On May 14, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Daniel Salmeron Amselem wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem when testing the deletion of a record from the
> database. I am using RSpec methods to check if my account object is
> being destroyed.
>
> The factory creates an account object and saves it into the DB. Also
> the two should_receive expectations seem to work.
>
> The problem is that when checking the database after the
> "delete :destroy, :id => account" line, the account record still
> exists.
>
>
> it "should be able to destroy an account" do
> account = Factory(:account)
> Account.should_receive(:find).and_return(account)
> account.should_receive(:destroy)
>
> delete :destroy, :id => account
>
> Account.all.should == []
> response.should be_success
> response.should render_template("new")
> end
>
> # app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
> def destroy
> account = Account.find(params[:id])
> account.destroy
>
> redirect_to accounts_path
> end
>
> I hope someone can help me on this one.
You've mocked out the call to destroy, which hides the original implementation.
Pick either a state-based test (checking the database, don't use mocks) or
mock-based test, but don't mix and match.
Pat
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