I''m using the theme support plugin on one of my apps, and I would like
to spec the views for each of my themes, but having a little trouble
and hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
Themed views are located at /themes/my_theme/views that override the
views in app/views when that theme is active. I created a themes/
my_theme/spec directory, and to spec the file at /themes/my_theme/
views/default/index.html.erb I created the following file at themes/
my_theme/spec/default/index.html.erb_spec.rb
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + ''/../../../../spec/
spec_helper'')
describe "/default/index.html.erb" do
include DefaultHelper
it "should render" do
render
end
end
Two major questions here:
1) I''m not sure what to put for the describe parameter since
I''m
assuming "/default/index.html.erb" is referencing the app/views
directory
2) Running this spec gives:
NameError in ''/default/index.html.erb should render''
undefined local variable or method `render'' for
#<ActiveSupport::TestCase::Subclass_1:0x351dc24>
themes/my_theme/spec/default/index.html.erb_spec.rb:11:
any suggestions on how to approach this?
Thanks!
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:06 PM, jared <jared at yourelevation.com> wrote:> I''m using the theme support plugin on one of my apps, and I would like > to spec the views for each of my themes, but having a little trouble > and hoping someone can point me in the right direction. > > Themed views are located at /themes/my_theme/views that override the > views in app/views when that theme is active. I created a themes/ > my_theme/spec directory, and to spec the file at /themes/my_theme/ > views/default/index.html.erb I created the following file at themes/ > my_theme/spec/default/index.html.erb_spec.rb > > require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + ''/../../../../spec/ > spec_helper'') > > describe "/default/index.html.erb" do > ?include DefaultHelper > > ?it "should render" do > ? ?render > ?end > > end > > Two major questions here: > > 1) I''m not sure what to put for the describe parameter since I''m > assuming "/default/index.html.erb" is referencing the app/views > directoryThis is a textual description used to help you. It doesn''t actually mean anything to rspec at this time AFAIK. RSpec is able to to treat specs found in "spec/views/" as ViewExampleGroups based on the "view" directory naming convention, IIRC.> > 2) Running this spec gives: > > NameError in ''/default/index.html.erb should render'' > undefined local variable or method `render'' for > #<ActiveSupport::TestCase::Subclass_1:0x351dc24> > themes/my_theme/spec/default/index.html.erb_spec.rb:11: > > any suggestions on how to approach this?Try passing in :type => "view" to your describe. e.g.: describe "your/partial", :type => "view" do # ... end Where does that take you?> > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users >-- Zach Dennis http://www.continuousthinking.com http://www.mutuallyhuman.com
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:06 PM, jared <jared at yourelevation.com> wrote:> I''m using the theme support plugin on one of my apps, and I would like > to spec the views for each of my themes, but having a little trouble > and hoping someone can point me in the right direction. > > Themed views are located at /themes/my_theme/views that override the > views in app/views when that theme is active. I created a themes/ > my_theme/spec directory, and to spec the file at /themes/my_theme/ > views/default/index.html.erb I created the following file at themes/ > my_theme/spec/default/index.html.erb_spec.rb > > require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + ''/../../../../spec/ > spec_helper'') > > describe "/default/index.html.erb" do > ?include DefaultHelper > > ?it "should render" do > ? ?render > ?end > > end > > Two major questions here: > > 1) I''m not sure what to put for the describe parameter since I''m > assuming "/default/index.html.erb" is referencing the app/views > directoryTry this: describe "/default/index.html.erb", :type => :view do include DefaultHelper it "should render" do template.view_paths=(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "/../../../themes/my_theme/")) render end end Cheers, David> > 2) Running this spec gives: > > NameError in ''/default/index.html.erb should render'' > undefined local variable or method `render'' for > #<ActiveSupport::TestCase::Subclass_1:0x351dc24> > themes/my_theme/spec/default/index.html.erb_spec.rb:11: > > any suggestions on how to approach this? > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users >
David Chelimsky wrote:> Try this: > > describe "/default/index.html.erb", :type => :view do > include DefaultHelper > > it "should render" do > template.view_paths=(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), > "/../../../themes/my_theme/")) > render > endAnd why isn''t that DRY with the matching /../../../themes code on the production side? BTW, as a meta-answer, I implemented this algorithm for a test once... for each theme in themes/* render the theme assert the theme passes Tidy validation assert all the a hrefs point somewhere assert every image appears in public/images Hours of fun! If you have two many themes, you can pick a random assortment for each integration test run...
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Phlip <phlip2005 at gmail.com> wrote:> David Chelimsky wrote: > >> Try this: >> >> describe "/default/index.html.erb", :type => :view do >> ?include DefaultHelper >> >> ?it "should render" do >> ? template.view_paths=(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), >> "/../../../themes/my_theme/")) >> ? render >> ?end > > And why isn''t that DRY with the matching /../../../themes code on the > production side?Because nobody has asked for support for views outside the standard directories, and *you* haven''t submitted a patch! http://rspec.lighthouseapp.com Cheers, David> > BTW, as a meta-answer, I implemented this algorithm for a test once... > > ?for each theme in themes/* > ? render the theme > ? assert the theme passes Tidy validation > ? assert all the a hrefs point somewhere > ? assert every image appears in public/images > > Hours of fun! If you have two many themes, you can pick a random assortment > for each integration test run... > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users >
David Chelimsky wrote:>>> it "should render" do >>> template.view_paths=(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), >>> "/../../../themes/my_theme/")) >>> render >>> end >> And why isn''t that DRY with the matching /../../../themes code on the >> production side? > > Because nobody has asked for support for views outside the standard > directories, and *you* haven''t submitted a patch!I''d probably (mumble) get the architecture wrong... BTW "DRY" does not strictly apply across the test/code boundary, otherwise all the test and code in the world would disappear with a "thoomp" into a singularity.