rspec users - Mar 2008 - RSpec view test for :partial with :locals?

I''m currently working on some RSpec view tests and I''m having
problems
with expect_render.  Most of the expect_render''s work fine, but in one
of my views I have:

<%= render :partial => "user_cloud", :locals => {:user =>
@featured_user} %>

I see that expect_render supports ":object" or ":collection"
for the
second parameter, but this partial uses ":locals".  I tried  
expect_render without the second parameter and with ":locals" and it  
failed to match both times.  I confirmed that the partial is rendering  
in the test.log.  Is there a way to match this render?

On a similar note, is there a way to test that layout views are  
rendered?  I can test that the :partials in the layout are rendered,  
but not the layout file itself.

In both of these cases I know I could do a "has_tag" and test for  
something inside the layout file or partial, but I''d rather test  
contents in a view test for each partial and just verify that the  
partial is rendered in the view tests that render the partial.

Thank you,

David

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 3:19 AM, David Schmidt <davids at tower-mt.com>
wrote:
> I''m currently working on some RSpec view tests and I''m
having problems
>  with expect_render.  Most of the expect_render''s work fine, but
in one
>  of my views I have:
>
>  <%= render :partial => "user_cloud", :locals => {:user
=>
>  @featured_user} %>
>
>  I see that expect_render supports ":object" or
":collection" for the
>  second parameter, but this partial uses ":locals".  I tried
>  expect_render without the second parameter and with ":locals"
and it
>  failed to match both times.  I confirmed that the partial is rendering
>  in the test.log.  Is there a way to match this render?
Sounds like a missing feature. Please enter a ticket at
http://rspec.lighthouseapp.com.
>
>  On a similar note, is there a way to test that layout views are
>  rendered?
Not in view specs. Layouts are rendered by controllers, not by the
views themselves, so you should do that in controller specs.

Cheers,
David
> I can test that the :partials in the layout are rendered,
>  but not the layout file itself.
>
>  In both of these cases I know I could do a "has_tag" and test
for
>  something inside the layout file or partial, but I''d rather test
>  contents in a view test for each partial and just verify that the
>  partial is rendered in the view tests that render the partial.
>
>  Thank you,
>
>  David
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Are you assigning @featured_user (ie: assigns[:featured_user]) before
you render your template? We use :locals w/o any problem, for example:

 template.expect_render(:partial => ''profiles/data'',
:locals =>
{:profile => @profile}).and_return(%|<p
id=''profiles_data_partial''
/>|)

Zach

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:19 PM, David Schmidt <davids at tower-mt.com>
wrote:
> I''m currently working on some RSpec view tests and I''m
having problems
>  with expect_render.  Most of the expect_render''s work fine, but
in one
>  of my views I have:
>
>  <%= render :partial => "user_cloud", :locals => {:user
=>
>  @featured_user} %>
>
>  I see that expect_render supports ":object" or
":collection" for the
>  second parameter, but this partial uses ":locals".  I tried
>  expect_render without the second parameter and with ":locals"
and it
>  failed to match both times.  I confirmed that the partial is rendering
>  in the test.log.  Is there a way to match this render?
>
>  On a similar note, is there a way to test that layout views are
>  rendered?  I can test that the :partials in the layout are rendered,
>  but not the layout file itself.
>
>  In both of these cases I know I could do a "has_tag" and test
for
>  something inside the layout file or partial, but I''d rather test
>  contents in a view test for each partial and just verify that the
>  partial is rendered in the view tests that render the partial.
>
>  Thank you,
>
>  David
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>  rspec-users mailing list
>  rspec-users at rubyforge.org
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>


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Zach Dennis
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