rspec users - Feb 2008 - Testing misc methods in ApplicationController

I''m already successfully testing before_filters in
application_controller
courtesy of this blog post:
http://www.movesonrails.com/articles/2008/01/23/spec-ing-your-application-controller

However, i can;''t work out how to test the sort of method that is added
to
application_controller so that all controllers can use it.  It must be
something simple that i''m doing wrong/omitting, can anyone help?

eg if i have this empty method in application_controller

def  andreplace(str)
end

and my spec looks like this:

describe ApplicationController do
  describe "andreplace(str)" do
     it "should format ands for ferret search" do
       andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo +bar")
     end
  end
end

Currently, the test breaks, saying:
NoMethodError in ''ApplicationController andreplace(str) should format
ands
for ferret search''
undefined method `andreplace'' for
#<Spec::Rails::Example::ControllerExampleGroup::Subclass_1::Subclass_1:0xb64f7160>


What''s going wrong here, anyone know?
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On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Max Williams
<toastkid.williams at gmail.com> wrote:
> I''m already successfully testing before_filters in
application_controller
> courtesy of this blog post:
>
http://www.movesonrails.com/articles/2008/01/23/spec-ing-your-application-controller
>
> However, i can;''t work out how to test the sort of method that is
added to
> application_controller so that all controllers can use it.  It must be
> something simple that i''m doing wrong/omitting, can anyone help?
>
> eg if i have this empty method in application_controller
>
> def  andreplace(str)
> end
>
> and my spec looks like this:
>
> describe ApplicationController do
>   describe "andreplace(str)" do
>       it "should format ands for ferret search" do
>        andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
Try this:

controller.andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo +bar")
>      end
>   end
> end
>
> Currently, the test breaks, saying:
> NoMethodError in ''ApplicationController andreplace(str) should
format ands
> for ferret search''
>  undefined method `andreplace'' for
>
#<Spec::Rails::Example::ControllerExampleGroup::Subclass_1::Subclass_1:0xb64f7160>
This is a pointer to the problem - the error is telling you that the
#andreplace message is going to the ExampleGroup, not the controller.

HTH,
David
>
>
> What''s going wrong here, anyone know?
>
>
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doh...dammit, i thought i''d tried that.  I''m losing it...

thanks!

On 22/02/2008, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Max Williams
> <toastkid.williams at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I''m already successfully testing before_filters in
> application_controller
> > courtesy of this blog post:
> >
>
http://www.movesonrails.com/articles/2008/01/23/spec-ing-your-application-controller
> >
> > However, i can;''t work out how to test the sort of method
that is added
> to
> > application_controller so that all controllers can use it.  It must be
> > something simple that i''m doing wrong/omitting, can anyone
help?
> >
> > eg if i have this empty method in application_controller
> >
> > def  andreplace(str)
> > end
> >
> > and my spec looks like this:
> >
> > describe ApplicationController do
> >   describe "andreplace(str)" do
> >       it "should format ands for ferret search" do
> >        andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
>
>
> Try this:
>
> controller.andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
>
>
> >      end
> >   end
> > end
> >
> > Currently, the test breaks, saying:
> > NoMethodError in ''ApplicationController andreplace(str)
should format
> ands
> > for ferret search''
> >  undefined method `andreplace'' for
> >
>
#<Spec::Rails::Example::ControllerExampleGroup::Subclass_1::Subclass_1:0xb64f7160>
>
>
> This is a pointer to the problem - the error is telling you that the
> #andreplace message is going to the ExampleGroup, not the controller.
>
> HTH,
> David
>
>
> >
> >
> > What''s going wrong here, anyone know?
> >
> >
>
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On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:58 AM, Max Williams
<toastkid.williams at gmail.com> wrote:
> doh...dammit, i thought i''d tried that.  I''m losing it...
>
> thanks!
You''re welcome.

Cheers,
David
>
>
>
> On 22/02/2008, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Max Williams
> > <toastkid.williams at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I''m already successfully testing before_filters in
> application_controller
> > > courtesy of this blog post:
> > >
>
http://www.movesonrails.com/articles/2008/01/23/spec-ing-your-application-controller
> > >
> > > However, i can;''t work out how to test the sort of
method that is added
> to
> > > application_controller so that all controllers can use it.  It
must be
> > > something simple that i''m doing wrong/omitting, can
anyone help?
> > >
> > > eg if i have this empty method in application_controller
> > >
> > > def  andreplace(str)
> > > end
> > >
> > > and my spec looks like this:
> > >
> > > describe ApplicationController do
> > >   describe "andreplace(str)" do
> > >       it "should format ands for ferret search" do
> > >        andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
> >
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > controller.andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
> >
> >
> > >      end
> > >   end
> > > end
> > >
> > > Currently, the test breaks, saying:
> > > NoMethodError in ''ApplicationController andreplace(str)
should format
> ands
> > > for ferret search''
> > >  undefined method `andreplace'' for
> > >
>
#<Spec::Rails::Example::ControllerExampleGroup::Subclass_1::Subclass_1:0xb64f7160>
> >
> >
> > This is a pointer to the problem - the error is telling you that the
> > #andreplace message is going to the ExampleGroup, not the controller.
> >
> > HTH,
> > David
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > What''s going wrong here, anyone know?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >  rspec-users at rubyforge.org
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How do you spec protected controller methods such as before_filters and
helpers that with the params and session hashes?

I cannot call controller.my_method if my_method is protected.
> Try this:
> 
> controller.andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Fernando Perez <lists at ruby-forum.com>
wrote:
> How do you spec protected controller methods such as before_filters and
> helpers that with the params and session hashes?
You spec the public interface that calls (or causes to be called) the
protected methods.

///ark

On 13/02/2009, at 7:26 PM, Fernando Perez wrote:
> How do you spec protected controller methods such as before_filters  
> and
> helpers that with the params and session hashes?
>
> I cannot call controller.my_method if my_method is protected.
>
>> Try this:
>>
>> controller.andreplace("foo and bar").should eql("+foo
+bar")
Hey Fernando. As Mark said, the idea behind BDD is to spec the  
behaviour of your controller, rather than each specific method. So  
write specs for all of the different behaviours that your controller  
can exhibit. This will result in your protected and private methods  
being called.

Cheers,
Nick

> You spec the public interface that calls (or causes to be called) the
> protected methods.
Ok I see. Thanks for the clarification.
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