rspec users - Aug 2012 - Mock_model not recognizing act_as_mappable

I am using mock_model in my tests, and I encountered a situation where my
stub is failing. Here''s the scenario:

Controller:

   @locations = Location.al(:bounds=>bounds)l

   @locations.sort_by_distance_from([bounds.center.lat,bounds.center.lng])


Rspec:

 @location = mock_model(Location)

 Location.stub(:all).and_return([@location])

 @location.stub!(:sort_by_distance_from).and_return([@location])


Within real model: Location

   act_as_mappable

   ....


the :sort_by_distance_from  is a method from within act_as_mappable.

Upon investigation, when I compare the available methods for both the
Location model and the mock_model, I found act_as_mappable is missing from
the mock_model.

Which accounts for why it was failing in the
stub @location.stub!(:sort_by_distance_from). It gives an error "unexpected
message :distance_to" and the :distance_to method comes from
act_as_mappable.


When I switch to using Factory for the @location instance, the test passed.

How should I go about using the mock_model for a situation as this, without
resorting to using Factory? I believe this issue also the same for other
act_as_ situations because I also noted that a number of my act_as.. are
not available in the mock_model as they are in the actual model.


Thanks for the help

Steve
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On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Steve Loo <isignin at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I am using mock_model in my tests, and I encountered a situation where my
> stub is failing.
You want stub_model for this case because you''re counting on
functionality that is built into your real model.

See https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/mocks/mock-model
and https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/mocks/stub-model
for more info.
> Here''s the scenario:
>
> Controller:
>
>    @locations = Location.al(:bounds=>bounds)l
>
>    @locations.sort_by_distance_from([bounds.center.lat,bounds.center.lng])
>
>
> Rspec:
>
>  @location = mock_model(Location)
>
>  Location.stub(:all).and_return([@location])
>
>  @location.stub!(:sort_by_distance_from).and_return([@location])
>
>
> Within real model: Location
>
>    act_as_mappable
>
>    ....
>
>
> the :sort_by_distance_from  is a method from within act_as_mappable.
>
> Upon investigation, when I compare the available methods for both the
> Location model and the mock_model, I found act_as_mappable is missing from
> the mock_model.
>
> Which accounts for why it was failing in the stub
> @location.stub!(:sort_by_distance_from). It gives an error "unexpected
> message :distance_to" and the :distance_to method comes from
> act_as_mappable.
>
>
> When I switch to using Factory for the @location instance, the test passed.
>
> How should I go about using the mock_model for a situation as this, without
> resorting to using Factory? I believe this issue also the same for other
> act_as_ situations because I also noted that a number of my act_as.. are
not
> available in the mock_model as they are in the actual model.
>
>
> Thanks for the help
>
> Steve
>
>
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