diff --git a/spec/models/api_key_spec.rb b/spec/models/api_key_spec.rb index c389b472220..79aeac601de 100644 --- a/spec/models/api_key_spec.rb +++ b/spec/models/api_key_spec.rb @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe ApiKey do it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :key } - pending 'validates uniqueness of user_id' do + skip 'validates uniqueness of user_id' do Fabricate(:api_key) is_expected.to validate_uniqueness_of(:user_id) end diff --git a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb index d6b4da4cc76..3071a865764 100644 --- a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb +++ b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ describe Notification do ActiveRecord::Base.observers.enable :all end - it { should validate_presence_of :notification_type } - it { should validate_presence_of :data } + it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :notification_type } + it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :data } - it { should belong_to :user } - it { should belong_to :topic } + it { is_expected.to belong_to :user } + it { is_expected.to belong_to :topic } describe 'post' do let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) } @@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ describe Notification do it 'notifies the poster on reply' do - lambda { + expect { reply = Fabricate(:basic_reply, user: coding_horror, topic: post.topic) process_alerts(reply) - }.should change(post.user.notifications, :count).by(1) + }.to change(post.user.notifications, :count).by(1) end it "doesn't notify the poster when they reply to their own post" do - lambda { + expect { reply = Fabricate(:basic_reply, user: post.user, topic: post.topic) process_alerts(reply) - }.should_not change(post.user.notifications, :count) + }.not_to change(post.user.notifications, :count) end end @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ describe Notification do post = PostAlerter.post_created(Fabricate(:post, post_args)) user2 = Fabricate(:coding_horror) post_args[:topic].notify_watch!(user2) - lambda { + expect { PostAlerter.post_created(Fabricate(:post, user: post.user, topic: post.topic)) - }.should change(user2.notifications, :count).by(1) + }.to change(user2.notifications, :count).by(1) end end @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ describe Notification do user2 = Fabricate(:coding_horror) post_args[:topic].notify_muted!(user) - lambda { + expect { Fabricate(:post, user: user2, topic: post.topic, raw: 'hello @' + user.username) - }.should change(user.notifications, :count).by(0) + }.to change(user.notifications, :count).by(0) end end @@ -75,29 +75,29 @@ describe Notification do context 'a regular notification' do it 'increases unread_notifications' do - lambda { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.should change(user, :unread_notifications) + expect { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.to change(user, :unread_notifications) end it 'increases total_unread_notifications' do - lambda { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.should change(user, :total_unread_notifications) + expect { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.to change(user, :total_unread_notifications) end it "doesn't increase unread_private_messages" do - lambda { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.should_not change(user, :unread_private_messages) + expect { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.not_to change(user, :unread_private_messages) end end context 'a private message' do it "doesn't increase unread_notifications" do - lambda { Fabricate(:private_message_notification, user: user); user.reload }.should_not change(user, :unread_notifications) + expect { Fabricate(:private_message_notification, user: user); user.reload }.not_to change(user, :unread_notifications) end it 'increases total_unread_notifications' do - lambda { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.should change(user, :total_unread_notifications) + expect { Fabricate(:notification, user: user); user.reload }.to change(user, :total_unread_notifications) end it "increases unread_private_messages" do - lambda { Fabricate(:private_message_notification, user: user); user.reload }.should change(user, :unread_private_messages) + expect { Fabricate(:private_message_notification, user: user); user.reload }.to change(user, :unread_private_messages) end end @@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ describe Notification do end it 'should create and rollup private message notifications' do - @target.notifications.first.notification_type.should == Notification.types[:private_message] - @post.user.unread_notifications.should == 0 - @post.user.total_unread_notifications.should == 0 - @target.unread_private_messages.should == 1 + expect(@target.notifications.first.notification_type).to eq(Notification.types[:private_message]) + expect(@post.user.unread_notifications).to eq(0) + expect(@post.user.total_unread_notifications).to eq(0) + expect(@target.unread_private_messages).to eq(1) Fabricate(:post, topic: @topic, user: @topic.user) @target.reload - @target.unread_private_messages.should == 1 + expect(@target.unread_private_messages).to eq(1) end @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe Notification do let!(:notification) { Fabricate(:notification, user: post.user, topic: post.topic, post_number: post.post_number) } it 'returns the post' do - notification.post.should == post + expect(notification.post).to eq(post) end end @@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ describe Notification do let(:notification) { Fabricate.build(:notification) } it 'should have a data hash' do - notification.data_hash.should be_present + expect(notification.data_hash).to be_present end it 'should have the data within the json' do - notification.data_hash[:poison].should == 'ivy' + expect(notification.data_hash[:poison]).to eq('ivy') end end @@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ describe Notification do user.saw_notification_id(other.id) user.reload - user.unread_notifications.should == 0 - user.total_unread_notifications.should == 2 - user.unread_private_messages.should == 1 + expect(user.unread_notifications).to eq(0) + expect(user.total_unread_notifications).to eq(2) + expect(user.unread_private_messages).to eq(1) end end @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe Notification do end Notification.create!(read: true, user_id: user.id, topic_id: 2, post_number: 4, data: '{}', notification_type: 1) - Notification.mark_posts_read(user,2,[1,2,3,4]).should == 3 + expect(Notification.mark_posts_read(user,2,[1,2,3,4])).to eq(3) end end @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe Notification do # we may want to make notification "trashable" but for now we nuke pm notifications from deleted topics/posts Notification.ensure_consistency! - Notification.count.should == 2 + expect(Notification.count).to eq(2) end end @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ describe Notification do # bumps unread pms to front of list notifications = Notification.recent_report(user, 3) - notifications.map{|n| n.id}.should == [a.id, d.id, c.id] + expect(notifications.map{|n| n.id}).to eq([a.id, d.id, c.id]) end end diff --git a/spec/models/optimized_image_spec.rb b/spec/models/optimized_image_spec.rb index 3dfdb0cc9f7..ff43c354f2f 100644 --- a/spec/models/optimized_image_spec.rb +++ b/spec/models/optimized_image_spec.rb @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe OptimizedImage do it "returns nil" do OptimizedImage.expects(:resize).returns(false) - OptimizedImage.create_for(upload, 100, 200).should == nil + expect(OptimizedImage.create_for(upload, 100, 200)).to eq(nil) end end @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ describe OptimizedImage do it "works" do oi = OptimizedImage.create_for(upload, 100, 200) - oi.sha1.should == "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709" - oi.extension.should == ".png" - oi.width.should == 100 - oi.height.should == 200 - oi.url.should == "/internally/stored/optimized/image.png" + expect(oi.sha1).to eq("da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709") + expect(oi.extension).to eq(".png") + expect(oi.width).to eq(100) + expect(oi.height).to eq(200) + expect(oi.url).to eq("/internally/stored/optimized/image.png") end end @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe OptimizedImage do it "returns nil" do OptimizedImage.expects(:resize).returns(false) - OptimizedImage.create_for(upload, 100, 200).should == nil + expect(OptimizedImage.create_for(upload, 100, 200)).to eq(nil) end end @@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ describe OptimizedImage do it "works" do oi = OptimizedImage.create_for(upload, 100, 200) - oi.sha1.should == "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709" - oi.extension.should == ".png" - oi.width.should == 100 - oi.height.should == 200 - oi.url.should == "/externally/stored/optimized/image.png" + expect(oi.sha1).to eq("da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709") + expect(oi.extension).to eq(".png") + expect(oi.width).to eq(100) + expect(oi.height).to eq(200) + expect(oi.url).to eq("/externally/stored/optimized/image.png") end end diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb index d7d714a1a12..a85b327f27b 100644 --- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb +++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb @@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ describe Post do Fabricate.build(:post, args) end - it { should validate_presence_of :raw } + it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :raw } # Min/max body lengths, respecting padding - it { should_not allow_value("x").for(:raw) } - it { should_not allow_value("x" * (SiteSetting.max_post_length + 1)).for(:raw) } - it { should_not allow_value((" " * SiteSetting.min_post_length) + "x").for(:raw) } + it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("x").for(:raw) } + it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("x" * (SiteSetting.max_post_length + 1)).for(:raw) } + it { is_expected.not_to allow_value((" " * SiteSetting.min_post_length) + "x").for(:raw) } - it { should rate_limit } + it { is_expected.to rate_limit } let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) } let(:post_args) do @@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ describe Post do 2.times do |t| Fabricate(:post, created_at: t.seconds.from_now) end - Post.by_newest.first.created_at.should > Post.by_newest.last.created_at + expect(Post.by_newest.first.created_at).to be > Post.by_newest.last.created_at end end describe '#with_user' do it 'gives you a user' do Fabricate(:post, user: Fabricate.build(:user)) - Post.with_user.first.user.should be_a User + expect(Post.with_user.first.user).to be_a User end end @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe Post do end it "doesn't create a new revision when deleted" do - post.revisions.count.should == 0 + expect(post.revisions.count).to eq(0) end describe "recovery" do @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe Post do end it "doesn't create a new revision when recovered" do - post.revisions.count.should == 0 + expect(post.revisions.count).to eq(0) end end end @@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ describe Post do PostAction.act(user, post, PostActionType.types[:off_topic]) post.reload - post.is_flagged?.should == true + expect(post.is_flagged?).to eq(true) PostAction.remove_act(user, post, PostActionType.types[:off_topic]) post.reload - post.is_flagged?.should == false + expect(post.is_flagged?).to eq(false) end end @@ -114,32 +114,32 @@ describe Post do let(:post_with_two_classy_images) { post_with_body(" ", newuser) } it "returns 0 images for an empty post" do - Fabricate.build(:post).image_count.should == 0 + expect(Fabricate.build(:post).image_count).to eq(0) end it "finds images from markdown" do - post_one_image.image_count.should == 1 + expect(post_one_image.image_count).to eq(1) end it "finds images from HTML" do - post_two_images.image_count.should == 2 + expect(post_two_images.image_count).to eq(2) end it "doesn't count avatars as images" do - post_with_avatars.image_count.should == 0 + expect(post_with_avatars.image_count).to eq(0) end it "doesn't count favicons as images" do - post_with_favicon.image_count.should == 0 + expect(post_with_favicon.image_count).to eq(0) end it "doesn't count thumbnails as images" do - post_with_thumbnail.image_count.should == 0 + expect(post_with_thumbnail.image_count).to eq(0) end it "doesn't count whitelisted images" do Post.stubs(:white_listed_image_classes).returns(["classy"]) - post_with_two_classy_images.image_count.should == 0 + expect(post_with_two_classy_images.image_count).to eq(0) end context "validation" do @@ -150,26 +150,26 @@ describe Post do context 'newuser' do it "allows a new user to post below the limit" do - post_one_image.should be_valid + expect(post_one_image).to be_valid end it "doesn't allow more than the maximum" do - post_two_images.should_not be_valid + expect(post_two_images).not_to be_valid end it "doesn't allow a new user to edit their post to insert an image" do post_no_images.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[0] post_no_images.save - -> { + expect { post_no_images.revise(post_no_images.user, { raw: post_two_images.raw }) post_no_images.reload - }.should_not change(post_no_images, :raw) + }.not_to change(post_no_images, :raw) end end it "allows more images from a not-new account" do post_two_images.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[1] - post_two_images.should be_valid + expect(post_two_images).to be_valid end end @@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ describe Post do let(:post_two_attachments) { post_with_body('errors.log model.3ds', newuser) } it "returns 0 attachments for an empty post" do - Fabricate.build(:post).attachment_count.should == 0 + expect(Fabricate.build(:post).attachment_count).to eq(0) end it "finds attachments from HTML" do - post_two_attachments.attachment_count.should == 2 + expect(post_two_attachments.attachment_count).to eq(2) end context "validation" do @@ -198,26 +198,26 @@ describe Post do context 'newuser' do it "allows a new user to post below the limit" do - post_one_attachment.should be_valid + expect(post_one_attachment).to be_valid end it "doesn't allow more than the maximum" do - post_two_attachments.should_not be_valid + expect(post_two_attachments).not_to be_valid end it "doesn't allow a new user to edit their post to insert an attachment" do post_no_attachments.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[0] post_no_attachments.save - -> { + expect { post_no_attachments.revise(post_no_attachments.user, { raw: post_two_attachments.raw }) post_no_attachments.reload - }.should_not change(post_no_attachments, :raw) + }.not_to change(post_no_attachments, :raw) end end it "allows more attachments from a not-new account" do post_two_attachments.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[1] - post_two_attachments.should be_valid + expect(post_two_attachments).to be_valid end end @@ -233,40 +233,40 @@ describe Post do describe "raw_links" do it "returns a blank collection for a post with no links" do - no_links.raw_links.should be_blank + expect(no_links.raw_links).to be_blank end it "finds a link within markdown" do - one_link.raw_links.should == ["http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"] + expect(one_link.raw_links).to eq(["http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"]) end it "can find two links from html" do - two_links.raw_links.should == ["http://disneyland.disney.go.com/", "http://reddit.com"] + expect(two_links.raw_links).to eq(["http://disneyland.disney.go.com/", "http://reddit.com"]) end it "can find three links without markup" do - three_links.raw_links.should == ["http://discourse.org", "http://discourse.org/another_url", "http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"] + expect(three_links.raw_links).to eq(["http://discourse.org", "http://discourse.org/another_url", "http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"]) end end describe "linked_hosts" do it "returns blank with no links" do - no_links.linked_hosts.should be_blank + expect(no_links.linked_hosts).to be_blank end it "returns the host and a count for links" do - two_links.linked_hosts.should == {"disneyland.disney.go.com" => 1, "reddit.com" => 1} + expect(two_links.linked_hosts).to eq({"disneyland.disney.go.com" => 1, "reddit.com" => 1}) end it "it counts properly with more than one link on the same host" do - three_links.linked_hosts.should == {"discourse.org" => 1, "www.imdb.com" => 1} + expect(three_links.linked_hosts).to eq({"discourse.org" => 1, "www.imdb.com" => 1}) end end describe "total host usage" do it "has none for a regular post" do - no_links.total_hosts_usage.should be_blank + expect(no_links.total_hosts_usage).to be_blank end context "with a previous host" do @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe Post do end it "contains the new post's links, PLUS the previous one" do - two_links.total_hosts_usage.should == {'disneyland.disney.go.com' => 2, 'reddit.com' => 1} + expect(two_links.total_hosts_usage).to eq({'disneyland.disney.go.com' => 2, 'reddit.com' => 1}) end end @@ -298,19 +298,19 @@ describe Post do let(:post_with_mentions) { post_with_body("hello @#{newuser.username} how are you doing?", newuser) } it "returns 0 links for an empty post" do - Fabricate.build(:post).link_count.should == 0 + expect(Fabricate.build(:post).link_count).to eq(0) end it "returns 0 links for a post with mentions" do - post_with_mentions.link_count.should == 0 + expect(post_with_mentions.link_count).to eq(0) end it "finds links from markdown" do - post_one_link.link_count.should == 1 + expect(post_one_link.link_count).to eq(1) end it "finds links from HTML" do - post_two_links.link_count.should == 2 + expect(post_two_links.link_count).to eq(2) end context "validation" do @@ -321,17 +321,17 @@ describe Post do context 'newuser' do it "returns true when within the amount of links allowed" do - post_one_link.should be_valid + expect(post_one_link).to be_valid end it "doesn't allow more links than allowed" do - post_two_links.should_not be_valid + expect(post_two_links).not_to be_valid end end it "allows multiple images for basic accounts" do post_two_links.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[1] - post_two_links.should be_valid + expect(post_two_links).to be_valid end end @@ -345,37 +345,37 @@ describe Post do it "returns an empty array with no matches" do post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "Hello Jake and Finn!")) - post.raw_mentions.should == [] + expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq([]) end it "returns lowercase unique versions of the mentions" do post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "@Jake @Finn @Jake")) - post.raw_mentions.should == ['jake', 'finn'] + expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq(['jake', 'finn']) end it "ignores pre" do post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "
@Jake
@Finn")) - post.raw_mentions.should == ['finn'] + expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq(['finn']) end it "catches content between pre tags" do post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "
hello
@Finn
"))
-        post.raw_mentions.should == ['finn']
+        expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq(['finn'])
       end
 
