Heya David, Thanks for the reply.
No, that didn't work, get the same error: NoMethodError in 'Node instance should return it's parent's language if it is a child' You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! The error occurred while evaluating nil.name If I include the fixture :languages, then replace out @language = mock_model... with @language = languages(:one) it all works dandy. But I'm trying to ween myself off fixtures :) Regards Mikel On 7/19/07, David Chelimsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/18/07, Mikel Lindsaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > I think I have a rails related RSpec problem with a mock going out of > > scope on a recursive call to a model. > > > > The code is at: http://pastie.textmate.org/79821 if you want to see it > > highlighted. I have pasted it below as well. > > > > Basically, I have an acts_as_nested_set model called "Node", which > > works fine. I have a function which finds the language name of the > > node instance. If the language is nil for the node instance being > > queried, it then recursively calles language_name on it's parent until > > one of them has the language. Then this gets returned. > > > > When I do this with a fixture, it works fine. Ie, a Database call can > > be made to a language table and I get the language name. > > > > In the code attached it has a langauge instance being mocked. I get > > the same result if I mock Language.should_receive(:find)... > > > > It SEEMS like the Mock is going out of scope on the recursive call to > > parent. The direct spec to the parent to get language name works > > fine. > > > > Any ideas? (the code below is slimmed down to the code needed to run the > > spec. > > > > Regards > > > > Mikel > > > > CODE:: > > > > class Node < ActiveRecord::Base > > > > belongs_to :language > > acts_as_nested_set :scope => :root_id > > > > def language_name > > self.root? ? language.name : parent.language_name > > end > > end > > > > describe Node, "instance" do > > > > fixtures :nodes > > > > before(:each) do > > @language = mock_model(Language, :name => "Japanese") > > @node = Node.create!(:language => @language) > > @section1 = Node.create!() > > @chapter1 = Node.create!() > > end > > > > it "should return it's own language if it is root" do # Passes > > @language.should_receive(:name).exactly(:once).and_return("Japanese") > > @node.language_name.should == "Japanese" > > end > > > > it "should return it's parent's language if it is a child" do # > > Fails (message below) > > @section1.move_to_child_of(@node) > > @chapter1.move_to_child_of(@section1) > > @language.should_receive(:name).exactly(:once).and_return("Japanese") > > @section1.language_name.should == "Japanese" > > @language.should_receive(:name).exactly(:once).and_return("Japanese") > > @chapter1.language_name.should == "Japanese" > > end > > end > > It's generally not recommended that you set expectations, invoke them > and then set them again. I'm not sure, but that may be the problem > here. Try this: > > it "should return it's parent's language if it is a child" do # > Fails (message below) > @section1.move_to_child_of(@node) > @chapter1.move_to_child_of(@section1) > @language.should_receive(:name).exactly(:twice).and_return("Japanese") > @section1.language_name.should == "Japanese" > @chapter1.language_name.should == "Japanese" > end > > Does that work? > > > > > SPEC ERROR:: > > > > NoMethodError in 'Node instance should return it's parent's language > > if it is a child' > > You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! > > The error occurred while evaluating nil.name > > /Users/mikel/working/universal_translator/config/../app/models/node.rb:29:in > > 'language_name' > > /Users/mikel/working/universal_translator/config/../app/models/node.rb:29:in > > 'language_name' > > ./spec/models/node_spec.rb:160: > > script/spec:4: > > _______________________________________________ > > rspec-users mailing list > > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
