Module: Shoulda::ActionController::Macros

Includes:
Matchers
Included in:
Test::Unit::TestCase
Defined in:
lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb

Overview

Macro test helpers for your controllers

By using the macro helpers you can quickly and easily create concise and easy to read test suites.

This code segment:

context "on GET to :show for first record" do
  setup do
    get :show, :id => 1
  end

  should_assign_to :user
  should_respond_with :success
  should_render_template :show
  should_not_set_the_flash

  should "do something else really cool" do
    assert_equal 1, assigns(:user).id
  end
end

Would produce 5 tests for the show action

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from Matchers

#assign_to, #filter_param, #redirect_to, #render_template, #render_with_layout, #respond_with, #respond_with_content_type, #route, #set_session, #set_the_flash

Instance Method Details

#should_assign_to(*names, &block) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#assign_to instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller assigned to each of the named instance variable(s).

Options:

  • :class - The expected class of the instance variable being checked.

If a block is passed, the assigned variable is expected to be equal to the return value of that block.

Example:

should_assign_to :user, :posts
should_assign_to :user, :class => User
should_assign_to(:user) { @user }



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 80

def should_assign_to(*names, &block)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should assign_to")
  klass = get_options!(names, :class)
  names.each do |name|
    matcher = assign_to(name).with_kind_of(klass)
    matcher = matcher.with(&block) if block
    should matcher
  end
end

#should_filter_params(*keys) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#filter_param instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that filter_parameter_logging is set for the specified keys

Example:

should_filter_params :password, :ssn



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 57

def should_filter_params(*keys)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should filter_param")
  keys.each do |key|
    should filter_param(key)
  end
end

#should_not_assign_to(*names) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#assign_to instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller did not assign to any of the named instance variable(s).

Example:

should_not_assign_to :user, :posts



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 98

def should_not_assign_to(*names)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should_not assign_to")
  names.each do |name|
    should_not assign_to(name)
  end
end

#should_not_set_the_flash ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#set_the_flash instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the flash is empty.



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 44

def should_not_set_the_flash
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should_not set_the_flash")
  should_not set_the_flash
end

#should_redirect_to(description, &block) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#redirect_to instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller returned a redirect to the given path. The passed description will be used when generating a test name. Expects a block that returns the expected path for the redirect.

Example:

should_redirect_to("the user's profile") { user_url(@user) }



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 187

def should_redirect_to(description, &block)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should redirect_to")
  should redirect_to(description, &block)
end

#should_render_template(template) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#render_template instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller rendered the given template. Example:

should_render_template :new



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 152

def should_render_template(template)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should render_template")
  should render_template(template)
end

#should_render_with_layout(expected_layout = 'application') ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#render_with_layout instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller rendered with the given layout. Example:

should_render_with_layout 'special'



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 163

def should_render_with_layout(expected_layout = 'application')
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should render_with_layout")
  should render_with_layout(expected_layout)
end

#should_render_without_layout ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#render_with_layout instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller rendered without a layout. Same as @should_render_with_layout false@



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 172

def should_render_without_layout
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should_not render_with_layout")
  should_not render_with_layout
end

#should_respond_with(response) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#respond_with instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the controller responded with a ‘response’ status code. Example:

should_respond_with :success



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 111

def should_respond_with(response)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should respond_with")
  should respond_with(response)
end

#should_respond_with_content_type(content_type) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#respond_with_content_type instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the response content type was ‘content_type’. Example:

should_respond_with_content_type 'application/rss+xml'
should_respond_with_content_type :rss
should_respond_with_content_type /rss/



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 124

def should_respond_with_content_type(content_type)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should respond_with_content_type")
  should respond_with_content_type(content_type)
end

#should_route(method, path, options) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#route instead.

Macro that creates a routing test. It tries to use the given HTTP method on the given path, and asserts that it routes to the given options.

If you don’t specify a :controller, it will try to guess the controller based on the current test.

to_param is called on the options given.

Examples:

should_route :get, "/posts", :controller => :posts, :action => :index
should_route :get, "/posts/new", :action => :new
should_route :post, "/posts", :action => :create
should_route :get, "/posts/1", :action => :show, :id => 1
should_route :edit, "/posts/1", :action => :show, :id => 1
should_route :put, "/posts/1", :action => :update, :id => 1
should_route :delete, "/posts/1", :action => :destroy, :id => 1
should_route :get, "/users/1/posts/1",
  :action => :show, :id => 1, :user_id => 1



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 215

def should_route(method, path, options)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should route")
  should route(method, path).to(options)
end

#should_set_session(key, &block) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#set_session instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that a value returned from the session is correct. Expects the session key as a parameter, and a block that returns the expected value.

Example:

should_set_session(:user_id) { @user.id }
should_set_session(:message) { "Free stuff" }



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 139

def should_set_session(key, &block)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should set_session")
  matcher = set_session(key)
  matcher = matcher.to(&block) if block
  should matcher
end

#should_set_the_flash_to(val) ⇒ Object

Deprecated: use ActionController::Matchers#set_the_flash instead.

Macro that creates a test asserting that the flash contains the given value. Expects a String or Regexp.

Example:

should_set_the_flash_to "Thank you for placing this order."
should_set_the_flash_to /created/i



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# File 'lib/shoulda/action_controller/macros.rb', line 36

def should_set_the_flash_to(val)
  ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("use: should set_the_flash")
  should set_the_flash.to(val)
end