rspec users - Mar 2009 - ''Missing template'' when using send_data to render response

Hi there,
Just upgraded to Rails 2.3/RSpec 1.2.0, and I''ve got a controller that
uses
send_data to render a response. In the controller spec, I have:

controller.should_receive(:send_data).with(...)

The send_data method calls ''render'' internally, but obviously
when I
stub/mock out the send_data method this doesn''t get called. So, with
the
changes to controller/template isolation in 1.2.0, I now get a ''missing
template'' error on this example as the controller tries to render the
default template.

Any suggestions to the best way to resolve this? My hunch is that it''ll
need
an extension to RenderObserver in rspec-rails, but I''m struggling to do
the
right thing in my first foray into the RSpec source. Or maybe I
shouldn''t be
mocking the send_data call at all, but rather then underlying render call?

Many thanks,
Chris Mear
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2009/3/16 Chris Mear <chrismear at gmail.com>:
> Hi there,
> Just upgraded to Rails 2.3/RSpec 1.2.0, and I''ve got a controller
that uses
> send_data to render a response. In the controller spec, I have:
> controller.should_receive(:send_data).with(...)
> The send_data method calls ''render'' internally, but
obviously when I
> stub/mock out the send_data method this doesn''t get called. So,
with the
> changes to controller/template isolation in 1.2.0, I now get a
''missing
> template'' error on this example as the controller tries to render
the
> default template.
> Any suggestions to the best way to resolve this? My hunch is that
it''ll need
> an extension to RenderObserver in rspec-rails, but I''m struggling
to do the
> right thing in my first foray into the RSpec source. Or maybe I
shouldn''t be
> mocking the send_data call at all, but rather then underlying render call?
How about controller.stub!(:render) also? You want
should_receive(:send_data) because that''s the spec, right?
> Many thanks,
> Chris Mear
>
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2009/3/16 David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>
> 2009/3/16 Chris Mear <chrismear at gmail.com>:
> > Hi there,
> > Just upgraded to Rails 2.3/RSpec 1.2.0, and I''ve got a
controller that
> uses
> > send_data to render a response. In the controller spec, I have:
> > controller.should_receive(:send_data).with(...)
> > The send_data method calls ''render'' internally, but
obviously when I
> > stub/mock out the send_data method this doesn''t get called.
So, with the
> > changes to controller/template isolation in 1.2.0, I now get a
''missing
> > template'' error on this example as the controller tries to
render the
> > default template.
> > Any suggestions to the best way to resolve this? My hunch is that
it''ll
> need
> > an extension to RenderObserver in rspec-rails, but I''m
struggling to do
> the
> > right thing in my first foray into the RSpec source. Or maybe I
shouldn''t
> be
> > mocking the send_data call at all, but rather then underlying render
> call?
>
> How about controller.stub!(:render) also? You want
> should_receive(:send_data) because that''s the spec, right?

Oh, of course! That works beautifully. Too much overthinking on my part.

Cheers,
Chris
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On 16 Mar 2009, at 13:28, David Chelimsky wrote:
> 2009/3/16 Chris Mear <chrismear at gmail.com>:
>> Hi there,
>> Just upgraded to Rails 2.3/RSpec 1.2.0, and I''ve got a
controller
>> that uses
>> send_data to render a response. In the controller spec, I have:
>> controller.should_receive(:send_data).with(...)
>> The send_data method calls ''render'' internally, but
obviously when I
>> stub/mock out the send_data method this doesn''t get called.
So,
>> with the
>> changes to controller/template isolation in 1.2.0, I now get a  
>> ''missing
>> template'' error on this example as the controller tries to
render the
>> default template.
>> Any suggestions to the best way to resolve this? My hunch is that  
>> it''ll need
>> an extension to RenderObserver in rspec-rails, but I''m
struggling
>> to do the
>> right thing in my first foray into the RSpec source. Or maybe I  
>> shouldn''t be
>> mocking the send_data call at all, but rather then underlying  
>> render call?
>
> How about controller.stub!(:render) also? You want
> should_receive(:send_data) because that''s the spec, right?
Oh, of course! That works beautifully. Too much overthinking on my part.

Cheers,
Chris