have to manually require matcher now because the presence of the Spec

namespace caused issues for shoulda when not using rspec:wq

README.rdoc

@@ -355,7 +355,13 @@ To sweeten the deal that little bit more, you have an Rspec matcher available fo
 you model specs. Now you can easily test the validations you have just written 
 with the plugin or better yet *before* you write them! You just use the 
 validation options you want as you would with the validation method. Those 
-options are then verified and reported if they fail. Use it like so:
+options are then verified and reported if they fail.
+
+First require it in your spec_helper.rb
+
+  require 'validates_timeliness/matcher'
+
+Use it like so:
 
   @person.should validate_date(:birth_date, :before => Time.now, :before_message => 'should be before today')
 

lib/validates_timeliness.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require 'validates_timeliness/formats'
 require 'validates_timeliness/parser'
 require 'validates_timeliness/validator'
 require 'validates_timeliness/validation_methods'
-require 'validates_timeliness/spec/rails/matchers/validate_timeliness' if ENV['RAILS_ENV'] == 'test'
 
 require 'validates_timeliness/active_record/attribute_methods'
 require 'validates_timeliness/active_record/multiparameter_attributes'

lib/validates_timeliness/matcher.rb

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require 'validates_timeliness/spec/rails/matchers/validate_timeliness'

lib/validates_timeliness/spec/rails/matchers/validate_timeliness.rb

@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ module Spec
           
           valid = test_validity
 
-          valid = test_option(:equal_to) if @options[:equal_to] && valid
-          valid = test_option(:before) if @options[:before] && valid
-          valid = test_option(:after) if @options[:after] && valid
-          valid = test_option(:on_or_before) if @options[:on_or_before] && valid
-          valid = test_option(:on_or_after) if @options[:on_or_after] && valid
-
-          valid = test_between if @options[:between] && valid
+          valid = test_option(:equal_to)     if valid && @options[:equal_to]
+          valid = test_option(:before)       if valid && @options[:before]
+          valid = test_option(:after)        if valid && @options[:after]
+          valid = test_option(:on_or_before) if valid && @options[:on_or_before]
+          valid = test_option(:on_or_after)  if valid && @options[:on_or_after]
+          valid = test_between               if valid && @options[:between]
 
           return valid
         end

spec/spec/rails/matchers/validate_timeliness_spec.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../spec_helper')
+require 'validates_timeliness/matcher'
 
 class NoValidation < Person
 end