Prefer protected over private attributes

lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/callback_matcher.rb

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ module Shoulda
           "have :#{method_name} as a #{kind}_#{callback_type}"
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         def callbacks
           controller_class._process_action_callbacks.select do |callback|

lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/rescue_from_matcher.rb

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Shoulda
         end
         alias failure_message_for_should_not failure_message_when_negated
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :controller, :exception, :expected_method, :handlers
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/route_params.rb

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Shoulda
           end
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :args
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/strong_parameters_matcher.rb

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ module Shoulda
         end
         alias failure_message_for_should_not failure_message_when_negated
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :controller, :double_collection, :action, :verb,
           :request_params, :expected_permitted_params, :context

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/allow_value_matcher.rb

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ module Shoulda
           message_finder.allow_description(allowed_values)
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_accessor :values_to_match, :message_finder_factory,
           :instance, :attribute_to_set, :attribute_to_check_message_against,

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/disallow_value_matcher.rb

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Shoulda
           self
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :allow_matcher
       end

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/have_secure_password_matcher.rb

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module Shoulda
           failure.nil?
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :subject
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matcher.rb

@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ module Shoulda
             submatchers_match?
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :submatchers, :missing, :subject, :macro, :name, :options
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/counter_cache_matcher.rb

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_accessor :subject, :counter_cache, :name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/dependent_matcher.rb

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_accessor :subject, :dependent, :name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/inverse_of_matcher.rb

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_accessor :subject, :inverse_of, :name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/model_reflection.rb

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_reader :reflection, :subject
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/model_reflector.rb

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_reader :subject, :name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/option_verifier.rb

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_reader :reflector
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/order_matcher.rb

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_accessor :subject, :order, :name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/source_matcher.rb

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_accessor :subject, :source, :name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/association_matchers/through_matcher.rb

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Shoulda
             end
           end
 
-          private
+          protected
 
           attr_accessor :through, :name, :subject
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/double.rb

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Shoulda
           end
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :klass, :method_name, :implementation, :original_method
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/double_collection.rb

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module Shoulda
           end
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :klass, :doubles_by_method_name
 

lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/object_double.rb

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Shoulda
           nil
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :calls_by_method_name
       end

lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/proxy_implementation.rb

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Shoulda
           double.call_original_method(object, args, block)
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :stub_implementation
       end

lib/shoulda/matchers/doublespeak/stub_implementation.rb

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Shoulda
           implementation.call(object, args, block)
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader :implementation
       end

lib/shoulda/matchers/independent/delegate_matcher.rb

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ module Shoulda
         end
         alias failure_message_for_should_not failure_message_when_negated
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         attr_reader \
           :delegated_arguments,

lib/shoulda/matchers/independent/delegate_matcher/stubbed_target.rb

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Shoulda
           args == received_arguments
         end
 
-        private
+        protected
 
         def stub_method(method)
           class_eval do