Rails - Feb 2008 - Testing helper/view methods from script/console

Hi,

Is it possible to test helper/view methods from script/console. I want
to test the output of methods like distance_of_time_in_words. But it
won''t let me from the console. What am I missing?

TIA
Luke
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On Feb 3, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Luke Grimstrup wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to test helper/view methods from script/console. I want
> to test the output of methods like distance_of_time_in_words. But it
> won''t let me from the console. What am I missing?
>
> TIA
> Luke
User the helper object:

 >> helper.distance_of_time_in_words 92.minutes
=> "about 2 hours"

-Rob

Rob Biedenharn		http://agileconsultingllc.com
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On 3 Feb 2008, at 23:56, Luke Grimstrup wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to test helper/view methods from script/console. I want
> to test the output of methods like distance_of_time_in_words. But it
> won''t let me from the console. What am I missing?
>
you need to include the appropriate module eg:

Fs-ElephantBook:fred fred$ ruby script/console
Loading development environment (Rails 2.0.2)
 >> require ''action_view/helpers/date_helper''
=> []
 >> include ActionView::Helpers::DateHelper
=> Object
 >> distance_of_time_in_words_to_now Time.mktime(2008,2,3,4)
=> "about 20 hours"
 >>
>
> TIA
> Luke
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On 4 Feb 2008, at 00:14, Rob Biedenharn wrote:
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>
> On Feb 3, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Luke Grimstrup wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is it possible to test helper/view methods from script/console. I  
>> want
>> to test the output of methods like distance_of_time_in_words. But it
>> won''t let me from the console. What am I missing?
>>
>> TIA
>> Luke
>
> User the helper object:
>
>>> helper.distance_of_time_in_words 92.minutes
> => "about 2 hours"
Neato! I''ve somehow managed to miss that one!

Fred
>
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> -Rob
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Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks!
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