apply a matcher on the value and return a MatchResult which can later on be transformed to a simple Result
a description of the value provided by the user a combination of the value show by specs2 and an optional description
evaluate the value and return the same expectable
evaluate the value once and return an expectable with the same expression, ready to be evaluated again
apply a function to the value
change the expectable value
apply a function to the expectable value
apply a function to the description function
the optional description function
the value is only evaluated if necessary
The Expectable class models anything which can be checked by applying a Matcher
It stores a value which is only evaluated when necessary and an optional additional description for that value.
The Expectable object is responsible for creating its own description, based on the value toString method and and an additional description.