       it "ignores code" do
         post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "@Jake `@Finn`"))
-        post.raw_mentions.should == ['jake']
+        expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq(['jake'])
       end
 
       it "ignores quotes" do
         post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "[quote=\"Evil Trout\"]@Jake[/quote] @Finn"))
-        post.raw_mentions.should == ['finn']
+        expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq(['finn'])
       end
 
       it "handles underscore in username" do
         post = Fabricate.build(:post, post_args.merge(raw: "@Jake @Finn @Jake_Old"))
-        post.raw_mentions.should == ['jake', 'finn', 'jake_old']
+        expect(post.raw_mentions).to eq(['jake', 'finn', 'jake_old'])
       end
 
     end
@@ -393,11 +393,11 @@ describe Post do
         end
 
         it "allows a new user to have newuser_max_mentions_per_post mentions" do
-          post_with_one_mention.should be_valid
+          expect(post_with_one_mention).to be_valid
         end
 
         it "doesn't allow a new user to have more than newuser_max_mentions_per_post mentions" do
-          post_with_two_mentions.should_not be_valid
+          expect(post_with_two_mentions).not_to be_valid
         end
       end
 
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@ describe Post do
 
         it "allows vmax_mentions_per_post mentions" do
           post_with_one_mention.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[1]
-          post_with_one_mention.should be_valid
+          expect(post_with_one_mention).to be_valid
         end
 
         it "doesn't allow to have more than max_mentions_per_post mentions" do
           post_with_two_mentions.user.trust_level = TrustLevel[1]
-          post_with_two_mentions.should_not be_valid
+          expect(post_with_two_mentions).not_to be_valid
         end
       end
 
@@ -425,11 +425,11 @@ describe Post do
 
   context 'validation' do
     it 'validates our default post' do
-      Fabricate.build(:post, post_args).should be_valid
+      expect(Fabricate.build(:post, post_args)).to be_valid
     end
 
     it 'treate blank posts as invalid' do
-      Fabricate.build(:post, raw: "").should_not be_valid
+      expect(Fabricate.build(:post, raw: "")).not_to be_valid
     end
   end
 
@@ -439,24 +439,24 @@ describe Post do
     let(:post) { post_with_body(raw) }
 
     it "returns a value" do
-      post.raw_hash.should be_present
+      expect(post.raw_hash).to be_present
     end
 
     it "returns blank for a nil body" do
       post.raw = nil
-      post.raw_hash.should be_blank
+      expect(post.raw_hash).to be_blank
     end
 
     it "returns the same value for the same raw" do
-      post.raw_hash.should == post_with_body(raw).raw_hash
+      expect(post.raw_hash).to eq(post_with_body(raw).raw_hash)
     end
 
     it "returns a different value for a different raw" do
-      post.raw_hash.should_not == post_with_body("something else").raw_hash
+      expect(post.raw_hash).not_to eq(post_with_body("something else").raw_hash)
     end
 
     it "returns a different value with different text case" do
-      post.raw_hash.should_not == post_with_body("THIS is OUR TEST post BODy").raw_hash
+      expect(post.raw_hash).not_to eq(post_with_body("THIS is OUR TEST post BODy").raw_hash)
     end
   end
 
@@ -466,15 +466,15 @@ describe Post do
     let(:first_version_at) { post.last_version_at }
 
     it 'has no revision' do
-      post.revisions.size.should == 0
-      first_version_at.should be_present
-      post.revise(post.user, { raw: post.raw }).should == false
+      expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(0)
+      expect(first_version_at).to be_present
+      expect(post.revise(post.user, { raw: post.raw })).to eq(false)
     end
 
     describe 'with the same body' do
 
       it "doesn't change version" do
-        lambda { post.revise(post.user, { raw: post.raw }); post.reload }.should_not change(post, :version)
+        expect { post.revise(post.user, { raw: post.raw }); post.reload }.not_to change(post, :version)
       end
 
     end
@@ -490,34 +490,34 @@ describe Post do
         # ninja edit
         post.revise(post.user, { raw: 'updated body' }, revised_at: post.updated_at + 10.seconds)
         post.reload
-        post.version.should == 1
-        post.public_version.should == 1
-        post.revisions.size.should == 0
-        post.last_version_at.to_i.should == first_version_at.to_i
+        expect(post.version).to eq(1)
+        expect(post.public_version).to eq(1)
+        expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(0)
+        expect(post.last_version_at.to_i).to eq(first_version_at.to_i)
 
         # revision much later
         post.revise(post.user, { raw: 'another updated body' }, revised_at: revised_at)
         post.reload
-        post.version.should == 2
-        post.public_version.should == 2
-        post.revisions.size.should == 1
-        post.last_version_at.to_i.should == revised_at.to_i
+        expect(post.version).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.public_version).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(1)
+        expect(post.last_version_at.to_i).to eq(revised_at.to_i)
 
         # new edit window
         post.revise(post.user, { raw: 'yet another updated body' }, revised_at: revised_at + 10.seconds)
         post.reload
-        post.version.should == 2
-        post.public_version.should == 2
-        post.revisions.size.should == 1
-        post.last_version_at.to_i.should == revised_at.to_i
+        expect(post.version).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.public_version).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(1)
+        expect(post.last_version_at.to_i).to eq(revised_at.to_i)
 
         # after second window
         post.revise(post.user, { raw: 'yet another, another updated body' }, revised_at: new_revised_at)
         post.reload
-        post.version.should == 3
-        post.public_version.should == 3
-        post.revisions.size.should == 2
-        post.last_version_at.to_i.should == new_revised_at.to_i
+        expect(post.version).to eq(3)
+        expect(post.public_version).to eq(3)
+        expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.last_version_at.to_i).to eq(new_revised_at.to_i)
       end
 
     end
@@ -536,13 +536,13 @@ describe Post do
       let!(:result) { post.revise(changed_by, { raw: 'updated body' }) }
 
       it 'acts correctly' do
-        result.should == true
-        post.raw.should == 'updated body'
-        post.invalidate_oneboxes.should == true
-        post.version.should == 2
-        post.public_version.should == 2
-        post.revisions.size.should == 1
-        post.revisions.first.user.should be_present
+        expect(result).to eq(true)
+        expect(post.raw).to eq('updated body')
+        expect(post.invalidate_oneboxes).to eq(true)
+        expect(post.version).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.public_version).to eq(2)
+        expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(1)
+        expect(post.revisions.first.user).to be_present
       end
 
       context 'second poster posts again quickly' do
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ describe Post do
           post.revise(changed_by, { raw: 'yet another updated body' }, revised_at: post.updated_at + 10.seconds)
           post.reload
 
-          post.version.should == 2
-          post.public_version.should == 2
-          post.revisions.size.should == 1
+          expect(post.version).to eq(2)
+          expect(post.public_version).to eq(2)
+          expect(post.revisions.size).to eq(1)
         end
 
       end
@@ -569,15 +569,15 @@ describe Post do
     let(:post) { Fabricate(:post, post_args) }
 
     it "has correct info set" do
-      post.user_deleted?.should == false
-      post.post_number.should be_present
-      post.excerpt.should be_present
-      post.post_type.should == Post.types[:regular]
-      post.revisions.should be_blank
-      post.cooked.should be_present
-      post.external_id.should be_present
-      post.quote_count.should == 0
-      post.replies.should be_blank
+      expect(post.user_deleted?).to eq(false)
+      expect(post.post_number).to be_present
+      expect(post.excerpt).to be_present
+      expect(post.post_type).to eq(Post.types[:regular])
+      expect(post.revisions).to be_blank
+      expect(post.cooked).to be_present
+      expect(post.external_id).to be_present
+      expect(post.quote_count).to eq(0)
+      expect(post.replies).to be_blank
     end
 
     describe 'extract_quoted_post_numbers' do
@@ -588,13 +588,13 @@ describe Post do
       it "finds the quote when in the same topic" do
         reply.raw = "[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:#{post.post_number}, topic:#{post.topic_id}\"]hello[/quote]"
         reply.extract_quoted_post_numbers
-        reply.quoted_post_numbers.should == [post.post_number]
+        expect(reply.quoted_post_numbers).to eq([post.post_number])
       end
 
       it "doesn't find the quote in a different topic" do
         reply.raw = "[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:#{post.post_number}, topic:#{post.topic_id+1}\"]hello[/quote]"
         reply.extract_quoted_post_numbers
-        reply.quoted_post_numbers.should be_blank
+        expect(reply.quoted_post_numbers).to be_blank
       end
 
     end
@@ -608,25 +608,25 @@ describe Post do
       let!(:reply) { PostCreator.new(other_user, raw: reply_text, topic_id: topic.id, reply_to_post_number: post.post_number ).create }
 
       it 'has a quote' do
-        reply.quote_count.should == 1
+        expect(reply.quote_count).to eq(1)
       end
 
       it 'has a reply to the user of the original user' do
-        reply.reply_to_user.should == post.user
+        expect(reply.reply_to_user).to eq(post.user)
       end
 
       it 'increases the reply count of the parent' do
         post.reload
-        post.reply_count.should == 1
+        expect(post.reply_count).to eq(1)
       end
 
       it 'increases the reply count of the topic' do
         topic.reload
-        topic.reply_count.should == 1
+        expect(topic.reply_count).to eq(1)
       end
 
       it 'is the child of the parent post' do
-        post.replies.should == [reply]
+        expect(post.replies).to eq([reply])
       end
 
