rspec users - May 2010 - Expecting an array but getting a string using webrat

Hi Guys,

I''m new to webrat and I''ve encountered a problem. I have a
nested form
that I''ve created using the steps similar to the Rails Casts
http://railscasts.com/episodes/75-complex-forms-part-3

As context, I have a form for programming exercises with a title and
description. The form also has a field for the associated Hint object,
just a regular text area field for the hint text.

When I submit a form using webrat and cucumber my application receives
''params'' with:

    
"new_hint_attributes"=>"[{\"text\"=>\"This
is hint 1\"}]"

The key ''new_hint_attributes'' maps to a string causing the
application
to crash during a cucumber test.

But when I submit the form using the browser my application receives
''params'' with:

     "new_hint_attributes"=>[{"text"=>"This is
hint 1"}]

The key ''new_hint_attributes'' maps to an array and everything
works
fine.

I was wondering what I might be doing wrong.

Also, I was wondering if this ticket my be related:
https://webrat.lighthouseapp.com/projects/10503/tickets/259-webratmechanize-treats-array-as-string

On May 4, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Frank wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I''m new to webrat and I''ve encountered a problem. I have
a nested form
> that I''ve created using the steps similar to the Rails Casts
> http://railscasts.com/episodes/75-complex-forms-part-3
> 
> As context, I have a form for programming exercises with a title and
> description. The form also has a field for the associated Hint object,
> just a regular text area field for the hint text.
> 
> When I submit a form using webrat and cucumber my application receives
> ''params'' with:
> 
>    
"new_hint_attributes"=>"[{\"text\"=>\"This
is hint 1\"}]"
> 
> The key ''new_hint_attributes'' maps to a string causing
the application
> to crash during a cucumber test.
> 
> But when I submit the form using the browser my application receives
> ''params'' with:
> 
>     "new_hint_attributes"=>[{"text"=>"This
is hint 1"}]
> 
> The key ''new_hint_attributes'' maps to an array and
everything works
> fine.
> 
> I was wondering what I might be doing wrong.
> 
> Also, I was wondering if this ticket my be related:
>
https://webrat.lighthouseapp.com/projects/10503/tickets/259-webratmechanize-treats-array-as-string
I''m not sure about this myself, but you may want to check the Cucumber
and Webrat lists since those are the libraries you''re seeing trouble
with:

http://groups.google.com/group/cukes
http://groups.google.com/group/webrat

On May 7, 2010, at 7:35 AM, David Chelimsky wrote:
> 
> On May 4, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Frank wrote:
> 
>> Hi Guys,
>> 
>> I''m new to webrat and I''ve encountered a problem. I
have a nested form
>> that I''ve created using the steps similar to the Rails Casts
>> http://railscasts.com/episodes/75-complex-forms-part-3
>> 
>> As context, I have a form for programming exercises with a title and
>> description. The form also has a field for the associated Hint object,
>> just a regular text area field for the hint text.
>> 
>> When I submit a form using webrat and cucumber my application receives
>> ''params'' with:
>> 
>>   
"new_hint_attributes"=>"[{\"text\"=>\"This
is hint 1\"}]"
>> 
>> The key ''new_hint_attributes'' maps to a string
causing the application
>> to crash during a cucumber test.
>> 
>> But when I submit the form using the browser my application receives
>> ''params'' with:
>> 
>>   
"new_hint_attributes"=>[{"text"=>"This is hint
1"}]
>> 
>> The key ''new_hint_attributes'' maps to an array and
everything works
>> fine.
>> 
>> I was wondering what I might be doing wrong.
>> 
>> Also, I was wondering if this ticket my be related:
>>
https://webrat.lighthouseapp.com/projects/10503/tickets/259-webratmechanize-treats-array-as-string
> 
> I''m not sure about this myself, but you may want to check the
Cucumber and Webrat lists since those are the libraries you''re seeing
trouble with:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/cukes
> http://groups.google.com/group/webrat
Ah - I see you already did :)
http://groups.google.com/group/webrat/browse_thread/thread/d8e6bac15cb8fbd7

Feel free to post back here if you find a solution.

Thanks,
David