rspec users - Sep 2011 - How to stub ApplicationController method in request spec

Hey there,

I am needing to stub a ''current_user'' method in an
Rspec/capybara
request spec. The method is defined in ApplicationController and is
using helper_method. The method should simply return a user id.

Alternatively, I could fix my problem by setting
''session[:user_id]''
in the spec (which is what ''current_user'' returns)... but that
doesn''t
seem to work either.

Are either of these possible? Thanks!!!

On Sep 16, 2011, at 12:33 PM, mattf wrote:
> Hey there,
> 
> I am needing to stub a ''current_user'' method in an
Rspec/capybara
> request spec. The method is defined in ApplicationController and is
> using helper_method. The method should simply return a user id.
> 
> Alternatively, I could fix my problem by setting
''session[:user_id]''
> in the spec (which is what ''current_user'' returns)... but
that doesn''t
> seem to work either.
> 
> Are either of these possible? Thanks!!!
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Capybara was designed to force the dev to build true request specs. Meaning, you
cannot tamper with cookies, request headers, etc. directly. You have to go
through the app - clicking links, visiting paths, etc.

So, you''re going to have to go to the authentication page and login
before hitting the pages you actually want to test.