 
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ describe Post do
         reply.raw = 'updated raw'
         reply.save
         post.reload
-        post.reply_count.should == 1
+        expect(post.reply_count).to eq(1)
       end
 
       context 'a multi-quote reply' do
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ describe Post do
         end
 
         it 'has the correct info set' do
-          multi_reply.quote_count.should == 2
-          post.replies.include?(multi_reply).should == true
-          reply.replies.include?(multi_reply).should == true
+          expect(multi_reply.quote_count).to eq(2)
+          expect(post.replies.include?(multi_reply)).to eq(true)
+          expect(reply.replies.include?(multi_reply)).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ describe Post do
 
     it "returns the OP and posts above the threshold in summary mode" do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:summary_percent_filter).returns(66)
-      Post.summary.order(:post_number).should == [p1, p2]
+      expect(Post.summary.order(:post_number)).to eq([p1, p2])
     end
 
   end
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ describe Post do
       let!(:p3) { Fabricate(:post, post_args) }
 
       it 'defaults to created order' do
-        Post.regular_order.should == [p1, p2, p3]
+        expect(Post.regular_order).to eq([p1, p2, p3])
       end
     end
   end
@@ -689,24 +689,24 @@ describe Post do
     let!(:p4) { Fabricate(:post, post_args.merge(reply_to_post_number: p2.post_number)) }
 
     it "returns the posts in reply to this post" do
-      p4.reply_history.should == [p1, p2]
-      p4.reply_history(1).should == [p2]
-      p3.reply_history.should be_blank
-      p2.reply_history.should == [p1]
+      expect(p4.reply_history).to eq([p1, p2])
+      expect(p4.reply_history(1)).to eq([p2])
+      expect(p3.reply_history).to be_blank
+      expect(p2.reply_history).to eq([p1])
     end
 
   end
 
   describe 'urls' do
     it 'no-ops for empty list' do
-      Post.urls([]).should == {}
+      expect(Post.urls([])).to eq({})
     end
 
     # integration test -> should move to centralized integration test
     it 'finds urls for posts presented' do
       p1 = Fabricate(:post)
       p2 = Fabricate(:post)
-      Post.urls([p1.id, p2.id]).should == {p1.id => p1.url, p2.id => p2.url}
+      expect(Post.urls([p1.id, p2.id])).to eq({p1.id => p1.url, p2.id => p2.url})
     end
   end
 
@@ -714,15 +714,15 @@ describe Post do
     it "adds details" do
       post = Fabricate.build(:post)
       post.add_detail("key", "value")
-      post.post_details.size.should == 1
-      post.post_details.first.key.should == "key"
-      post.post_details.first.value.should == "value"
+      expect(post.post_details.size).to eq(1)
+      expect(post.post_details.first.key).to eq("key")
+      expect(post.post_details.first.value).to eq("value")
     end
 
     it "can find a post by a detail" do
       detail = Fabricate(:post_detail)
       post   = detail.post
-      Post.find_by_detail(detail.key, detail.value).id.should == post.id
+      expect(Post.find_by_detail(detail.key, detail.value).id).to eq(post.id)
     end
   end
 
@@ -732,21 +732,21 @@ describe Post do
     it "should add nofollow to links in the post for trust levels below 3" do
       post.user.trust_level = 2
       post.save
-      post.cooked.should =~ /nofollow/
+      expect(post.cooked).to match(/nofollow/)
     end
 
     it "when tl3_links_no_follow is false, should not add nofollow for trust level 3 and higher" do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:tl3_links_no_follow).returns(false)
       post.user.trust_level = 3
       post.save
-      post.cooked.should_not =~ /nofollow/
+      expect(post.cooked).not_to match(/nofollow/)
     end
 
     it "when tl3_links_no_follow is true, should add nofollow for trust level 3 and higher" do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:tl3_links_no_follow).returns(true)
       post.user.trust_level = 3
       post.save
-      post.cooked.should =~ /nofollow/
+      expect(post.cooked).to match(/nofollow/)
     end
   end
 
@@ -763,36 +763,36 @@ describe Post do
     it "correctly detects host spam" do
       post = Fabricate(:post, raw: "hello from my site http://www.somesite.com http://#{GlobalSetting.hostname} http://#{RailsMultisite::ConnectionManagement.current_hostname}")
 
-      post.total_hosts_usage.should == {"www.somesite.com" => 1}
+      expect(post.total_hosts_usage).to eq({"www.somesite.com" => 1})
       post.acting_user.trust_level = 0
 
-      post.has_host_spam?.should == false
+      expect(post.has_host_spam?).to eq(false)
 
       SiteSetting.newuser_spam_host_threshold = 1
 
-      post.has_host_spam?.should == true
+      expect(post.has_host_spam?).to eq(true)
 
       SiteSetting.white_listed_spam_host_domains = "bla.com|boo.com | somesite.com "
-      post.has_host_spam?.should == false
+      expect(post.has_host_spam?).to eq(false)
     end
   end
 
   it "has custom fields" do
     post = Fabricate(:post)
-    post.custom_fields["a"].should == nil
+    expect(post.custom_fields["a"]).to eq(nil)
 
     post.custom_fields["Tommy"] = "Hanks"
     post.custom_fields["Vincent"] = "Vega"
     post.save
 
     post = Post.find(post.id)
-    post.custom_fields.should == {"Tommy" => "Hanks", "Vincent" => "Vega"}
+    expect(post.custom_fields).to eq({"Tommy" => "Hanks", "Vincent" => "Vega"})
   end
 
   describe "#rebake!" do
     it "will rebake a post correctly" do
       post = create_post
-      post.baked_at.should_not == nil
+      expect(post.baked_at).not_to eq(nil)
       first_baked = post.baked_at
       first_cooked = post.cooked
 
@@ -803,9 +803,9 @@ describe Post do
 
       result = post.rebake!
 
-      post.baked_at.should_not == first_baked
-      post.cooked.should == first_cooked
-      result.should == true
+      expect(post.baked_at).not_to eq(first_baked)
+      expect(post.cooked).to eq(first_cooked)
+      expect(result).to eq(true)
     end
   end
 
@@ -816,12 +816,12 @@ describe Post do
       Post.rebake_old(100)
 
       post.reload
-      post.baked_at.should be > 1.day.ago
+      expect(post.baked_at).to be > 1.day.ago
 
       baked = post.baked_at
       Post.rebake_old(100)
       post.reload
-      post.baked_at.should == baked
+      expect(post.baked_at).to eq(baked)
     end
   end
 
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ describe Post do
       post.update_columns(hidden: true, hidden_at: Time.now, hidden_reason_id: 1)
       post.reload
 
-      post.hidden.should == true
+      expect(post.hidden).to eq(true)
 
       post.expects(:publish_change_to_clients!).with(:acted)
 
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ describe Post do
       post.reload
       hidden_topic.reload
 
-      post.hidden.should == false
-      hidden_topic.visible.should == true
+      expect(post.hidden).to eq(false)
+      expect(hidden_topic.visible).to eq(true)
     end
   end
 
@@ -862,8 +862,8 @@ describe Post do
     second_post.reload
     hidden_topic.reload
 
-    second_post.hidden.should == false
-    hidden_topic.visible.should == false
+    expect(second_post.hidden).to eq(false)
+    expect(hidden_topic.visible).to eq(false)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/quoted_post_spec.rb b/spec/models/quoted_post_spec.rb
index 38c50cb8e9e..dc34fa4a47a 100644
--- a/spec/models/quoted_post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/quoted_post_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe QuotedPost do
                         raw: "[quote=\"#{post1.user.username}, post: 1, topic:#{post1.topic_id}\"]\ntest\n[/quote]\nthis is a test post",
                         reply_to_post_number: 1)
 
-    QuotedPost.find_by(post_id: post2.id, quoted_post_id: post1.id).should_not == nil
-    post2.reply_quoted.should == true
+    expect(QuotedPost.find_by(post_id: post2.id, quoted_post_id: post1.id)).not_to eq(nil)
+    expect(post2.reply_quoted).to eq(true)
   end
 
   it 'correctly handles deltas' do
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ HTML
     QuotedPost.create!(post_id: post2.id, quoted_post_id: 999)
 
     QuotedPost.extract_from(post2)
-    QuotedPost.where(post_id: post2.id).count.should == 1
-    QuotedPost.find_by(post_id: post2.id, quoted_post_id: post1.id).should_not == nil
+    expect(QuotedPost.where(post_id: post2.id).count).to eq(1)
+    expect(QuotedPost.find_by(post_id: post2.id, quoted_post_id: post1.id)).not_to eq(nil)
 
-    post2.reply_quoted.should == false
+    expect(post2.reply_quoted).to eq(false)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/report_spec.rb b/spec/models/report_spec.rb
index bbeb7bbd8d5..19007861e59 100644
--- a/spec/models/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/report_spec.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ describe Report do
       end
 
       it "returns a report with data" do
-        report.data.should be_present
+        expect(report.data).to be_present
       end
 
       it "returns today's visit" do
-        report.data.select { |v| v[:x].today? }.should be_present
+        expect(report.data.select { |v| v[:x].today? }).to be_present
       end
     end
   end
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ describe Report do
           end
 
           it "returns today's data" do
-            report.data.select { |v| v[:x].today? }.should be_present
+            expect(report.data.select { |v| v[:x].today? }).to be_present
           end
 
           it 'returns total data' do
-            report.total.should == 7
+            expect(report.total).to eq 7
           end
 
           it "returns previous 30 day's data" do
-            report.prev30Days.should == 1
+            expect(report.prev30Days).to eq 1
           end
         end
       end
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe Report do
   describe 'private messages' do
     let(:report) { Report.find('user_to_user_private_messages') }
 
-    it 'topic report should not include private messages' do
+    it 'topic report).to not include private messages' do
       Fabricate(:private_message_topic, created_at: 1.hour.ago)
       Fabricate(:topic, created_at: 1.hour.ago)
       report = Report.find('topics')
@@ -101,24 +101,24 @@ describe Report do
       expect(report.total).to eq(1)
     end
 
-    it 'post report should not include private messages' do
+    it 'post report).to not include private messages' do
       Fabricate(:private_message_post, created_at: 1.hour.ago)
       Fabricate(:post)
       report = Report.find('posts')
-      report.data[0][:y].should == 1
-      report.total.should == 1
+      expect(report.data[0][:y]).to eq 1
+      expect(report.total).to eq 1
     end
 
     context 'no private messages' do
       it 'returns an empty report' do
-        report.data.should be_blank
+        expect(report.data).to be_blank
       end
 
       context 'some public posts' do
         it 'returns an empty report' do
           Fabricate(:post); Fabricate(:post)
-          report.data.should be_blank
-          report.total.should == 0
+          expect(report.data).to be_blank
+          expect(report.total).to eq 0
         end
       end
     end
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ describe Report do
       end
 
       it 'returns correct data' do
-        report.data[0][:y].should == 1
-        report.data[1][:y].should == 2
-        report.total.should == 3
+        expect(report.data[0][:y]).to eq 1
+        expect(report.data[1][:y]).to eq 2
+        expect(report.total).to eq 3
       end
 
       context 'and some public posts' do
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ describe Report do
         end
 
         it 'returns correct data' do
-          report.data[0][:y].should == 1
-          report.data[1][:y].should == 2
-          report.total.should == 3
+          expect(report.data[0][:y]).to eq 1
+          expect(report.data[1][:y]).to eq 2
+          expect(report.total).to eq 3
         end
       end
     end
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe Report do
 
     context "no users" do
       it "returns an empty report" do
-        report.data.should be_blank
+        expect(report.data).to be_blank
       end
     end
 
