Rails - Oct 2007 - post_via_redirect - testing problem

I''ve got an integration test that''s failing but i
can''t work out why:

Here''s the action being tested - in case anyone recognises it,
it''s
based on the Depot app in Agile Web Dev with Rails.

def checkout
    @in_checkout = true
    #don''t let user checkout with an empty cart
    if @cart.items.empty?
      redirect_to_index("Your cart is empty")
    else
      #see if the form is being submitted, ie if it''s a POST request
      if request.post?
        #make a new object with the form data
        @order = Order.create(:name => params[:name],
                              :address => params[:address],
                              :email => params[:email],
                              :pay_type => params[:pay_type])
        @order.add_line_items_from_cart(@cart)
        #if we saved the order, empty the cart and go back to index page
        if @order.save
          session[:cart] = nil
          redirect_to_index("Thank you for your order")
        else
          #if it didn''t save, show the order form again
          render :action => :checkout
        end
      else#not a POST request, ie a GET request detected.  Should be
case for
        #when an empty form is displayed.
        #make a new order object for the form to work with
        @order = Order.new
      end#if request.post?
    end
  end

So, the checkout action can be called with a get (to create the empty
form) or a post (to send the details to make a new Order object)
request.  In my testing, the get request works fine but the post request
seems to not create the order object correctly:  here''s the problem
part
of the test:

    post_via_redirect "/store/checkout",
                { :name => "Dave Thomas",
                  :address => "123 The Street",
                  :email =>
"dave-kbbdpT5sCmpWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org",
                  :pay_type => "check"
                }

    assert_response :success
    assert_template "index"
    assert_equal nil, session[:cart]

So, i''m passing the relevant details to checkout as part of a post
request - as far as i can tell this is what happens when i hit the
"place order" button, using the app normally.  But it looks like the
action''s going wrong somewhere when i use the test.

Can anyone see what i''m doing wrong?
thanks
max
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Just to give more info, it gets even more puzzling when i debug it: 
stepping through the controller code, at the point where it gets to the 
if statement that tests the request type:

  if request.post?

At this point, i''ve sent a post_via_redirect request, and according to 
the debugger, self.request.request_method = "post".  BUT, the if test 
returns false, and sends me into the else section (which is why the 
integration test is failing).

Can anyone explain this to me?  It seems crazy.
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