rspec users - Jan 2007 - Links in view specs

Hi

I have this simple view (used by the Gap controller):

   <h1>Gap#index</h1>
   <%= link_to "Get a GAP quote", :action =>
"get_quote" %>

And this spec:

   context "A rendered gap/index" do
     setup do
       render ''gap/index''
     end

     specify "should have a link to the get_quote page" do
       response.should_have_tag ''a'', :attributes => { :href
=> /\/gap
\/get_quote/ }
     end
   end

But is fails because it actually links like this:
    <a href="/view_spec/get_quote">
not
   <a href="/gap/get_quote">

What''s the cleanest way to test links without integrating it into the  
controller?  For now I''m doing...
   response.should_have_tag ''a'', :attributes => { :href
=> /\/
get_quote$/ }

  Sorry if this is a FAQ, can''t see any posts on the list about it.

Ta
Ashley

On 1/16/07, Ashley Moran <work at ashleymoran.me.uk>
wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have this simple view (used by the Gap controller):
>
>    <h1>Gap#index</h1>
>    <%= link_to "Get a GAP quote", :action =>
"get_quote" %>
>
> And this spec:
>
>    context "A rendered gap/index" do
>      setup do
>        render ''gap/index''
>      end
>
>      specify "should have a link to the get_quote page" do
>        response.should_have_tag ''a'', :attributes => {
:href => /\/gap
> \/get_quote/ }
>      end
>    end
>
> But is fails because it actually links like this:
>     <a href="/view_spec/get_quote">
> not
>    <a href="/gap/get_quote">
>
> What''s the cleanest way to test links without integrating it into
the
> controller?  For now I''m doing...
>    response.should_have_tag ''a'', :attributes => {
:href => /\/
> get_quote$/ }
>
>   Sorry if this is a FAQ, can''t see any posts on the list about
it.
Try checking the tracker at ruby forge too. This is a known bug:

http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=7795&group_id=797&atid=3149

Cheers,
David
>
> Ta
> Ashley
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On 16 Jan 2007, at 13:21, David Chelimsky wrote:
> Try checking the tracker at ruby forge too. This is a known bug:
>
> http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php? 
> func=detail&aid=7795&group_id=797&atid=3149
>
> Cheers,
> David
Thanks David I''ll just keep it half-specced for now