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ describe Report do
       end
 
       it "returns a report with data" do
-        report.data.should be_present
-        report.data.find {|d| d[:x] == TrustLevel[0]}[:y].should == 3
-        report.data.find {|d| d[:x] == TrustLevel[2]}[:y].should == 2
-        report.data.find {|d| d[:x] == TrustLevel[4]}[:y].should == 1
+        expect(report.data).to be_present
+        expect(report.data.find {|d| d[:x] == TrustLevel[0]}[:y]).to eq 3
+        expect(report.data.find {|d| d[:x] == TrustLevel[2]}[:y]).to eq 2
+        expect(report.data.find {|d| d[:x] == TrustLevel[4]}[:y]).to eq 1
       end
     end
   end
 end
+
diff --git a/spec/models/rtl_spec.rb b/spec/models/rtl_spec.rb
index 0d69a858844..780743a0bbb 100644
--- a/spec/models/rtl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/rtl_spec.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ describe RTL do
         before { user.stubs(:locale).returns('he') }
 
         it 'returns rtl class' do
-          RTL.new(user).css_class.should == 'rtl'
+          expect(RTL.new(user).css_class).to eq('rtl')
         end
       end
 
       context 'user locale is not RTL' do
         it 'returns empty class' do
-          RTL.new(user).css_class.should == ''
+          expect(RTL.new(user).css_class).to eq('')
         end
       end
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe RTL do
         before { SiteSetting.stubs(:default_locale).returns('he') }
 
         it 'returns rtl class' do
-          RTL.new(user).css_class.should == 'rtl'
+          expect(RTL.new(user).css_class).to eq('rtl')
         end
       end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe RTL do
           before { user.stubs(:locale).returns('he') }
 
           it 'returns empty class' do
-            RTL.new(user).css_class.should == ''
+            expect(RTL.new(user).css_class).to eq('')
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/screened_email_spec.rb b/spec/models/screened_email_spec.rb
index 67c9cb446dc..0621b69cdfa 100644
--- a/spec/models/screened_email_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/screened_email_spec.rb
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ describe ScreenedEmail do
 
   describe "new record" do
     it "sets a default action_type" do
-      ScreenedEmail.create(email: email).action_type.should == ScreenedEmail.actions[:block]
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.create(email: email).action_type).to eq(ScreenedEmail.actions[:block])
     end
 
     it "last_match_at is null" do
       # If we manually load the table with some emails, we can see whether those emails
       # have ever been blocked by looking at last_match_at.
-      ScreenedEmail.create(email: email).last_match_at.should == nil
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.create(email: email).last_match_at).to eq(nil)
     end
 
     it "downcases the email" do
       s = ScreenedEmail.create(email: 'SPAMZ@EXAMPLE.COM')
-      s.email.should == 'spamz@example.com'
+      expect(s.email).to eq('spamz@example.com')
     end
   end
 
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ describe ScreenedEmail do
     context 'email is not being blocked' do
       it 'creates a new record with default action of :block' do
         record = ScreenedEmail.block(email)
-        record.should_not be_new_record
-        record.email.should == email
-        record.action_type.should == ScreenedEmail.actions[:block]
+        expect(record).not_to be_new_record
+        expect(record.email).to eq(email)
+        expect(record.action_type).to eq(ScreenedEmail.actions[:block])
       end
 
       it 'lets action_type be overriden' do
         record = ScreenedEmail.block(email, action_type: ScreenedEmail.actions[:do_nothing])
-        record.should_not be_new_record
-        record.email.should == email
-        record.action_type.should == ScreenedEmail.actions[:do_nothing]
+        expect(record).not_to be_new_record
+        expect(record.email).to eq(email)
+        expect(record.action_type).to eq(ScreenedEmail.actions[:do_nothing])
       end
     end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe ScreenedEmail do
       end
 
       it "returns the existing record" do
-        ScreenedEmail.block(email).should == existing
+        expect(ScreenedEmail.block(email)).to eq(existing)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -56,44 +56,44 @@ describe ScreenedEmail do
     subject { ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email) }
 
     it "returns false if a record with the email doesn't exist" do
-      subject.should == false
+      expect(subject).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it "returns true when there is a record with the email" do
-      ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email).should == false
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email)).to eq(false)
       ScreenedEmail.create(email: email).save
-      ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email).should == true
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email)).to eq(true)
     end
 
     it "returns true when there is a record with a similar email" do
-      ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email).should == false
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email)).to eq(false)
       ScreenedEmail.create(email: similar_email).save
-      ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email).should == true
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email)).to eq(true)
     end
 
     it "returns true when it's same email, but all caps" do
       ScreenedEmail.create(email: email).save
-      ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email.upcase).should == true
+      expect(ScreenedEmail.should_block?(email.upcase)).to eq(true)
     end
 
     shared_examples "when a ScreenedEmail record matches" do
       it "updates statistics" do
         Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.now) do
           expect { subject }.to change { screened_email.reload.match_count }.by(1)
-          screened_email.last_match_at.should be_within_one_second_of(Time.zone.now)
+          expect(screened_email.last_match_at).to be_within_one_second_of(Time.zone.now)
         end
       end
     end
 
     context "action_type is :block" do
       let!(:screened_email) { Fabricate(:screened_email, email: email, action_type: ScreenedEmail.actions[:block]) }
-      it { should == true }
+      it { is_expected.to eq(true) }
       include_examples "when a ScreenedEmail record matches"
     end
 
     context "action_type is :do_nothing" do
       let!(:screened_email) { Fabricate(:screened_email, email: email, action_type: ScreenedEmail.actions[:do_nothing]) }
-      it { should == false }
+      it { is_expected.to eq(false) }
       include_examples "when a ScreenedEmail record matches"
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/screened_ip_address_spec.rb b/spec/models/screened_ip_address_spec.rb
index 27b67ddb5c5..c62021ad59a 100644
--- a/spec/models/screened_ip_address_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/screened_ip_address_spec.rb
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
 
   describe 'new record' do
     it 'sets a default action_type' do
-      described_class.create(valid_params).action_type.should == described_class.actions[:block]
+      expect(described_class.create(valid_params).action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:block])
     end
 
     it 'sets an error when ip_address is invalid' do
-      described_class.create(valid_params.merge(ip_address: '99.99.99')).errors[:ip_address].should be_present
+      expect(described_class.create(valid_params.merge(ip_address: '99.99.99')).errors[:ip_address]).to be_present
     end
 
     it 'can set action_type using the action_name virtual attribute' do
-      described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: :do_nothing)).action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
-      described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: :block)).action_type.should == described_class.actions[:block]
-      described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: 'do_nothing')).action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
-      described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: 'block')).action_type.should == described_class.actions[:block]
+      expect(described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: :do_nothing)).action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
+      expect(described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: :block)).action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:block])
+      expect(described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: 'do_nothing')).action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
+      expect(described_class.new(valid_params.merge(action_name: 'block')).action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:block])
     end
 
     it 'raises a useful exception when action is invalid' do
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
 
   describe "ip_address_with_mask" do
     it "returns nil when ip_address is nil" do
-      described_class.new.ip_address_with_mask.should == nil
+      expect(described_class.new.ip_address_with_mask).to eq(nil)
     end
 
     it "returns ip_address without mask if there is no mask" do
-      described_class.new(ip_address: "123.123.23.22").ip_address_with_mask.should == "123.123.23.22"
+      expect(described_class.new(ip_address: "123.123.23.22").ip_address_with_mask).to eq("123.123.23.22")
     end
 
     it "returns ip_address with mask" do
-      described_class.new(ip_address: "123.12.0.0/16").ip_address_with_mask.should == "123.12.0.0/16"
+      expect(described_class.new(ip_address: "123.12.0.0/16").ip_address_with_mask).to eq("123.12.0.0/16")
     end
   end
 
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
 
     def test_good_value(arg, expected)
       record.ip_address = arg
-      record.ip_address_with_mask.should == expected
+      expect(record.ip_address_with_mask).to eq(expected)
     end
 
     def test_bad_value(arg)
       r = described_class.new
       r.ip_address = arg
-      r.should_not be_valid
-      r.errors[:ip_address].should be_present
+      expect(r).not_to be_valid
+      expect(r.errors[:ip_address]).to be_present
     end
 
     it "handles valid ip addresses" do
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
     context 'ip_address is not being watched' do
       it 'should create a new record' do
         record = described_class.watch(ip_address)
-        record.should_not be_new_record
-        record.action_type.should == described_class.actions[:block]
+        expect(record).not_to be_new_record
+        expect(record.action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:block])
       end
 
       it 'lets action_type be overridden' do
         record = described_class.watch(ip_address, action_type: described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
-        record.should_not be_new_record
-        record.action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+        expect(record).not_to be_new_record
+        expect(record.action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
       end
 
       it "a record with subnet mask exists, but doesn't match" do
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
         end
 
         it 'returns the existing record' do
-          described_class.watch(ip_address_arg).should == existing
+          expect(described_class.watch(ip_address_arg)).to eq(existing)
         end
       end
 
@@ -149,91 +149,91 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
     end
 
     it "doesn't block 10.0.0.0/8" do
-      described_class.watch('10.0.0.0').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
-      described_class.watch('10.0.0.1').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
-      described_class.watch('10.10.125.111').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+      expect(described_class.watch('10.0.0.0').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
+      expect(described_class.watch('10.0.0.1').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
+      expect(described_class.watch('10.10.125.111').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
     end
 
     it "doesn't block 192.168.0.0/16" do
-      described_class.watch('192.168.0.5').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
-      described_class.watch('192.168.10.1').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+      expect(described_class.watch('192.168.0.5').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
+      expect(described_class.watch('192.168.10.1').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
     end
 
     it "doesn't block 127.0.0.0/8" do
-      described_class.watch('127.0.0.1').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+      expect(described_class.watch('127.0.0.1').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
     end
 
     it "doesn't block fc00::/7 addresses (IPv6)" do
-      described_class.watch('fd12:db8::ff00:42:8329').action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+      expect(described_class.watch('fd12:db8::ff00:42:8329').action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
     end
   end
 
   describe '#should_block?' do
     it 'returns false when record does not exist' do
-      described_class.should_block?(ip_address).should eq(false)
+      expect(described_class.should_block?(ip_address)).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it 'returns false when no record matches' do
       Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '111.234.23.11', action_type: described_class.actions[:block])
-      described_class.should_block?('222.12.12.12').should eq(false)
+      expect(described_class.should_block?('222.12.12.12')).to eq(false)
     end
 
     context 'IPv4' do
       it 'returns false when when record matches and action is :do_nothing' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '111.234.23.11', action_type: described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
-        described_class.should_block?('111.234.23.11').should eq(false)
+        expect(described_class.should_block?('111.234.23.11')).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it 'returns true when when record matches and action is :block' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '111.234.23.11', action_type: described_class.actions[:block])
-        described_class.should_block?('111.234.23.11').should eq(true)
+        expect(described_class.should_block?('111.234.23.11')).to eq(true)
       end
     end
 
     context 'IPv6' do
       it 'returns false when when record matches and action is :do_nothing' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '2001:db8::ff00:42:8329', action_type: described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
-        described_class.should_block?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329').should eq(false)
+        expect(described_class.should_block?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329')).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it 'returns true when when record matches and action is :block' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '2001:db8::ff00:42:8329', action_type: described_class.actions[:block])
-        described_class.should_block?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329').should eq(true)
+        expect(described_class.should_block?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329')).to eq(true)
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#is_whitelisted?' do
     it 'returns false when record does not exist' do
-      described_class.is_whitelisted?(ip_address).should eq(false)
+      expect(described_class.is_whitelisted?(ip_address)).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it 'returns false when no record matches' do
       Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '111.234.23.11', action_type: described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
-      described_class.is_whitelisted?('222.12.12.12').should eq(false)
+      expect(described_class.is_whitelisted?('222.12.12.12')).to eq(false)
     end
 
     context 'IPv4' do
       it 'returns true when when record matches and action is :do_nothing' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '111.234.23.11', action_type: described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
-        described_class.is_whitelisted?('111.234.23.11').should eq(true)
+        expect(described_class.is_whitelisted?('111.234.23.11')).to eq(true)
       end
 
       it 'returns false when when record matches and action is :block' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '111.234.23.11', action_type: described_class.actions[:block])
-        described_class.is_whitelisted?('111.234.23.11').should eq(false)
+        expect(described_class.is_whitelisted?('111.234.23.11')).to eq(false)
       end
     end
 
     context 'IPv6' do
       it 'returns true when when record matches and action is :do_nothing' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '2001:db8::ff00:42:8329', action_type: described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
-        described_class.is_whitelisted?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329').should eq(true)
+        expect(described_class.is_whitelisted?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329')).to eq(true)
       end
 
       it 'returns false when when record matches and action is :block' do
         Fabricate(:screened_ip_address, ip_address: '2001:db8::ff00:42:8329', action_type: described_class.actions[:block])
-        described_class.is_whitelisted?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329').should eq(false)
+        expect(described_class.is_whitelisted?('2001:db8::ff00:42:8329')).to eq(false)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -241,19 +241,19 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
   describe '#block_login?' do
     context 'no allow_admin records exist' do
       it "returns false when user is nil" do
-        described_class.block_login?(nil, '123.12.12.12').should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(nil, '123.12.12.12')).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns false for non-admin user" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:user), '123.12.12.12').should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:user), '123.12.12.12')).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns false for admin user" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), '123.12.12.12').should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), '123.12.12.12')).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns false for admin user and ip_address arg is nil" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), nil).should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), nil)).to eq(false)
       end
     end
 
