Rails - Jan 2010 - tips on how to write a controller test for models associated with currently logged in user

I have a controller test here:

http://gist.github.com/275616, which works fine when account is an
independent model, however I want:

an account to be a property of user, ( and created and associated when
a user is)
when the user goes to /account/edit it should on edit the account of
the logged in user -

I can make rails do this, but I''m utterly baffled how I should alter
this test to represent this new behaviour

I have a user Factory like this:

Factory.define :user do |user|
  user.email                 { Factory.next :email }
  user.password              { "password" }
  user.password_confirmation { "password" }
  user.association           :account
end

So maybe my set up should create one of those? Although that doesn''t
sound right if its an AccountController...

Either way, I''m confused, I am trying to do the right thing by all
this TDD, but its not making it easy...

 - any pointers would be great!



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Keith Salisbury wrote:
> I have a controller test here:
> 
> http://gist.github.com/275616
Why?  Cucumber features are generally nicer to work with than controller 
tests.
> which works fine when account is an
> independent model, however I want:
> 
> an account to be a property of user, ( and created and associated when
> a user is)
> when the user goes to /account/edit it should on edit the account of
> the logged in user -
Which authentication library are you using?  They tend to have 
instructions on testing.  Generally, you''ll need to stub the 
current_user method.
> 
> I can make rails do this, but I''m utterly baffled how I should
alter
> this test to represent this new behaviour
> 
> I have a user Factory like this:
> 
> Factory.define :user do |user|
>   user.email                 { Factory.next :email }
>   user.password              { "password" }
>   user.password_confirmation { "password" }
>   user.association           :account
> end
> 
> So maybe my set up should create one of those? Although that
doesn''t
> sound right if its an AccountController...
The point of factories is to create the object you need, with all 
associations.  You need an Account with associated User.
> 
> Either way, I''m confused, I am trying to do the right thing by all
> this TDD, but its not making it easy...
No, you''re not making it easy. :)  The principle is to just create the 
objects and stubs you need for your test.  Often you can do this by 
noticing where Rails is throwing errors.
> 
>  - any pointers would be great!
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I have a similar problem as I''m just getting into this BDD business. I 
want to write a Cucumber test that refers to the current user by using 
"I". For example:

  Given I am logged in as "noobie"
  And I have 0 self-esteem

How do I make the connection between I and noobie. It''s easy but ugly
to
figure out a workaround tho.
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Kura Monni wrote:
> I have a similar problem as I''m just getting into this BDD
business. I
> want to write a Cucumber test that refers to the current user by using 
> "I". For example:
> 
>   Given I am logged in as "noobie"
>   And I have 0 self-esteem
> 
> How do I make the connection between I and noobie. 
You don''t, really: "I" in a Cucumber step usually
doesn''t refer to
anything specific.  What you want is probably to use current_user or 
whatever equivalent method your authentication library provides:

Given /I am logged in as "([^"]+)/ do |username|
  login_as User.find_by_username(username) # or whatever method your 
authentication library says you should use
end

Given /I have \d+ self-esteem/ do |n|
  current_user.self_esteem = 0
end

If memory serves, the Cucumber docs deal with almost this exact case. 
You might want to review them.
> It''s easy but ugly to 
> figure out a workaround tho.
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Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> Given /I have \d+ self-esteem/ do |n|
>   current_user.self_esteem = 0
> end
Er, sorry, I meant
current_user.self_esteem = n.to_i

But you get the idea. :)

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Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> 
>> Given /I have \d+ self-esteem/ do |n|
Yikes!  Can''t type today.  That would be

Given /I have (\d+) self-esteem/ do |n|
>>   current_user.self_esteem = 0
>> end
> 
> Er, sorry, I meant
> current_user.self_esteem = n.to_i
> 
> But you get the idea. :)
> 
> Best,
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Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> Given /I am logged in as "([^"]+)/ do |username|
>   login_as User.find_by_username(username) # or whatever method your 
> authentication library says you should use
> end
> 
> Given /I have \d+ self-esteem/ do |n|
>   current_user.self_esteem = 0
> end
This is something I''ve tried but it fails because of:
    Given I am logged in as "admin"             # 
features/step_definitions/manage_logins_steps.rb:11
      undefined method `current_user'' for 
#<ActionController::Integration::Session:0x7f08cb98> (NoMethodError)
      ./features/step_definitions/manage_logins_steps.rb:19:in `/^I am 
logged in as "([^\"]*)"$/''
      features/topside_menu.feature:13:in `Given I am logged in as 
"admin"''

current_user is defined in the ApplicationController class and it''s set
as a helper_method, but apparently it''s still not visible in the Webrat
steps.
> If memory serves, the Cucumber docs deal with almost this exact case. 
> You might want to review them.
Going to have to look it up :D
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Kura Monni wrote:
> Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
>> Given /I am logged in as "([^"]+)/ do |username|
>>   login_as User.find_by_username(username) # or whatever method your 
>> authentication library says you should use
>> end
>> 
>> Given /I have \d+ self-esteem/ do |n|
>>   current_user.self_esteem = 0
>> end
> 
> This is something I''ve tried but it fails because of:
>     Given I am logged in as "admin"             # 
> features/step_definitions/manage_logins_steps.rb:11
>       undefined method `current_user'' for 
> #<ActionController::Integration::Session:0x7f08cb98> (NoMethodError)
>       ./features/step_definitions/manage_logins_steps.rb:19:in `/^I am 
> logged in as "([^\"]*)"$/''
>       features/topside_menu.feature:13:in `Given I am logged in as 
> "admin"''
> 
> current_user is defined in the ApplicationController class and
it''s set
> as a helper_method, but apparently it''s still not visible in the
Webrat
> steps.
So write a function somewhere in features/support that defines it.
> 
>> If memory serves, the Cucumber docs deal with almost this exact case. 
>> You might want to review them.
> 
> Going to have to look it up :D
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Kura Monni wrote:
> current_user is defined in the ApplicationController class and
it''s set
> as a helper_method, but apparently it''s still not visible in the
Webrat
> steps.
Check this out 
http://programmers-blog.com/2010/04/21/cucumber-vs-webrat-vs-current_user-from-authenticatedsystem

PS. Sorry for resurrecting the thread. I bounced with this stuff for 
like 2 hours and found nothing. Hope others find the solution useful.
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