rspec users - Jul 2010 - RSpec Controller Testing - render_templte Issue

Hi!

I am writing controller specs and getting a weird expectation failure.
Here is the example. Please read the comments for details:

   it ''renders children/_show partial'' do
      post :create, :child => @child

      # The line "response.should
render_template(''children/_show'')"
gives
      # me error:
      # ChildrenController when the enrollment form data is valid
renders
      # children/_show partial'' FAILED
      # expected "children/_show", got
"children/_show_print_layout.html.erb"
      response.should render_template(''children/_show'')


      # This is weird. _show partial contains a button ''Print
Form'' and
next #assertion passes, but the one above fails.
      response.should have_selector( ''input'',
                                     :type => ''submit'',
                                     :value => ''Print Form''
)
      response.should be_success
    end

Many Thanks!
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On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Rails Learner <lists at ruby-forum.com>
wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I am writing controller specs and getting a weird expectation failure.
> Here is the example. Please read the comments for details:
>
> ? it ''renders children/_show partial'' do
> ? ? ?post :create, :child => @child
>
> ? ? ?# The line "response.should
render_template(''children/_show'')"
> gives
> ? ? ?# me error:
> ? ? ?# ChildrenController when the enrollment form data is valid
> renders
> ? ? ?# children/_show partial'' FAILED
> ? ? ?# expected "children/_show", got
> "children/_show_print_layout.html.erb"
> ? ? ?response.should render_template(''children/_show'')
>
>
> ? ? ?# This is weird. _show partial contains a button ''Print
Form'' and
> next #assertion passes, but the one above fails.
> ? ? ?response.should have_selector( ''input'',
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :type => ''submit'',
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :value => ''Print
Form'' )
> ? ? ?response.should be_success
> ? ?end
>
> Many Thanks!

Please include your controller code for create! :d


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Curtis j Schofield wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Rails Learner <lists at
ruby-forum.com>
> wrote:
>> ? ? ?# me error:
>> ? ? ?response.should have_selector( ''input'',
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :type =>
''submit'',
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :value => ''Print
Form'' )
>> ? ? ?response.should be_success
>> ? ?end
>>
>> Many Thanks!
> 
> 
> Please include your controller code for create! :d
> 
> 
> --
> Make Haste Slowly
Hi Curtis,

I figure out the issue.
My controller has render_to_string that renders a pdf and then it 
renders the "_show" partial. Now there is another problem. How I can 
test both renders?

Here is the controller code:
  def create
    @page_title = ''ASQ Enrollment Form''
    @child = Child.new(params[:child])

    #Convert string to date.
    @child.EnrollmentDate = Date.strptime(@child.EnrollmentDate, 
''%Y-%m-%d'')

    #Concatenate the date components and assign the complete date to 
ChildDob field
    @child.ChildDob =
Date.strptime((params[:child][''ChildDob(2i)''] +
''-'' + params[:child][''ChildDob(3i)''] +
''-'' +
params[:child][''ChildDob(1i)'']), ''%m-%d-%Y'')
unless
((params[:child][''ChildDob(1i)'']).blank? || 
(params[:child][''ChildDob(2i)'']).blank? || 
(params[:child][''ChildDob(3i)'']).blank?)

    respond_to do |format|
      if @child.valid?
       
FormMailer.deliver_enrollment_form(Date.today.strftime("%m-%d-%Y").to_s
+ '' - ASQ Enrollment Form - '' + @child.ChildFirstName +
'' '' +
@child.ChildLastName, @child, generate_pdf(@child, false))
        flash.now[:notice] = ''ASQ Enrollment form was successfully 
submitted''
        #format.html { redirect_to(@child, :notice => ''Child was 
successfully created.'') }
        format.html { render :partial => ''show'', :locals
=> { :child =>
@child }, :layout => ''children'' }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @child, :status => :created, 
:location => @child }
      else
        format.html { render :action => ''new'' }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @child.errors, :status => 
:unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

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On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:11 AM, Rails Learner <lists at ruby-forum.com>  
wrote:
> Curtis j Schofield wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Rails Learner <lists at
ruby-forum.com>
>> wrote:
>>>      # me error:
>>>      response.should have_selector( ''input'',
>>>                                     :type =>
''submit'',
>>>                                     :value => ''Print
Form'' )
>>>      response.should be_success
>>>    end
>>>
>>> Many Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Please include your controller code for create! :d
>>
>>
>> --
>> Make Haste Slowly
>
> Hi Curtis,
>
> I figure out the issue.
> My controller has render_to_string that renders a pdf and then it
> renders the "_show" partial. Now there is another problem. How I
can
> test both renders?
>
The format param is used for this case - it is used to set content- 
type properly - it is getting set by a route into a param var. Iirc
format.pdf is possible aswell - I suspect that the mime type I''d  
already registered - it may not be.

> Here is the controller code:
>  def create
>    @page_title = ''ASQ Enrollment Form''
>    @child = Child.new(params[:child])
>
>    #Convert string to date.
>    @child.EnrollmentDate = Date.strptime(@child.EnrollmentDate,
> ''%Y-%m-%d'')
>
>    #Concatenate the date components and assign the complete date to
> ChildDob field
>    @child.ChildDob =
Date.strptime((params[:child][''ChildDob(2i)''] +
> ''-'' + params[:child][''ChildDob(3i)''] +
''-'' +
> params[:child][''ChildDob(1i)'']),
''%m-%d-%Y'') unless
> ((params[:child][''ChildDob(1i)'']).blank? ||
> (params[:child][''ChildDob(2i)'']).blank? ||
> (params[:child][''ChildDob(3i)'']).blank?)
>
>    respond_to do |format|
>      if @child.valid?
>        FormMailer.deliver_enrollment_form(Date.today.strftime("%m-%d- 
> %Y").to_s
> + '' - ASQ Enrollment Form - '' + @child.ChildFirstName +
'' '' +
> @child.ChildLastName, @child, generate_pdf(@child, false))
>        flash.now[:notice] = ''ASQ Enrollment form was successfully
> submitted''
>        #format.html { redirect_to(@child, :notice => ''Child was
> successfully created.'') }
>        format.html { render :partial => ''show'',
:locals => { :child =>
> @child }, :layout => ''children'' }
>        format.xml  { render :xml => @child, :status => :created,
> :location => @child }
>      else
>        format.html { render :action => ''new'' }
>        format.xml  { render :xml => @child.errors, :status =>
> :unprocessable_entity }
>      end
>    end
>  end
>
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