def furbies
  @furbies ||= rand(200..299)
end

describe 'neo4j installation' do
  describe command('which neo4j') do
    its(:stdout) { should match 'bin/neo4j' }
  end

  describe 'neo4j commands', sudo: true do
    before :all do
      sh('sudo neo4j start')
      tcpwait('127.0.0.1', 7474)
      sh("neo4j-shell -c 'set -t int furbies #{furbies}'")
    end

    describe service('neo4j') do
      it { should be_running }
    end

    describe command('neo4j-shell -c ls') do
      its(:stdout) { should include('furbies =', furbies.to_s) }
    end
  end
end

describe 'neo4j installation' do
  describe command('which neo4j') do
    its(:stdout) { should match 'bin/neo4j' }
  end

  describe 'neo4j commands', sudo: true do
    let(:furbies) { rand(200..299) }

    before :all do
      sh('sudo neo4j start')
      tcpwait('127.0.0.1', 7474)
      sh("neo4j-shell -c 'set -t int furbies #{furbies}'")
    end

    describe service('neo4j') do
      it { should be_running }
    end

    describe command('neo4j-shell -c ls') do
      its(:stdout) { should include('furbies =', furbies.to_s) }
    end
  end
end

--- 
+++ 
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+def furbies
+  @furbies ||= rand(200..299)
+end
+
 describe 'neo4j installation' do
   describe command('which neo4j') do
     its(:stdout) { should match 'bin/neo4j' }
   end
 
   describe 'neo4j commands', sudo: true do
-    let(:furbies) { rand(200..299) }
-
     before :all do
       sh('sudo neo4j start')
       tcpwait('127.0.0.1', 7474)
Move furbies from let block to method