@@ -264,23 +264,23 @@ describe ScreenedIpAddress do
       end
 
       it "returns false when user is nil" do
-        described_class.block_login?(nil, @permitted_ip_address).should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(nil, @permitted_ip_address)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns false for an admin user at the allowed ip address" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), @permitted_ip_address).should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), @permitted_ip_address)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns true for an admin user at another ip address" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), '123.12.12.12').should == true
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:admin), '123.12.12.12')).to eq(true)
       end
 
       it "returns false for regular user at allowed ip address" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:user), @permitted_ip_address).should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:user), @permitted_ip_address)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns false for regular user at another ip address" do
-        described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:user), '123.12.12.12').should == false
+        expect(described_class.block_login?(Fabricate.build(:user), '123.12.12.12')).to eq(false)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/screened_url_spec.rb b/spec/models/screened_url_spec.rb
index 54c8a045b1b..bdebf88ecc7 100644
--- a/spec/models/screened_url_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/screened_url_spec.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ describe ScreenedUrl do
 
   describe "new record" do
     it "sets a default action_type" do
-      described_class.create(valid_params).action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+      expect(described_class.create(valid_params).action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
     end
 
     it "last_match_at is null" do
-      described_class.create(valid_params).last_match_at.should == nil
+      expect(described_class.create(valid_params).last_match_at).to eq(nil)
     end
 
     it "normalizes the url and domain" do
@@ -30,46 +30,46 @@ describe ScreenedUrl do
     ['http://', 'HTTP://', 'https://', 'HTTPS://'].each do |prefix|
       it "strips #{prefix}" do
         @params = valid_params.merge(url: url.gsub('http://', prefix))
-        subject.url.should == url.gsub('http://', '')
+        expect(subject.url).to eq(url.gsub('http://', ''))
       end
     end
 
     it "strips trailing slash" do
       @params = valid_params.merge(url: 'silverbullet.in/')
-      subject.url.should == 'silverbullet.in'
+      expect(subject.url).to eq('silverbullet.in')
     end
 
     it "strips trailing slashes" do
       @params = valid_params.merge(url: 'silverbullet.in/buy///')
-      subject.url.should == 'silverbullet.in/buy'
+      expect(subject.url).to eq('silverbullet.in/buy')
     end
 
     it "downcases domains" do
       record1 = described_class.new(valid_params.merge(domain: 'DuB30.com', url: 'DuB30.com/Gems/Gems-of-Power'))
       record1.normalize
-      record1.domain.should == 'dub30.com'
-      record1.url.should == 'dub30.com/Gems/Gems-of-Power'
-      record1.should be_valid
+      expect(record1.domain).to eq('dub30.com')
+      expect(record1.url).to eq('dub30.com/Gems/Gems-of-Power')
+      expect(record1).to be_valid
 
       record2 = described_class.new(valid_params.merge(domain: 'DuB30.com', url: 'DuB30.com'))
       record2.normalize
-      record2.domain.should == 'dub30.com'
-      record2.url.should == 'dub30.com'
-      record2.should be_valid
+      expect(record2.domain).to eq('dub30.com')
+      expect(record2.url).to eq('dub30.com')
+      expect(record2).to be_valid
     end
 
     it "strips www. from domains" do
       record1 = described_class.new(valid_params.merge(domain: 'www.DuB30.com', url: 'www.DuB30.com/Gems/Gems-of-Power'))
       record1.normalize
-      record1.domain.should == 'dub30.com'
+      expect(record1.domain).to eq('dub30.com')
 
       record2 = described_class.new(valid_params.merge(domain: 'WWW.DuB30.cOM', url: 'WWW.DuB30.com/Gems/Gems-of-Power'))
       record2.normalize
-      record2.domain.should == 'dub30.com'
+      expect(record2.domain).to eq('dub30.com')
 
       record3 = described_class.new(valid_params.merge(domain: 'www.trolls.spammers.com', url: 'WWW.DuB30.com/Gems/Gems-of-Power'))
       record3.normalize
-      record3.domain.should == 'trolls.spammers.com'
+      expect(record3.domain).to eq('trolls.spammers.com')
     end
 
     it "doesn't modify the url argument" do
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ describe ScreenedUrl do
 
   describe 'find_match' do
     it 'returns nil when there is no match' do
-      described_class.find_match('http://spamspot.com/buy/it').should == nil
+      expect(described_class.find_match('http://spamspot.com/buy/it')).to eq(nil)
     end
 
     it 'returns the record when there is an exact match' do
       match = described_class.create(valid_params)
-      described_class.find_match(valid_params[:url]).should == match
+      expect(described_class.find_match(valid_params[:url])).to eq(match)
     end
 
     it 'ignores case of the domain' do
       match = described_class.create(valid_params.merge(url: 'spamexchange.com/Good/Things'))
-      described_class.find_match("http://SPAMExchange.com/Good/Things").should == match
+      expect(described_class.find_match("http://SPAMExchange.com/Good/Things")).to eq(match)
     end
   end
 
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ describe ScreenedUrl do
     context 'url is not being blocked' do
       it 'creates a new record with default action of :do_nothing' do
         record = described_class.watch(url, domain)
-        record.should_not be_new_record
-        record.action_type.should == described_class.actions[:do_nothing]
+        expect(record).not_to be_new_record
+        expect(record.action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:do_nothing])
       end
 
       it 'lets action_type be overriden' do
         record = described_class.watch(url, domain, action_type: described_class.actions[:block])
-        record.should_not be_new_record
-        record.action_type.should == described_class.actions[:block]
+        expect(record).not_to be_new_record
+        expect(record.action_type).to eq(described_class.actions[:block])
       end
     end
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe ScreenedUrl do
       end
 
       it "returns the existing record" do
-        described_class.watch(url, domain).should == existing
+        expect(described_class.watch(url, domain)).to eq(existing)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/search_observer_spec.rb b/spec/models/search_observer_spec.rb
index ee4101471ce..34455c4155c 100644
--- a/spec/models/search_observer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/search_observer_spec.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ describe SearchObserver do
   it 'correctly indexes chinese' do
     SiteSetting.default_locale = 'zh_CN'
     data = "你好世界"
-    data.split(" ").length.should == 1
+    expect(data.split(" ").length).to eq(1)
 
     SearchObserver.update_posts_index(99, "你好世界", "", nil)
 
     row = get_row(99)
-    row.raw_data.split(' ').length.should == 2
+    expect(row.raw_data.split(' ').length).to eq(2)
   end
 
   it 'correctly indexes a post' do
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ describe SearchObserver do
 
     row = get_row(99)
 
-    row.raw_data.should == "This is a test"
-    row.locale.should == "en"
+    expect(row.raw_data).to eq("This is a test")
+    expect(row.locale).to eq("en")
 
     SearchObserver.update_posts_index(99, "tester", "", nil)
 
     row = get_row(99)
 
-    row.raw_data.should == "tester"
+    expect(row.raw_data).to eq("tester")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/site_customization_spec.rb b/spec/models/site_customization_spec.rb
index af709d7e502..b3ab1a8459c 100644
--- a/spec/models/site_customization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/site_customization_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe SiteCustomization do
 
   it 'should set default key when creating a new customization' do
     s = SiteCustomization.create!(name: 'my name', user_id: user.id)
-    s.key.should_not == nil
+    expect(s.key).not_to eq(nil)
   end
 
   it 'can enable more than one style at once' do
@@ -38,25 +38,25 @@ describe SiteCustomization do
                               stylesheet: 'p{width: 1px;}'
                              )
 
-    SiteCustomization.custom_header.should == "Hello\nWorld"
-    SiteCustomization.custom_header(nil, :mobile).should == "hi"
-    SiteCustomization.custom_footer(nil, :mobile).should == "mfooter"
-    SiteCustomization.custom_footer.should == "footer"
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_header).to eq("Hello\nWorld")
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_header(nil, :mobile)).to eq("hi")
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_footer(nil, :mobile)).to eq("mfooter")
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_footer).to eq("footer")
 
     desktop_css = SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet
-    desktop_css.should =~ Regexp.new("#{SiteCustomization::ENABLED_KEY}.css\\?target=desktop")
+    expect(desktop_css).to match(Regexp.new("#{SiteCustomization::ENABLED_KEY}.css\\?target=desktop"))
 
     mobile_css = SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(nil, :mobile)
-    mobile_css.should =~  Regexp.new("#{SiteCustomization::ENABLED_KEY}.css\\?target=mobile")
+    expect(mobile_css).to match(Regexp.new("#{SiteCustomization::ENABLED_KEY}.css\\?target=mobile"))
 
-    SiteCustomization.enabled_stylesheet_contents.should =~ /\.hello \.world/
+    expect(SiteCustomization.enabled_stylesheet_contents).to match(/\.hello \.world/)
 
     # cache expiry
     c1.enabled = false
     c1.save
 
-    SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet.should_not == desktop_css
-    SiteCustomization.enabled_stylesheet_contents.should_not =~ /\.hello \.world/
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet).not_to eq(desktop_css)
+    expect(SiteCustomization.enabled_stylesheet_contents).not_to match(/\.hello \.world/)
   end
 
   it 'should be able to look up stylesheets by key' do
@@ -65,30 +65,30 @@ describe SiteCustomization do
                               stylesheet: '.hello{.world {color: blue;}}',
                               mobile_stylesheet: '.world{.hello{color: black;}}')
 
-    SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(c.key, :mobile).should =~ Regexp.new("#{c.key}.css\\?target=mobile")
-    SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(c.key).should =~ Regexp.new("#{c.key}.css\\?target=desktop")
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(c.key, :mobile)).to match(Regexp.new("#{c.key}.css\\?target=mobile"))
+    expect(SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(c.key)).to match(Regexp.new("#{c.key}.css\\?target=desktop"))
 
   end
 
 
   it 'should allow including discourse styles' do
     c = SiteCustomization.create!(user_id: user.id, name: "test", stylesheet: '@import "desktop";', mobile_stylesheet: '@import "mobile";')
-    c.stylesheet_baked.should_not =~ /Syntax error/
-    c.stylesheet_baked.length.should be > 1000
-    c.mobile_stylesheet_baked.should_not =~ /Syntax error/
-    c.mobile_stylesheet_baked.length.should be > 1000
+    expect(c.stylesheet_baked).not_to match(/Syntax error/)
+    expect(c.stylesheet_baked.length).to be > 1000
+    expect(c.mobile_stylesheet_baked).not_to match(/Syntax error/)
+    expect(c.mobile_stylesheet_baked.length).to be > 1000
   end
 
   it 'should provide an awesome error on failure' do
     c = SiteCustomization.create!(user_id: user.id, name: "test", stylesheet: "$black: #000; #a { color: $black; }\n\n\nboom", header: '')
-    c.stylesheet_baked.should =~ /Syntax error/
-    c.mobile_stylesheet_baked.should_not be_present
+    expect(c.stylesheet_baked).to match(/Syntax error/)
+    expect(c.mobile_stylesheet_baked).not_to be_present
   end
 
   it 'should provide an awesome error on failure for mobile too' do
     c = SiteCustomization.create!(user_id: user.id, name: "test", stylesheet: '', header: '', mobile_stylesheet: "$black: #000; #a { color: $black; }\n\n\nboom", mobile_header: '')
-    c.mobile_stylesheet_baked.should =~ /Syntax error/
-    c.stylesheet_baked.should_not be_present
+    expect(c.mobile_stylesheet_baked).to match(/Syntax error/)
+    expect(c.stylesheet_baked).not_to be_present
   end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/models/site_setting_spec.rb b/spec/models/site_setting_spec.rb
index 778cc3536b9..8e6445bfedf 100644
--- a/spec/models/site_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/site_setting_spec.rb
@@ -7,30 +7,31 @@ describe SiteSetting do
   describe "normalized_embeddable_host" do
     it 'returns the `embeddable_host` value' do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:embeddable_host).returns("eviltrout.com")
-      SiteSetting.normalized_embeddable_host.should == "eviltrout.com"
+      expect(SiteSetting.normalized_embeddable_host).to eq("eviltrout.com")
     end
 
     it 'strip http from `embeddable_host` value' do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:embeddable_host).returns("http://eviltrout.com")
-      SiteSetting.normalized_embeddable_host.should == "eviltrout.com"
+      expect(SiteSetting.normalized_embeddable_host).to eq("eviltrout.com")
     end
 
     it 'strip https from `embeddable_host` value' do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:embeddable_host).returns("https://eviltrout.com")
-      SiteSetting.normalized_embeddable_host.should == "eviltrout.com"
+      expect(SiteSetting.normalized_embeddable_host).to eq("eviltrout.com")
     end
   end
 
   describe 'topic_title_length' do
     it 'returns a range of min/max topic title length' do
-      SiteSetting.topic_title_length.should ==
+      expect(SiteSetting.topic_title_length).to eq(
         (SiteSetting.defaults[:min_topic_title_length]..SiteSetting.defaults[:max_topic_title_length])
+      )
     end
   end
 
   describe 'post_length' do
     it 'returns a range of min/max post length' do
-      SiteSetting.post_length.should == (SiteSetting.defaults[:min_post_length]..SiteSetting.defaults[:max_post_length])
+      expect(SiteSetting.post_length).to eq(SiteSetting.defaults[:min_post_length]..SiteSetting.defaults[:max_post_length])
     end
   end
 
