Rails - Nov 2005 - functional testing -- using post() w/ a different controller

Hallo -- I have a function in test_helper.rb that looks not a little 
like this:

  def 
login(username="gowondapiddlehead",unhashed_password="gowonda_piddlehead")
   
post(:login,:system_user=>{:username=>username,:unhashed_password=>unhashed_password})
    assert_redirected_to(:controller=>''home'')
    assert_not_nil(session[:system_user_id])
    system_user=SystemUser.find(session[:system_user_id])
    assert_equal(username,system_user.username,"Login name should match 
session name.")
  end

When I run the test, however, I get the following error:

    1) Error:
  test_index(HomeControllerTest):
  NoMethodError: undefined method `login'' for
Test::Unit::TestCase:Class
      test/functional/home_controller_test.rb:18:in `test_index''

I guess this is because I need to specify the controller being called as 
well as the action in the post() function.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Cheers,
   doug.

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doug wrote:
> Hallo -- I have a function in test_helper.rb that looks not a little 
> like this:
> 
>   def 
>
login(username="gowondapiddlehead",unhashed_password="gowonda_piddlehead")
>    
post(:login,:system_user=>{:username=>username,:unhashed_password=>unhashed_password})
>     assert_redirected_to(:controller=>''home'')
>     assert_not_nil(session[:system_user_id])
>     system_user=SystemUser.find(session[:system_user_id])
>     assert_equal(username,system_user.username,"Login name should
match
> session name.")
>   end
> 
> When I run the test, however, I get the following error:
> 
>     1) Error:
>   test_index(HomeControllerTest):
>   NoMethodError: undefined method `login'' for
Test::Unit::TestCase:Class
>       test/functional/home_controller_test.rb:18:in `test_index''
> 
> I guess this is because I need to specify the controller being called as 
> well as the action in the post() function.
> Does anyone know how to do this?
> Cheers,
>    doug.
Doug,
  I''m having the exact same problem.  I have an account controller that
handles the login cycle. In testing another controller that depends on 
this cycle I cannot specify the controller, only the action.
  The option to specify another controller should be added.
  Does anyone know a work-around?

Zack


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On Dec 19, 2005, at 2:22 AM, Zack wrote:
>   I''m having the exact same problem.  I have an account controller
> that
> handles the login cycle. In testing another controller that depends on
> this cycle I cannot specify the controller, only the action.
>   The option to specify another controller should be added.
>   Does anyone know a work-around?
The functional test operators take a session argument, where you can set
the session up. Just test the pages by setting the session that  
indicates
a login...

     get :show,             # <- method
         {  },              # <- params
         { :user_id => 4 }  # <- session

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