Rails - Nov 2006 - Functional test issue for testing newbie

Hi there

I''m having difficulty succesfully updating attributes via a post
request in a functional test.

Here''s some pastes:

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# account_controller.rb

def edit_details
    @user = User.find(self.current_user.id)
  return unless request.post?
  if @user.update_attributes(params[:user])
    flash[:notice_good] = ''Your account details were successfully
updated.''
    redirect_to :action => ''index''
  else
    render :action => ''edit_details''
  end
end


# account_controller_test.rb

def test_should_update_user
  # login as valid user
  post :login, :email => ''quentin@example.com'', :password
=> ''test''
  assert session[:user]
  get :edit_details
  assert_response :success
  post :edit_details, :first_name => ''Richard''
  assert_equal ''Richard'', assigns(:current_user).first_name
  assert_equal "Your account details were successfully updated.",
flash[:notice_good]
end

# test output
24: <"Richard"> expected but was <"quentin">.

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So for some reason ''Richard'' is not getting updated as
first_name for
my user object.

I''m sure the issue here is my test not my controller.

Any clues would be appreciated.