@@ -83,12 +84,12 @@ describe SiteSetting do
 
     it "returns http when ssl is disabled" do
       SiteSetting.expects(:use_https).returns(false)
-      SiteSetting.scheme.should == "http"
+      expect(SiteSetting.scheme).to eq("http")
     end
 
     it "returns https when using ssl" do
       SiteSetting.expects(:use_https).returns(true)
-      SiteSetting.scheme.should == "https"
+      expect(SiteSetting.scheme).to eq("https")
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/site_spec.rb b/spec/models/site_spec.rb
index 717c6e9ab6d..392d1bf47a9 100644
--- a/spec/models/site_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/site_spec.rb
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ describe Site do
     category = Fabricate(:category)
     user = Fabricate(:user)
 
-    Site.new(Guardian.new(user)).categories.count.should == 2
+    expect(Site.new(Guardian.new(user)).categories.count).to eq(2)
 
     category.set_permissions(:everyone => :create_post)
     category.save
 
     guardian = Guardian.new(user)
 
-    Site.new(guardian)
+    expect(Site.new(guardian)
         .categories
         .keep_if{|c| c.name == category.name}
         .first
-        .permission
-        .should_not == CategoryGroup.permission_types[:full]
+        .permission)
+        .not_to eq(CategoryGroup.permission_types[:full])
 
     # If a parent category is not visible, the child categories should not be returned
     category.set_permissions(:staff => :full)
     category.save
 
     sub_category = Fabricate(:category, parent_category_id: category.id)
-    Site.new(guardian).categories.should_not include(sub_category)
+    expect(Site.new(guardian).categories).not_to include(sub_category)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/site_text_spec.rb b/spec/models/site_text_spec.rb
index f775b1a2e5d..2245683593d 100644
--- a/spec/models/site_text_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/site_text_spec.rb
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe SiteText do
 
-  it { should validate_presence_of :value }
+  it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :value }
 
 
   describe "#text_for" do
 
     it "returns an empty string for a missing text_type" do
-      SiteText.text_for('something_random').should == ""
+      expect(SiteText.text_for('something_random')).to eq("")
     end
 
     it "returns the default value for a text` type with a default" do
-      SiteText.text_for("usage_tips").should be_present
+      expect(SiteText.text_for("usage_tips")).to be_present
     end
 
     it "correctly expires and bypasses cache" do
       SiteSetting.enable_sso = false
       text = SiteText.create!(text_type: "got.sso", value: "got sso: %{enable_sso}")
-      SiteText.text_for("got.sso").should == "got sso: false"
+      expect(SiteText.text_for("got.sso")).to eq("got sso: false")
       SiteText.text_for("got.sso").frozen? == true
 
       SiteSetting.enable_sso = true
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ describe SiteText do
         SiteText.text_for("got.sso") == "I gots sso: true"
       end
 
-      SiteText.text_for("got.sso", enable_sso: "frog").should == "I gots sso: frog"
+      expect(SiteText.text_for("got.sso", enable_sso: "frog")).to eq("I gots sso: frog")
     end
 
     context "without replacements" do
       let!(:site_text) { Fabricate(:site_text_basic) }
 
       it "returns the simple string" do
-        SiteText.text_for('breaking.bad').should == "best show ever"
+        expect(SiteText.text_for('breaking.bad')).to eq("best show ever")
       end
 
     end
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ describe SiteText do
       let(:replacements) { {flower: 'roses', food: 'grapes'} }
 
       it "returns the correct string with replacements" do
-        SiteText.text_for('great.poem', replacements).should == "roses are red. grapes are blue."
+        expect(SiteText.text_for('great.poem', replacements)).to eq("roses are red. grapes are blue.")
       end
 
       it "doesn't mind extra keys in the replacements" do
-        SiteText.text_for('great.poem', replacements.merge(extra: 'key')).should == "roses are red. grapes are blue."
+        expect(SiteText.text_for('great.poem', replacements.merge(extra: 'key'))).to eq("roses are red. grapes are blue.")
       end
 
       it "ignores missing keys" do
-        SiteText.text_for('great.poem', flower: 'roses').should == "roses are red. %{food} are blue."
+        expect(SiteText.text_for('great.poem', flower: 'roses')).to eq("roses are red. %{food} are blue.")
       end
     end
 
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ describe SiteText do
 
       it "replaces site_settings by default" do
         SiteSetting.title = "Evil Trout"
-        SiteText.text_for('site.replacement').should == "Evil Trout is evil."
+        expect(SiteText.text_for('site.replacement')).to eq("Evil Trout is evil.")
       end
 
       it "allows us to override the default site settings" do
         SiteSetting.title = "Evil Trout"
-        SiteText.text_for('site.replacement', title: 'Good Tuna').should == "Good Tuna is evil."
+        expect(SiteText.text_for('site.replacement', title: 'Good Tuna')).to eq("Good Tuna is evil.")
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
index 51acca1ccd1..664309e40f2 100644
--- a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ describe Topic do
 
   let(:now) { Time.zone.local(2013,11,20,8,0) }
 
-  it { should validate_presence_of :title }
+  it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :title }
 
-  it { should rate_limit }
+  it { is_expected.to rate_limit }
 
   context 'slug' do
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe Topic do
 
     it "returns a Slug for a title" do
       Slug.expects(:for).with(title).returns(slug)
-      Fabricate.build(:topic, title: title).slug.should == slug
+      expect(Fabricate.build(:topic, title: title).slug).to eq(slug)
     end
 
     let(:chinese_title) { "习近平:中企承建港口电站等助斯里兰卡发展" }
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ describe Topic do
 
     it "returns a symbolized slug for a chinese title" do
       SiteSetting.default_locale = 'zh_CN'
-      Fabricate.build(:topic, title: chinese_title).slug.should == chinese_slug
+      expect(Fabricate.build(:topic, title: chinese_title).slug).to eq(chinese_slug)
     end
 
     it "returns 'topic' when the slug is empty (say, non-english chars)" do
       Slug.expects(:for).with(title).returns("")
-      Fabricate.build(:topic, title: title).slug.should == "topic"
+      expect(Fabricate.build(:topic, title: title).slug).to eq("topic")
     end
 
   end
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe Topic do
 
     it "doesn't update it to be shorter due to cleaning using TextCleaner" do
       topic.title = 'unread    glitch'
-      topic.save.should == false
+      expect(topic.save).to eq(false)
     end
   end
 
@@ -87,22 +87,22 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it "won't allow another topic to be created with the same name" do
-        new_topic.should_not be_valid
+        expect(new_topic).not_to be_valid
       end
 
       it "won't allow another topic with an upper case title to be created" do
         new_topic.title = new_topic.title.upcase
-        new_topic.should_not be_valid
+        expect(new_topic).not_to be_valid
       end
 
       it "allows it when the topic is deleted" do
         topic.destroy
-        new_topic.should be_valid
+        expect(new_topic).to be_valid
       end
 
       it "allows a private message to be created with the same topic" do
         new_topic.archetype = Archetype.private_message
-        new_topic.should be_valid
+        expect(new_topic).to be_valid
       end
     end
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it "will allow another topic to be created with the same name" do
-        new_topic.should be_valid
+        expect(new_topic).to be_valid
       end
     end
 
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ describe Topic do
     let(:topic_script) { build_topic_with_title("Topic with  script in its title" ) }
 
     it "escapes script contents" do
-      topic_script.fancy_title.should == "Topic with <script>alert(‘title’)</script> script in its title"
+      expect(topic_script.fancy_title).to eq("Topic with <script>alert(‘title’)</script> script in its title")
     end
 
     it "escapes bold contents" do
-      topic_bold.fancy_title.should == "Topic with <b>bold</b> text in its title"
+      expect(topic_bold.fancy_title).to eq("Topic with <b>bold</b> text in its title")
     end
 
     it "escapes image contents" do
-      topic_image.fancy_title.should == "Topic with <img src=‘something’> image in its title"
+      expect(topic_image.fancy_title).to eq("Topic with <img src=‘something’> image in its title")
     end
 
   end
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it "doesn't add entities to the title" do
-        topic.fancy_title.should == ""this topic" -- has ``fancy stuff''"
+        expect(topic.fancy_title).to eq(""this topic" -- has ``fancy stuff''")
       end
     end
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it "converts the title to have fancy entities" do
-        topic.fancy_title.should == "“this topic” – has “fancy stuff”"
+        expect(topic.fancy_title).to eq("“this topic” – has “fancy stuff”")
       end
     end
   end
@@ -174,17 +174,17 @@ describe Topic do
 
       it "does not allow nil category" do
         topic = Fabricate.build(:topic, category: nil)
-        topic.should_not be_valid
-        topic.errors[:category_id].should be_present
+        expect(topic).not_to be_valid
+        expect(topic.errors[:category_id]).to be_present
       end
 
       it "allows PMs" do
         topic = Fabricate.build(:topic, category: nil, archetype: Archetype.private_message)
-        topic.should be_valid
+        expect(topic).to be_valid
       end
 
       it 'passes for topics with a category' do
-        Fabricate.build(:topic, category: Fabricate(:category)).should be_valid
+        expect(Fabricate.build(:topic, category: Fabricate(:category))).to be_valid
       end
     end
 
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it "passes for topics with nil category" do
-        Fabricate.build(:topic, category: nil).should be_valid
+        expect(Fabricate.build(:topic, category: nil)).to be_valid
       end
 
       it 'passes for topics with a category' do
-        Fabricate.build(:topic, category: Fabricate(:category)).should be_valid
+        expect(Fabricate.build(:topic, category: Fabricate(:category))).to be_valid
       end
     end
   end
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ describe Topic do
   context 'similar_to' do
 
     it 'returns blank with nil params' do
-      Topic.similar_to(nil, nil).should be_blank
+      expect(Topic.similar_to(nil, nil)).to be_blank
     end
 
     context "with a category definition" do
       let!(:category) { Fabricate(:category) }
 
       it "excludes the category definition topic from similar_to" do
-        Topic.similar_to('category definition for', "no body").should be_blank
+        expect(Topic.similar_to('category definition for', "no body")).to be_blank
       end
     end
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe Topic do
       }
 
       it 'returns the similar topic if the title is similar' do
-        Topic.similar_to("has evil trout made any topics?", "i am wondering has evil trout made any topics?").should == [topic]
+        expect(Topic.similar_to("has evil trout made any topics?", "i am wondering has evil trout made any topics?")).to eq([topic])
       end
 
       context "secure categories" do
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ describe Topic do
     let!(:p3) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: topic.user) }
 
     it "returns the post numbers of the topic" do
-      topic.post_numbers.should == [1, 2, 3]
+      expect(topic.post_numbers).to eq([1, 2, 3])
       p2.destroy
       topic.reload
-      topic.post_numbers.should == [1, 3]
+      expect(topic.post_numbers).to eq([1, 3])
     end
 
   end
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ describe Topic do
     let(:topic) { Fabricate(:private_message_topic) }
 
     it "should integrate correctly" do
-      Guardian.new(topic.user).can_see?(topic).should == true
-      Guardian.new.can_see?(topic).should == false
-      Guardian.new(evil_trout).can_see?(topic).should == false
-      Guardian.new(coding_horror).can_see?(topic).should == true
-      TopicQuery.new(evil_trout).list_latest.topics.should_not include(topic)
+      expect(Guardian.new(topic.user).can_see?(topic)).to eq(true)
+      expect(Guardian.new.can_see?(topic)).to eq(false)
+      expect(Guardian.new(evil_trout).can_see?(topic)).to eq(false)
+      expect(Guardian.new(coding_horror).can_see?(topic)).to eq(true)
+      expect(TopicQuery.new(evil_trout).list_latest.topics).not_to include(topic)
 
       # invites
-      topic.invite(topic.user, 'duhhhhh').should == false
+      expect(topic.invite(topic.user, 'duhhhhh')).to eq(false)
     end
 
     context 'invite' do
@@ -293,26 +293,26 @@ describe Topic do
         context 'by username' do
 
           it 'adds and removes walter to the allowed users' do
-            topic.invite(topic.user, walter.username).should == true
-            topic.allowed_users.include?(walter).should == true
+            expect(topic.invite(topic.user, walter.username)).to eq(true)
+            expect(topic.allowed_users.include?(walter)).to eq(true)
 
