rspec users - Mar 2010 - view spec template.base_path

I have a helper method

def partial_path_for(partial, options = {})
     base_path = options[:base_path] || self.template.base_path
     "_partials/#{base_path}/#{partial}"
end

and use it in a template (haml) like

= render :partial => partial_path_for(:details)

I''d like to have a similar helper for view specs so I can do this

describe ''web/admin/merchants/show.html.haml'' do
     before(:each) do
         @merchant = stub_model(Merchant, :name => ''Some
Merchant'')
         assigns[:merchant] = @merchant
     end

     it ''should render the details partial'' do
         partial_path = partial_path_for(:details, :base_path => 
self.template.base_path)
         template.should_receive(:render).with(:partial => partial_path)
         render
     end

     it_should_behave_like ''merchant details''
end

Unfortunately, if I debug right before the template.should_receive 
statement, self.template.base_path is nil. How can I get the path to the 
template?

Thanks,
Phillip

On 2010-03-25 1:42 PM, Phillip Koebbe wrote:
>  I have a helper method
>
> def partial_path_for(partial, options = {})
>     base_path = options[:base_path] || self.template.base_path
>     "_partials/#{base_path}/#{partial}"
> end
>
> and use it in a template (haml) like
>
> = render :partial => partial_path_for(:details)
>
> I''d like to have a similar helper for view specs so I can do this
>
> describe ''web/admin/merchants/show.html.haml'' do
>     before(:each) do
>         @merchant = stub_model(Merchant, :name => ''Some
Merchant'')
>         assigns[:merchant] = @merchant
>     end
>
>     it ''should render the details partial'' do
>         partial_path = partial_path_for(:details, :base_path => 
> self.template.base_path)
>         template.should_receive(:render).with(:partial => partial_path)
>         render
>     end
>
>     it_should_behave_like ''merchant details''
> end
>
> Unfortunately, if I debug right before the template.should_receive 
> statement, self.template.base_path is nil. How can I get the path to 
> the template?
>
Right after I sent that message, I discovered I could set a variable 
before the initial describe statement and reuse it. This works:

base_path = ''web/admin/merchants''
describe "#{base_path}/show.html.haml" do
     ...
     partial_path = call_some_method(:details, base_path)
     ...
end

But I''d really rather have the value coming from somewhere else. This 
method depends on me creating a variable, which I don''t like.

Peace,
Phillip

> Thanks,
> Phillip

On Mar 25, 1:50?pm, Phillip Koebbe <phillipkoe... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Right after I sent that message, I discovered I could set a variable
> before the initial describe statement and reuse it. This works:
>
> base_path = ''web/admin/merchants''
> describe "#{base_path}/show.html.haml" do
> ? ? ?...
> ? ? ?partial_path = call_some_method(:details, base_path)
> ? ? ?...
> end
>
> But I''d really rather have the value coming from somewhere else.
This
> method depends on me creating a variable, which I don''t like.
On Mar 25, 1:50 pm, Phillip Koebbe <phillipkoe... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Right after I sent that message, I discovered I could set a variable
> before the initial describe statement and reuse it. This works:
>
> base_path = ''web/admin/merchants''
> describe "#{base_path}/show.html.haml" do
>      ...
>      partial_path = call_some_method(:details, base_path)
>      ...
> end
>
> But I''d really rather have the value coming from somewhere else.
This
> method depends on me creating a variable, which I don''t like.
I''ve been looking over the available methods and I discovered that I
can get the base path via

File.dirname(self.description)

That got me thinking about various things, and I eventually wound up
adding

before {ensure_that_base_view_path_is_set_correctly}

def ensure_that_base_view_path_is_set_correctly
  @controller.template.base_path File.dirname(self.class.description)
end

to lib/spec/rails/example/view_example_group.rb

This accomplishes what I want, but I seriously doubt it is the right
thing to do, so I created a ticket:

https://rspec.lighthouseapp.com/projects/5645-rspec/tickets/973-templatebase_path-returns-nil-in-view-spec

Phillip