Module: RSpec::Rails::Matchers

Included in:
RailsExampleGroup
Defined in:
lib/rspec/rails/matchers.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/be_a_new.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/be_valid.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/redirect_to.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/be_new_record.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/have_rendered.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/have_extension.rb,
lib/rspec/rails/matchers/routing_matchers.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: HaveExtensions, RedirectTo, RenderTemplate, RoutingMatchers Classes: BeANew, BeANewRecord, BeValid

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#be_a_new(model_class) ⇒ Object

Passes if actual is an instance of model_class and returns false for persisted?. Typically used to specify instance variables assigned to views by controller actions

Examples:


get :new
assigns(:thing).should be_a_new(Thing)

post :create, :thing => { :name => "Illegal Value" }
assigns(:thing).should be_a_new(Thing).with(:name => nil)


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# File 'lib/rspec/rails/matchers/be_a_new.rb', line 73

def be_a_new(model_class)
  BeANew.new(model_class)
end

#be_new_record ⇒ Object

Passes if actual returns false for persisted?.

Examples:


get :new
assigns(:thing).should be_new_record


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# File 'lib/rspec/rails/matchers/be_new_record.rb', line 24

def be_new_record
  BeANewRecord.new
end

#be_valid(*args) ⇒ Object

Passes if the given model instance's valid? method is true, meaning all of the ActiveModel::Validations passed and no errors exist. If a message is not given, a default message is shown listing each error.

Examples:


thing = Thing.new
thing.should be_valid


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# File 'lib/rspec/rails/matchers/be_valid.rb', line 37

def be_valid(*args)
  BeValid.new(*args)
end