contextually
Description:
Contextually is a gem for running Rails controller tests under different user contexts in a convenient way. So you can test your authorization without much effort.
Synopsis:
Somewhere sensible (like your spec helper file), define your contexts like this:
Contextually.define do
roles :user, :visitor, :monkey
group :user, :monkey, :as => :member
group :visitor, :monkey, :as => :idiot
before :user do
controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(:user)
end
before :visitor do
controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(nil)
end
before :monkey do
controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(:monkey)
end
deny_access_to :visitor do
it("should deny access") { should redirect_to(new_session_url) }
end
deny_access do
it("should deny access") { should redirect_to(root_url) }
end
end
Then use them in your controller specs like this:
describe TestsController do
as :user, :get => :index do
it { should respond_with(:success) }
end
as :visitor, :get => :index do
it("should deny access") { should redirect_to(new_session_url) }
end
as :visitor, :monkey, :user, :get => :show do
it { should respond_with(:success) }
end
as :visitor, :monkey, :user, "GET /test" do
describe :get => :show do
it { should respond_with(:success) }
end
end
as :visitor, :monkey, :user do
describe :get => :show do
it { should respond_with(:success) }
end
end
only_as :user, :get => :index do
it { should respond_with(:success) }
end
deny_access_to :monkey, :visitor, :get => :index
deny_access_to :idiot, :get => :index
only_as :member, :get => :foo do
it { should respond_with(:success) }
end
end
Install:
Contextually is hosted on Gemcutter.org only. Add this to your Rails test environment:
config.gem "contextually"
License:
(The MIT License)
Copyright © 2009 Jonas Nicklas
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