Class: ActionController::IntegrationTest

Inherits:
ActiveSupport::TestCase
  • Object
show all
Includes:
ActionController::Integration::Runner
Defined in:
lib/action_controller/integration.rb

Overview

An IntegrationTest is one that spans multiple controllers and actions, tying them all together to ensure they work together as expected. It tests more completely than either unit or functional tests do, exercising the entire stack, from the dispatcher to the database.

At its simplest, you simply extend IntegrationTest and write your tests using the get/post methods:

require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/test_helper"

class ExampleTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
fixtures :people

def 
  # get the login page
  get "/login"
  assert_equal 200, status

  # post the login and follow through to the home page
  post "/login", :username => people(:jamis).username,
    :password => people(:jamis).password
  follow_redirect!
  assert_equal 200, status
  assert_equal "/home", path
end
end

However, you can also have multiple session instances open per test, and even extend those instances with assertions and methods to create a very powerful testing DSL that is specific for your application. You can even reference any named routes you happen to have defined!

require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/test_helper"

class AdvancedTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
fixtures :people, :rooms

def test_login_and_speak
  jamis, david = login(:jamis), login(:david)
  room = rooms(:office)

  jamis.enter(room)
  jamis.speak(room, "anybody home?")

  david.enter(room)
  david.speak(room, "hello!")
end

private

  module CustomAssertions
    def enter(room)
      # reference a named route, for maximum internal consistency!
      get(room_url(:id => room.id))
      assert(...)
      ...
    end

    def speak(room, message)
      xml_http_request "/say/#{room.id}", :message => message
      assert(...)
      ...
    end
  end

  def login(who)
    open_session do |sess|
      sess.extend(CustomAssertions)
      who = people(who)
      sess.post "/login", :username => who.username,
        :password => who.password
      assert(...)
    end
  end
end

Direct Known Subclasses

PerformanceTest

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from ActionController::Integration::Runner

#copy_session_variables!, #method_missing, #open_session, #reset!

Constructor Details

#initialize(name) ⇒ IntegrationTest

Work around a bug in test/unit caused by the default test being named as a symbol (:default_test), which causes regex test filters (like "ruby test.rb -n /foo/") to fail because =~ doesn't work on symbols.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/integration.rb', line 651

def initialize(name) #:nodoc:
  super(name.to_s)
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method in the class ActionController::Integration::Runner

Class Method Details

.use_instantiated_fixtures ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/integration.rb', line 689

def use_instantiated_fixtures #:nodoc:
  @_use_instantiated_fixtures ?
    @use_instantiated_fixtures :
    superclass.use_instantiated_fixtures
end

.use_instantiated_fixtures=(flag) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/integration.rb', line 678

def use_instantiated_fixtures=(flag) #:nodoc:
  @_use_instantiated_fixtures = true
  @use_instantiated_fixtures = flag
end

.use_transactional_fixtures ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/integration.rb', line 683

def use_transactional_fixtures #:nodoc:
  @_use_transactional_fixtures ?
    @use_transactional_fixtures :
    superclass.use_transactional_fixtures
end

.use_transactional_fixtures=(flag) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/integration.rb', line 673

def use_transactional_fixtures=(flag) #:nodoc:
  @_use_transactional_fixtures = true
  @use_transactional_fixtures = flag
end

Instance Method Details

#run(*args) ⇒ Object

Work around test/unit's requirement that every subclass of TestCase have at least one test method. Note that this implementation extends to all subclasses, as well, so subclasses of IntegrationTest may also exist without any test methods.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/integration.rb', line 659

def run(*args) #:nodoc:
  return if @method_name == "default_test"
  super
end