rspec users - Oct 2009 - controller code doesn't seem to be called within rspec test

i call current_user in the index-method, but the test fails and says:
"#<User::CategoriesController:0xb7439484> expected :current_user with
(any args) once, but received it 0 times"

Why?

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http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/4166/pastie-663143.rb

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Alexander Seidl wrote:
> i call current_user in the index-method, but the test fails and says:
> "#<User::CategoriesController:0xb7439484> expected :current_user
with
> (any args) once, but received it 0 times"
> 
> Why?
i forgot "get :index" in test. but anyways, no impact. same result.

http://pastie.org/663143
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2009/10/21 Alexander Seidl <lists at ruby-forum.com>
> Alexander Seidl wrote:
> > i call current_user in the index-method, but the test fails and says:
> > "#<User::CategoriesController:0xb7439484> expected
:current_user with
> > (any args) once, but received it 0 times"
> >
> > Why?
>
>
Try putting line 7 before line 6.

Cheers,
Ben
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hi ben,
no impact, same result.

cheers,
Alexander
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On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:12 AM, Alexander Seidl <lists at
ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> hi ben,
> no impact, same result.
>
> cheers,
> Alexander

Please quote at least the relevant part of the previous email when you
respond. I can get the context if I''m looking at mail in a web browser.
Not
so much on my phone.

If you reverse lines 6 and 7 on http://pastie.org/663143, the example
_should_ pass, so I''m a bit mystified. That said, why are you
specifying
that current_user is called rather than something about the response? Or is
this just an excerpt you''re using for demonstration?
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David Chelimsky wrote:
> [...]
> Please quote at least the relevant part of the previous email when you
> respond
> [...]
yes ok, i''ll keep that in mind.
> If you reverse lines 6 and 7 on http://pastie.org/663143, the example
> _should_ pass, so I''m a bit mystified.
I changed this two lines. Please have a look at the updated pastie: 
http://pastie.org/663143. The test still failes. But it shouldn''t! 
Because current_user IS obviously called by the controller.
> That said, why are you specifying
> that current_user is called rather than something about the response? Or 
> is
> this just an excerpt you''re using for demonstration?
This is no real test or controller, i would write or use. But i found 
out that this is the root of all my problems with rspec. So i boiled it 
down to this simple example.
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On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Alexander Seidl <lists at
ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> David Chelimsky wrote:
> > [...]
> > Please quote at least the relevant part of the previous email when you
> > respond
> > [...]
> yes ok, i''ll keep that in mind.
>
> > If you reverse lines 6 and 7 on http://pastie.org/663143, the example
> > _should_ pass, so I''m a bit mystified.
> I changed this two lines. Please have a look at the updated pastie:
> http://pastie.org/663143. The test still failes. But it shouldn''t!
> Because current_user IS obviously called by the controller.
>
> > That said, why are you specifying
> > that current_user is called rather than something about the response?
Or
> > is
> > this just an excerpt you''re using for demonstration?
>
> This is no real test or controller, i would write or use. But i found
> out that this is the root of all my problems with rspec. So i boiled it
> down to this simple example.
>
Rails version?
Ruby version?
OS?
etc
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I started a new test: Have a look at my new code:
http://pastie.org/663455

1) The categories_controller is NOT called from the test!

2) I created another example with a message_controller and associated 
tests. There, the controller IS called!

You can see that, because the puts statement produces output in 2), but 
not in 1).

Could the reason for this be the fact, that User::CategoriesController 
inherits from UserController??

Cheers,
Alexander


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David Chelimsky wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Alexander Seidl 
> <lists at ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> 
>> http://pastie.org/663143. The test still failes. But it
shouldn''t!
>>
> Rails version?
> Ruby version?
> OS?
> etc
Hi David,
alexanders at alexanders-desktop:$ gem list -l rspec

*** LOCAL GEMS ***

rspec (1.2.9)
rspec-rails (1.2.9)
alexanders at alexanders-desktop:$
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David Chelimsky wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Alexander Seidl 
> <lists at ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> 
>> http://pastie.org/663143. The test still failes. But it
shouldn''t!
>>
> Rails version?
> Ruby version?
> OS?
> etc
Sorry,
forgot OS:
alexanders at alexanders-desktop:$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 9.04
Release:        9.04
Codename:       jaunty
alexanders at alexanders-desktop:$
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David Chelimsky wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Alexander Seidl 
> <lists at ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> 
>> http://pastie.org/663143. The test still failes. But it
shouldn''t!
>>
> Rails version?
> Ruby version?
> OS?
> etc
:( Really sorry for triple answer. But my mind is weakened by all this
RAILS_GEM_VERSION = ''2.1.2''
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David Chelimsky wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Alexander Seidl 
> <lists at ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> 
>> http://pastie.org/663143. The test still failes. But it
shouldn''t!
>>
> Rails version?
> Ruby version?
> OS?
> etc
BTW :)
The second example with the message_controller is copied from your 
Book^^

Cheers,
Alexander
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Its definitly that line that causes trouble:

class User::CategoriesController < UserController
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
...
end

If i change it to:

class User::CategoriesController < ActionController::Base
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
...
end

the tests pass as expected.

But why may i not inheret my CategoriesController from UserController? 
Do i have to change my code to make it testable?

Cheers,
Alexander
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On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Alexander Seidl <lists at ruby-forum.com>
wrote:
> I started a new test: Have a look at my new code:
> http://pastie.org/663455
>
> 1) The categories_controller is NOT called from the test!
>
> 2) I created another example with a message_controller and associated
> tests. There, the controller IS called!
>
> You can see that, because the puts statement produces output in 2), but
> not in 1).
>
> Could the reason for this be the fact, that User::CategoriesController
> inherits from UserController??
Paste UserController as well.  If it has a before_filter in there that
prevents index from executing, that could be the source of the
problem.

Pat