for `:example_group` here if it is one of the keys being used to
+              #   filter.
+              hash[key] = metadata[key] if metadata.key?(key) || key == :example_group
+              hash
+            end
           end
         end
 

spec/rspec/core/configuration_spec.rb

@@ -938,6 +938,16 @@ def metadata_hash(*args)
           expect(group.new.you_call_this_a_blt?).to eq("egad man, where's the mayo?!?!?")
         end
 
+        it "includes in example groups that match a deprecated `:example_group` filter" do
+          RSpec.configure do |c|
+            c.include(InstanceLevelMethods, :example_group => { :file_path => /./ })
+          end
+
+          group = RSpec.describe('does like, stuff and junk')
+          expect(group).not_to respond_to(:you_call_this_a_blt?)
+          expect(group.new.you_call_this_a_blt?).to eq("egad man, where's the mayo?!?!?")
+        end
+
         it "includes the given module into each existing matching example group" do
           matching_group = RSpec.describe('does like, stuff and junk', :magic_key => :include) { }
           non_matching_group = RSpec.describe