-            topic.remove_allowed_user(walter.username).should == true
+            expect(topic.remove_allowed_user(walter.username)).to eq(true)
             topic.reload
-            topic.allowed_users.include?(walter).should == false
+            expect(topic.allowed_users.include?(walter)).to eq(false)
           end
 
           it 'creates a notification' do
-            lambda { topic.invite(topic.user, walter.username) }.should change(Notification, :count)
+            expect { topic.invite(topic.user, walter.username) }.to change(Notification, :count)
           end
         end
 
         context 'by email' do
 
           it 'adds user correctly' do
-            lambda {
-              topic.invite(topic.user, walter.email).should == true
-            }.should change(Notification, :count)
-            topic.allowed_users.include?(walter).should == true
+            expect {
+              expect(topic.invite(topic.user, walter.email)).to eq(true)
+            }.to change(Notification, :count)
+            expect(topic.allowed_users.include?(walter)).to eq(true)
           end
 
         end
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ describe Topic do
       it "should set up actions correctly" do
         ActiveRecord::Base.observers.enable :all
 
-        actions.map{|a| a.action_type}.should_not include(UserAction::NEW_TOPIC)
-        actions.map{|a| a.action_type}.should include(UserAction::NEW_PRIVATE_MESSAGE)
-        coding_horror.user_actions.map{|a| a.action_type}.should include(UserAction::GOT_PRIVATE_MESSAGE)
+        expect(actions.map{|a| a.action_type}).not_to include(UserAction::NEW_TOPIC)
+        expect(actions.map{|a| a.action_type}).to include(UserAction::NEW_PRIVATE_MESSAGE)
+        expect(coding_horror.user_actions.map{|a| a.action_type}).to include(UserAction::GOT_PRIVATE_MESSAGE)
       end
 
     end
@@ -343,11 +343,11 @@ describe Topic do
     end
 
     it 'updates the bumped_at field when a new post is made' do
-      @topic.bumped_at.should be_present
-      lambda {
+      expect(@topic.bumped_at).to be_present
+      expect {
         create_post(topic: @topic, user: @topic.user)
         @topic.reload
-      }.should change(@topic, :bumped_at)
+      }.to change(@topic, :bumped_at)
     end
 
     context 'editing posts' do
@@ -358,25 +358,25 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it "doesn't bump the topic on an edit to the last post that doesn't result in a new version" do
-        lambda {
+        expect {
           SiteSetting.expects(:ninja_edit_window).returns(5.minutes)
           @last_post.revise(@last_post.user, { raw: 'updated contents' }, revised_at: @last_post.created_at + 10.seconds)
           @topic.reload
-        }.should_not change(@topic, :bumped_at)
+        }.not_to change(@topic, :bumped_at)
       end
 
       it "bumps the topic when a new version is made of the last post" do
-        lambda {
+        expect {
           @last_post.revise(Fabricate(:moderator), { raw: 'updated contents' })
           @topic.reload
-        }.should change(@topic, :bumped_at)
+        }.to change(@topic, :bumped_at)
       end
 
       it "doesn't bump the topic when a post that isn't the last post receives a new version" do
-        lambda {
+        expect {
           @earlier_post.revise(Fabricate(:moderator), { raw: 'updated contents' })
           @topic.reload
-        }.should_not change(@topic, :bumped_at)
+        }.not_to change(@topic, :bumped_at)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -389,13 +389,13 @@ describe Topic do
     end
 
     it 'creates a moderator post' do
-      @mod_post.should be_present
-      @mod_post.post_type.should == Post.types[:moderator_action]
-      @mod_post.post_number.should == 999
-      @mod_post.sort_order.should == 999
-      @topic.topic_links.count.should == 1
+      expect(@mod_post).to be_present
+      expect(@mod_post.post_type).to eq(Post.types[:moderator_action])
+      expect(@mod_post.post_number).to eq(999)
+      expect(@mod_post.sort_order).to eq(999)
+      expect(@topic.topic_links.count).to eq(1)
       @topic.reload
-      @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
+      expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
     end
   end
 
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should not be visible and have correct counts' do
-          @topic.should_not be_visible
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
+          expect(@topic).not_to be_visible
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
         end
       end
 
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should be visible with correct counts' do
-          @topic.should be_visible
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
+          expect(@topic).to be_visible
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it "doesn't have a pinned_at but has correct dates" do
-          @topic.pinned_at.should be_blank
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
+          expect(@topic.pinned_at).to be_blank
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
         end
       end
 
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should enable correctly' do
-          @topic.pinned_at.should be_present
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
+          expect(@topic.pinned_at).to be_present
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
         end
 
       end
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should archive correctly' do
-          @topic.should_not be_archived
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
+          expect(@topic).not_to be_archived
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
         end
       end
 
@@ -490,9 +490,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should be archived' do
-          @topic.should be_archived
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
+          expect(@topic).to be_archived
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
         end
 
       end
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should not be pinned' do
-          @topic.should_not be_closed
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should_not == @original_bumped_at
+          expect(@topic).not_to be_closed
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).not_to eq(@original_bumped_at)
         end
 
       end
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'should be closed' do
-          @topic.should be_closed
-          @topic.bumped_at.to_f.should == @original_bumped_at
-          @topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 1
+          expect(@topic).to be_closed
+          expect(@topic.bumped_at.to_f).to eq(@original_bumped_at)
+          expect(@topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(1)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -573,10 +573,10 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it 'increases the star_count of the forum topic' do
-        lambda {
+        expect {
           @topic.toggle_star(@user, true)
           @topic.reload
-        }.should change(@topic, :star_count).by(1)
+        }.to change(@topic, :star_count).by(1)
       end
 
       it 'triggers the rate limiter' do
@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it 'reduces the star_count' do
-        lambda {
+        expect {
           @topic.toggle_star(@user, false)
           @topic.reload
-        }.should change(@topic, :star_count).by(-1)
+        }.to change(@topic, :star_count).by(-1)
       end
 
       describe 'and adding a star again' do
@@ -639,20 +639,20 @@ describe Topic do
       it "changes the topic archetype to 'banner'" do
         messages = MessageBus.track_publish do
           topic.make_banner!(user)
-          topic.archetype.should == Archetype.banner
+          expect(topic.archetype).to eq(Archetype.banner)
         end
 
         channels = messages.map(&:channel)
-        channels.should include('/site/banner')
-        channels.should include('/distributed_hash')
+        expect(channels).to include('/site/banner')
+        expect(channels).to include('/distributed_hash')
       end
 
       it "ensures only one banner topic at all time" do
         _banner_topic = Fabricate(:banner_topic)
-        Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count.should == 1
+        expect(Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count).to eq(1)
 
         topic.make_banner!(user)
-        Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count.should == 1
+        expect(Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count).to eq(1)
       end
 
     end
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ describe Topic do
         topic.expects(:add_moderator_post)
         MessageBus.expects(:publish).with("/site/banner", nil)
         topic.remove_banner!(user)
-        topic.archetype.should == Archetype.default
+        expect(topic.archetype).to eq(Archetype.default)
       end
 
     end
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ describe Topic do
     end
 
     it 'initially has the last_post_user_id of the OP' do
-      @topic.last_post_user_id.should == @user.id
+      expect(@topic.last_post_user_id).to eq(@user.id)
     end
 
     context 'after a second post' do
@@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it 'updates the last_post_user_id to the second_user' do
-        @topic.last_post_user_id.should == @second_user.id
-        @topic.last_posted_at.to_i.should == @new_post.created_at.to_i
+        expect(@topic.last_post_user_id).to eq(@second_user.id)
+        expect(@topic.last_posted_at.to_i).to eq(@new_post.created_at.to_i)
         topic_user = @second_user.topic_users.find_by(topic_id: @topic.id)
-        topic_user.posted?.should == true
+        expect(topic_user.posted?).to eq(true)
       end
 
     end
@@ -707,11 +707,11 @@ describe Topic do
     end
 
     it "should not increase the topic_count with no category" do
-      -> { Fabricate(:topic, user: @category.user); @category.reload }.should_not change(@category, :topic_count)
+      expect { Fabricate(:topic, user: @category.user); @category.reload }.not_to change(@category, :topic_count)
     end
 
     it "should increase the category's topic_count" do
-      -> { Fabricate(:topic, user: @category.user, category_id: @category.id); @category.reload }.should change(@category, :topic_count).by(1)
+      expect { Fabricate(:topic, user: @category.user, category_id: @category.id); @category.reload }.to change(@category, :topic_count).by(1)
     end
   end
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ describe Topic do
     let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic, meta_data: {'hello' => 'world'}) }
 
     it 'allows us to create a topic with meta data' do
-      topic.meta_data['hello'].should == 'world'
+      expect(topic.meta_data['hello']).to eq('world')
     end
 
     context 'updating' do
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'updates the key' do
-          topic.meta_data['hello'].should == 'bane'
+          expect(topic.meta_data['hello']).to eq('bane')
         end
       end
 
@@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'adds the new key' do
-          topic.meta_data['city'].should == 'gotham'
-          topic.meta_data['hello'].should == 'world'
+          expect(topic.meta_data['city']).to eq('gotham')
+          expect(topic.meta_data['hello']).to eq('world')
         end
 
       end
@@ -753,11 +753,11 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it "can be loaded" do
-          Topic.find(topic.id).meta_data["other"].should == "key"
+          expect(Topic.find(topic.id).meta_data["other"]).to eq("key")
         end
 
         it "is in sync with custom_fields" do
-          Topic.find(topic.id).custom_fields["other"].should == "key"
+          expect(Topic.find(topic.id).custom_fields["other"]).to eq("key")
         end
       end
 
@@ -771,21 +771,21 @@ describe Topic do
     let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
 
     it 'is a regular topic by default' do
-      topic.archetype.should == Archetype.default
-      topic.has_summary.should == false
-      topic.percent_rank.should == 1.0
-      topic.should be_visible
-      topic.pinned_at.should be_blank
-      topic.should_not be_closed
-      topic.should_not be_archived
-      topic.moderator_posts_count.should == 0
+      expect(topic.archetype).to eq(Archetype.default)
+      expect(topic.has_summary).to eq(false)
+      expect(topic.percent_rank).to eq(1.0)
+      expect(topic).to be_visible
+      expect(topic.pinned_at).to be_blank
+      expect(topic).not_to be_closed
+      expect(topic).not_to be_archived
+      expect(topic.moderator_posts_count).to eq(0)
     end
 
     context 'post' do
       let(:post) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: topic.user) }
 
       it 'has the same archetype as the topic' do
-        post.archetype.should == topic.archetype
+        expect(post.archetype).to eq(topic.archetype)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ describe Topic do
     describe 'without a previous category' do
 
       it 'should not change the topic_count when not changed' do
-       lambda { @topic.change_category_to_id(@topic.category.id); @category.reload }.should_not change(@category, :topic_count)
+       expect { @topic.change_category_to_id(@topic.category.id); @category.reload }.not_to change(@category, :topic_count)
       end
 
       describe 'changed category' do
@@ -811,15 +811,15 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it 'changes the category' do
-          @topic.category.should == @category
-          @category.topic_count.should == 1
+          expect(@topic.category).to eq(@category)
+          expect(@category.topic_count).to eq(1)
         end
 
       end
 
       it "doesn't change the category when it can't be found" do
         @topic.change_category_to_id(12312312)
-        @topic.category_id.should == SiteSetting.uncategorized_category_id
+        expect(@topic.category_id).to eq(SiteSetting.uncategorized_category_id)
       end
     end
 
@@ -831,16 +831,16 @@ describe Topic do
       end
 
       it 'increases the topic_count' do
-        @category.topic_count.should == 1
+        expect(@category.topic_count).to eq(1)
       end
 
       it "doesn't change the topic_count when the value doesn't change" do
-        lambda { @topic.change_category_to_id(@category.id); @category.reload }.should_not change(@category, :topic_count)
+        expect { @topic.change_category_to_id(@category.id); @category.reload }.not_to change(@category, :topic_count)
       end
 
       it "doesn't reset the category when given a name that doesn't exist" do
         @topic.change_category_to_id(55556)
-        @topic.category_id.should be_present
+        expect(@topic.category_id).to be_present
       end
 
       describe 'to a different category' do
@@ -853,11 +853,11 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it "should increase the new category's topic count" do
-          @new_category.topic_count.should == 1
+          expect(@new_category.topic_count).to eq(1)
         end
 
         it "should lower the original category's topic count" do
-          @category.topic_count.should == 0
+          expect(@category.topic_count).to eq(0)
         end
       end
 
