rspec users - Oct 2010 - how to mock url_for ?

Hi,

I am testing a model A, which calls inside url_for method; rspec
complains that url_for is undefined (which I suppose is because url_for
is called outside view''s context)

How can I mock url_for rails method?

Please help,
Thank you.

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On Oct 27, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Eugen Ciur wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am testing a model A, which calls inside url_for method; rspec
> complains that url_for is undefined
Sometimes error messages tell you exactly what you need to know. In this case,
url_is not defined in ActiveRecord models. This is true whether you''re
in a spec or in the console:

class Gadget < ActiveRecord::Base
  def gimme_your_url
    url_for(self)
  end
end

$ script/rails c
Loading development environment (Rails 3.0.2.pre)
ruby-1.8.7-p302 > Gadget.new.gimme_your_url
NoMethodError: undefined method `url_for'' for #<Gadget id: nil,
created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>

> (which I suppose is because url_for
> is called outside view''s context)
> 
> How can I mock url_for rails method?
Stubbing this doesn''t make sense if it''s not normally
available in the model. Why do you want to call url_for from a model instead of
a view template or a helper?