On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Alex Whiteland <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > wtf? > > maybe I post an initiate letter here, and then find a way to write you? > >> Started here > Hi! > > I have trite signin system, like this: > >> ApplicationController: > include SessionsHelper > > private > > helper_method :current_user > > def current_user > @current_user ||= User.find(session[:user_id]) if session[:user_id] > end > > >> SessionsHelper: > def is_admin? > @current_user && @current_user.id == 1 > end > > >> features/support/env.rb: > World(SessionsHelper) > > So, if I test >> is_admin?.should be_true > > it returns: > > expected nil to be true (RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError) > ./features/step_definitions/users/add_user.rb:23:in `/^I should > signin$/' > features/users/add_user.feature:13:in `And I should signin' > > But I signed in! Why? What's the way to test authentication system from > scratch? > >> that is added to cucumber's world does not have access to your >> application >> controller's @current_user variable. > > So, I understand this. But how I can avoid this defect?
It is not a defect. It's how cukes work. They wrap Rails integration tests, which don't give you direct access to controllers or sessions. Your options are: 1. actually log in (i.e. create a user, go to the login screen and log in). You can wrap this in a single step definition like "Given I am logged in as 'admin'", but you still have to go through the app within the step definition. 2. This only works for in-memory scenarios (i.e. it doesn't work in-browser when the app is running in a separate process) - you _can_ stub the controller using any_instance: FooController.any_instance.stub(:current_user).and_return(user) HTH, David > > If I paste def is_admin? into application_controller near current_user > method, I wouldn't can World(ApplicationController). If I copy > current_user code to sessions_helper, then session[:user_id] wouldn't > work. > > Regards, Alex Whiteland >> end > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > _______________________________________________ > 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