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ describe Topic do
         let!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic, category: Fabricate(:category)) }
 
         it 'returns false' do
-          topic.change_category_to_id(nil).should eq(false) # don't use "== false" here because it would also match nil
+          expect(topic.change_category_to_id(nil)).to eq(false) # don't use "== false" here because it would also match nil
         end
       end
 
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ describe Topic do
         end
 
         it "resets the category" do
-          @topic.category_id.should == SiteSetting.uncategorized_category_id
-          @category.topic_count.should == 0
+          expect(@topic.category_id).to eq(SiteSetting.uncategorized_category_id)
+          expect(@category.topic_count).to eq(0)
         end
       end
 
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ describe Topic do
         b = Fabricate(:topic, created_at: now)
         c = Fabricate(:topic, created_at: now)
         d = Fabricate(:topic, created_at: now - 2.minutes)
-        Topic.by_newest.should == [c,b,d,a]
+        expect(Topic.by_newest).to eq([c,b,d,a])
       end
     end
 
@@ -909,11 +909,11 @@ describe Topic do
         c = Fabricate(:topic, created_at: now)
         d = Fabricate(:topic, created_at: now + 1.minute)
         e = Fabricate(:topic, created_at: now + 2.minutes)
-        Topic.created_since(now).should_not include a
-        Topic.created_since(now).should_not include b
-        Topic.created_since(now).should_not include c
-        Topic.created_since(now).should include d
-        Topic.created_since(now).should include e
+        expect(Topic.created_since(now)).not_to include a
+        expect(Topic.created_since(now)).not_to include b
+        expect(Topic.created_since(now)).not_to include c
+        expect(Topic.created_since(now)).to include d
+        expect(Topic.created_since(now)).to include e
       end
     end
 
@@ -922,9 +922,9 @@ describe Topic do
         a = Fabricate(:topic, visible: false)
         b = Fabricate(:topic, visible: true)
         c = Fabricate(:topic, visible: true)
-        Topic.visible.should_not include a
-        Topic.visible.should include b
-        Topic.visible.should include c
+        expect(Topic.visible).not_to include a
+        expect(Topic.visible).to include b
+        expect(Topic.visible).to include c
       end
     end
   end
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ describe Topic do
           topic = Fabricate(:topic)
           Jobs.expects(:enqueue_at).with(12.hours.from_now, :close_topic, has_entries(topic_id: topic.id, user_id: topic.user_id))
           topic.auto_close_at = 12.hours.from_now
-          topic.save.should == true
+          expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ describe Topic do
           Jobs.expects(:enqueue_at).with(12.hours.from_now, :close_topic, has_entries(topic_id: topic.id, user_id: closer.id))
           topic.auto_close_at = 12.hours.from_now
           topic.auto_close_user = closer
-          topic.save.should == true
+          expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -1003,8 +1003,8 @@ describe Topic do
         topic = Fabricate(:topic, auto_close_at: 1.day.from_now)
         Jobs.expects(:cancel_scheduled_job).with(:close_topic, {topic_id: topic.id})
         topic.auto_close_at = nil
-        topic.save.should == true
-        topic.auto_close_user.should == nil
+        expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
+        expect(topic.auto_close_user).to eq(nil)
       end
 
       it 'when auto_close_user is removed, it updates the job' do
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ describe Topic do
           Jobs.expects(:cancel_scheduled_job).with(:close_topic, {topic_id: topic.id})
           Jobs.expects(:enqueue_at).with(1.day.from_now, :close_topic, has_entries(topic_id: topic.id, user_id: topic.user_id))
           topic.auto_close_user = nil
-          topic.save.should == true
+          expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ describe Topic do
           Jobs.expects(:cancel_scheduled_job).with(:close_topic, {topic_id: topic.id})
           Jobs.expects(:enqueue_at).with(3.days.from_now, :close_topic, has_entry(topic_id: topic.id))
           topic.auto_close_at = 3.days.from_now
-          topic.save.should == true
+          expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ describe Topic do
           Jobs.expects(:cancel_scheduled_job).with(:close_topic, {topic_id: topic.id})
           Jobs.expects(:enqueue_at).with(1.day.from_now, :close_topic, has_entries(topic_id: topic.id, user_id: admin.id))
           topic.auto_close_user = admin
-          topic.save.should == true
+          expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ describe Topic do
           Jobs.expects(:cancel_scheduled_job).never
           topic = Fabricate(:topic, auto_close_at: 1.day.from_now)
           topic.title = 'A new title that is long enough'
-          topic.save.should == true
+          expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
         end
       end
 
@@ -1061,12 +1061,12 @@ describe Topic do
           topic.save
 
           topic.reload
-          topic.closed.should == false
+          expect(topic.closed).to eq(false)
 
           Timecop.freeze(24.hours.from_now) do
             Topic.auto_close
             topic.reload
-            topic.closed.should == true
+            expect(topic.closed).to eq(true)
           end
 
         end
@@ -1099,36 +1099,36 @@ describe Topic do
     it "can take a time later in the day" do
       Timecop.freeze(now) do
         topic.set_auto_close('13:00', admin)
-        topic.auto_close_at.should == Time.zone.local(2013,11,20,13,0)
+        expect(topic.auto_close_at).to eq(Time.zone.local(2013,11,20,13,0))
       end
     end
 
     it "can take a time for the next day" do
       Timecop.freeze(now) do
         topic.set_auto_close('5:00', admin)
-        topic.auto_close_at.should == Time.zone.local(2013,11,21,5,0)
+        expect(topic.auto_close_at).to eq(Time.zone.local(2013,11,21,5,0))
       end
     end
 
     it "can take a timestamp for a future time" do
       Timecop.freeze(now) do
         topic.set_auto_close('2013-11-22 5:00', admin)
-        topic.auto_close_at.should == Time.zone.local(2013,11,22,5,0)
+        expect(topic.auto_close_at).to eq(Time.zone.local(2013,11,22,5,0))
       end
     end
 
     it "sets a validation error when given a timestamp in the past" do
       Timecop.freeze(now) do
         topic.set_auto_close('2013-11-19 5:00', admin)
-        topic.auto_close_at.should == Time.zone.local(2013,11,19,5,0)
-        topic.errors[:auto_close_at].should be_present
+        expect(topic.auto_close_at).to eq(Time.zone.local(2013,11,19,5,0))
+        expect(topic.errors[:auto_close_at]).to be_present
       end
     end
 
     it "can take a timestamp with timezone" do
       Timecop.freeze(now) do
         topic.set_auto_close('2013-11-25T01:35:00-08:00', admin)
-        topic.auto_close_at.should == Time.utc(2013,11,25,9,35)
+        expect(topic.auto_close_at).to eq(Time.utc(2013,11,25,9,35))
       end
     end
 
@@ -1192,17 +1192,17 @@ describe Topic do
     let(:user) { Fabricate.build(:user) }
 
     it "returns none when there are no topics" do
-      Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true).should be_blank
+      expect(Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true)).to be_blank
     end
 
     it "doesn't return category topics" do
       Fabricate(:category)
-      Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true).should be_blank
+      expect(Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true)).to be_blank
     end
 
     it "returns regular topics" do
       topic = Fabricate(:topic)
-      Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true).should == [topic]
+      expect(Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true)).to eq([topic])
     end
 
     it "doesn't return topics from muted categories" do
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ describe Topic do
 
       CategoryUser.set_notification_level_for_category(user, CategoryUser.notification_levels[:muted], category.id)
 
-      Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true).should be_blank
+      expect(Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true)).to be_blank
     end
 
   end
@@ -1222,13 +1222,13 @@ describe Topic do
       category = Fabricate(:category, read_restricted: true)
       Fabricate(:topic, category: category)
 
-      Topic.secured(Guardian.new(nil)).count.should == 0
-      Topic.secured(Guardian.new(Fabricate(:admin))).count.should == 2
+      expect(Topic.secured(Guardian.new(nil)).count).to eq(0)
+      expect(Topic.secured(Guardian.new(Fabricate(:admin))).count).to eq(2)
 
       # for_digest
 
-      Topic.for_digest(Fabricate(:user), 1.year.ago).count.should == 0
-      Topic.for_digest(Fabricate(:admin), 1.year.ago).count.should == 1
+      expect(Topic.for_digest(Fabricate(:user), 1.year.ago).count).to eq(0)
+      expect(Topic.for_digest(Fabricate(:admin), 1.year.ago).count).to eq(1)
     end
   end
 
@@ -1247,8 +1247,8 @@ describe Topic do
     let(:listable_topics_count_per_day) { {1.day.ago.to_date => 2, 2.days.ago.to_date => 1, Time.now.utc.to_date => 1 } }
 
     it 'collect closed interval listable topics count' do
-      Topic.listable_count_per_day(2.days.ago, Time.now).should include(listable_topics_count_per_day)
-      Topic.listable_count_per_day(2.days.ago, Time.now).should_not include({4.days.ago.to_date => 1})
+      expect(Topic.listable_count_per_day(2.days.ago, Time.now)).to include(listable_topics_count_per_day)
+      expect(Topic.listable_count_per_day(2.days.ago, Time.now)).not_to include({4.days.ago.to_date => 1})
     end
   end
 
@@ -1257,16 +1257,16 @@ describe Topic do
 
     it "is true if the category is secure" do
       category.stubs(:read_restricted).returns(true)
-      Topic.new(:category => category).should be_read_restricted_category
+      expect(Topic.new(:category => category)).to be_read_restricted_category
     end
 
     it "is false if the category is not secure" do
       category.stubs(:read_restricted).returns(false)
-      Topic.new(:category => category).should_not be_read_restricted_category
+      expect(Topic.new(:category => category)).not_to be_read_restricted_category
     end
 
     it "is false if there is no category" do
-      Topic.new(:category => nil).should_not be_read_restricted_category
+      expect(Topic.new(:category => nil)).not_to be_read_restricted_category
     end
   end
 
@@ -1318,18 +1318,18 @@ describe Topic do
     topic_id = create_post(user: user).topic_id
 
     freeze_time(start + 10.minutes)
-    lambda {
+    expect {
       create_post(user: user)
-    }.should raise_exception
+    }.to raise_exception
 
     freeze_time(start + 20.minutes)
     create_post(user: user, topic_id: topic_id)
 
     freeze_time(start + 30.minutes)
 
-    lambda {
+    expect {
       create_post(user: user, topic_id: topic_id)
-    }.should raise_exception
+    }.to raise_exception
   end
 
   describe ".count_exceeds_minimun?" do
@@ -1368,44 +1368,44 @@ describe Topic do
     end
 
     it "is true with the correct settings and topic_embed" do
-      topic.expandable_first_post?.should == true
+      expect(topic.expandable_first_post?).to eq(true)
     end
 
     it "is false if embeddable_host is blank" do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:embeddable_host).returns(nil)
-      topic.expandable_first_post?.should == false
+      expect(topic.expandable_first_post?).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it "is false if embed_truncate? is false" do
       SiteSetting.stubs(:embed_truncate?).returns(false)
-      topic.expandable_first_post?.should == false
+      expect(topic.expandable_first_post?).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it "is false if has_topic_embed? is false" do
       topic.stubs(:has_topic_embed?).returns(false)
-      topic.expandable_first_post?.should == false
+      expect(topic.expandable_first_post?).to eq(false)
     end
   end
 
   it "has custom fields" do
     topic = Fabricate(:topic)
-    topic.custom_fields["a"].should == nil
+    expect(topic.custom_fields["a"]).to eq(nil)
 
     topic.custom_fields["bob"] = "marley"
     topic.custom_fields["jack"] = "black"
     topic.save
 
     topic = Topic.find(topic.id)
-    topic.custom_fields.should == {"bob" => "marley", "jack" => "black"}
+    expect(topic.custom_fields).to eq({"bob" => "marley", "jack" => "black"})
   end
 
   it "doesn't validate the title again if it isn't changing" do
     SiteSetting.stubs(:min_topic_title_length).returns(5)
     topic = Fabricate(:topic, title: "Short")
-    topic.should be_valid
+    expect(topic).to be_valid
 
     SiteSetting.stubs(:min_topic_title_length).returns(15)
     topic.last_posted_at = 1.minute.ago
-    topic.save.should == true
+    expect(topic.save).to eq(true)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/time_matcher.rb b/spec/support/time_matcher.rb
index 6fe445a623c..53d97e5f5c6 100644
--- a/spec/support/time_matcher.rb
+++ b/spec/support/time_matcher.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ RSpec::Matchers.define :be_within_one_second_of do |expected_time|
   failure_message_for_should do |actual_time|
     "#{actual_time} is not within 1 second of #{expected_time}"
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end