Hi everyone,
I have been trying to find an answer to this question and have not been able
to. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I am using Rails 2.1.0 and Rspec 1.1.4.
How can I set an instance variable in my Rspec test that is then available
to my controller while the test is running? For example:
(I tried to keep this as simple as possible while illustrating what I mean)
---application_controller.rb---
ApplicationController
before_filter :set_user
def set_user
@user = User.find( 5 )
end
end
---cart_controller.rb---
CartController
def index
if @user
render :action => 'cart_full'
else
render :action => 'cart_empty'
end
end
end
---Rspec---
describe CartController do
describe "index" do
it "should render 'cart_full' if @user is set" do
# This is where I need to set @user
response.should render_template( : cart_full )
end
it "should render 'cart_empty' if @user is not set" do
response.should render_template( : cart_empty )
end
end
end
Is this even possible to do?
I thought that controller.set_instance_variable( :@user, ... ) would do the
trick but it does not seem to work.
Thank you!
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