rspec users - Sep 2011 - Access to asset_path helper in a Rails 3.1 application request spec

Hello!

I am learning to use RSpec for testing Rails 3.1 applications - really 
enjoying using it so far.
In testing for the presence of assets (e.g rails.png), I''ve been using:

  get "/assets/rails.png"
  response.status.should be(200)

After some reading about the Rails 3.1 asset pipeline I discovered the 
"asset_path" helper. Is it possible to access this helper in a request
spec?
I have not had any success so far:

  get asset_path, "rails.png"
  response.status.should be(200)

Gives:

  undefined local variable or method ''asset_path''.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

Best,

Silumesii

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On Sep 15, 2011, at 3:08 AM, Silumesii Maboshe wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I am learning to use RSpec for testing Rails 3.1 applications - really
enjoying using it so far.
> In testing for the presence of assets (e.g rails.png), I''ve been
using:
> 
>   get "/assets/rails.png"
>   response.status.should be(200)
> 
> After some reading about the Rails 3.1 asset pipeline I discovered the
"asset_path" helper. Is it possible to access this helper in a request
spec? I have not had any success so far:
> 
>   get asset_path, "rails.png"
>   response.status.should be(200)
> 
> Gives:
> 
>   undefined local variable or method ''asset_path''.
> 
> Any help with this would be appreciated.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Silumesii
> 
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"asset_path" isn''t a routing URL helper, it''s a
Sprocket helper. Try this:

# in spec_helper.rb
config.include Sprockets::Helpers::RailsHelper, :type => :request