rspec users - Nov 2009 - Stubbing helper methods in controller specs when integrate_views is On

Hi all,

I''m using rspec-caching-test-plugin to test caching (obviously) in my
controller specs. Because views are also involved in caching integrate_views
have to be turned On.
The problem comes when mock is passed to a helper, for examle

link_to_profile(profile)

where porfile = mock_model(Profile)

The error thrown is "can''t convert Spec::Mocks::Mock into
String". Usually
when dealing with view specs in this case I''m just doing

template.stub!(:link_to_profile => ''/link/to/profile'')

and specing the helper method in separate helper spec, but in this case
(controller spec with integrate_views turned On) I have no access to
template object.

Is there any way to stub helper method or I just have to give away mocks and
use real records created with FactoryGirl instead?

Regards,
K.
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On 25 Nov 2009, at 16:02, Krasimir Angelov wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I''m using rspec-caching-test-plugin to test caching (obviously) in
> my controller specs. Because views are also involved in caching  
> integrate_views have to be turned On.
> The problem comes when mock is passed to a helper, for examle
>
> link_to_profile(profile)
>
> where porfile = mock_model(Profile)
>
> The error thrown is "can''t convert Spec::Mocks::Mock into
String".
> Usually when dealing with view specs in this case I''m just doing
>
> template.stub!(:link_to_profile => ''/link/to/profile'')
>
> and specing the helper method in separate helper spec, but in this  
> case (controller spec with integrate_views turned On) I have no  
> access to template object.
>
> Is there any way to stub helper method or I just have to give away  
> mocks and use real records created with FactoryGirl instead?
You have a couple of options, I think:

(1) Try mocking enough of the object''s interface that the Rails helper
will happily build a link to it. I think that just means stubbing a  
#to_param method on it.
(2) Use rspec-rails'' mock_model method to build the mock object, which
will basically do that for you.
(3) Use rspec-rails'' stub_model method to build the mock object, which
creates a real model object instance (like FactoryGirl would) except  
with the database connection crippled.

Okay that was three options.

cheers,
Matt

http://mattwynne.net
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