Class Spec::Rails::Example::FunctionalExampleGroup

  1. lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb
Parent: ActionController::TestCase

Attributes

request [R]
response [R]

Public instance methods

assigns()

Hash of instance variables to values that are made available to views. == Examples 

#in thing_controller.rb
def new
  @thing = Thing.new
end

#in thing_controller_spec
get 'new'
assigns[:registration].should == Thing.new
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# File lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb, line 95
        def assigns(key = nil)
          if key.nil?
            _assigns_hash_proxy
          else
            _assigns_hash_proxy[key]
          end
        end
cookies ()

Overrides the cookies() method in ActionController::TestResponseBehaviour, returning a proxy that accesses the requests cookies when setting a cookie and the responses cookies when reading one. This allows you to set and read cookies in examples using the same API with which you set and read them in controllers.

Examples (Rails 2.0 > 2.2)

cookies[:user_id] = {:value => '1234', :expires => 1.minute.ago}
get :index
response.should be_redirect

Examples (Rails 2.3)

Rails 2.3 changes the way cookies are made available to functional tests (and therefore rspec controller specs), only making single values available with no access to other aspects of the cookie. This is backwards-incompatible, so you have to change your examples to look like this: 

cookies[:foo] = 'bar'
get :index
cookies[:foo].should == 'bar'
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# File lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb, line 71
        def cookies
          @cookies ||= Spec::Rails::Example::CookiesProxy.new(self)
        end
flash ()

Provides access to the flash hash. Use this after rendering a view, calling a helper or calling a controller action.

Examples

post :create
flash[:notice].should == "Success!"
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# File lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb, line 37
        def flash
          @controller.__send__ :flash
        end
orig_assigns (key = nil)

Alias for assigns

params ()

The params hash accessed within a view or helper. Use this before rendering a view or calling a helper to provide data used by the view or helper.

Examples

# in a view spec
params[:name] = "David"
render
response.should have_tag("div.name","David")

# in a helper spec
params[:first_name] = "David"
params[:last_name] = "Chelimsky"
helper.full_name.should == "David Chelimsky"
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# File lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb, line 27
        def params
          request.parameters
        end
session ()

Provides acces to the session hash. Use this before or after rendering a view, calling a helper or calling a controller action.

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# File lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb, line 43
        def session
          request.session
        end
setup ()
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# File lib/spec/rails/example/functional_example_group.rb, line 7
        def setup
          # no-op to override AC::TC's setup w/ conflicts with the before(:each) below
        end