On Dec 12, 2011, at 5:30 AM, Gordon wrote:
> hi guys,
>
> In my index view specs for a given resource, I have successfully
> written it for admin users.
>
> For the given resource, when admin users are looking at the index
> page, they should see
> -a link to add a new resource object
> -links to delete/edit/show for each resource object created
>
> My index view specs does this perfectly and it reads:
>
> ------- file: begin -----------------------
>
>
> 192-168-1-4:categories anexiole$ cat index.html.erb_spec.rb
> require 'spec_helper'
>
> describe "categories/index.html.erb" do
> before(:each) do
> view.stub(:is_admin).and_return(true)
^^ I've been in the habit of using view.stub(:is_admin => true).
Also, the Ruby idiom for questions like "is this being viewed by an admin" is a
Ruby predicate - a method name with a question mark at the end:
view.stub(:admin? => true)
Names like is_admin are usually holdovers from Java :)
> assign( :categories, [
> FactoryGirl.create(:category_intakes),
> FactoryGirl.create(:category_audio),
> ]
> )
> end
>
> it "renders a list of categories" do
> render
> assert_select 'tr>td', :text => 'intakes and filters'.to_s, :count => 1
> assert_select 'tr>td', :text => 'audio'.to_s, :count => 1
^^ 'intakes and filters' and 'audio' are already strings, so you don't need
.to_s.
> end
>
> it 'renders an interface with the new link' do
> render
> rendered.should contain ('New Category')
> end
>
> end
>
> ------- file: end -----------------------
>
> Now, I would then like to put more specs in the index view spec.
>
> When a non-admin user (ie someone who has not logged in) looks at the
> index page, the user
> should NOT see
> -a link to add a new resource object
> -links to delete/edit/show for each resource object created
>
> 1) How can I best write this?
Best is subjective. One way you can write it is:
context "viewed by a non-admin" do
before do
view.stub(:admin? => false)
# set up assigns
end
it "should not see xxx" do
render
assert_select selector, .. :count => 0
# or, if you're using Capybara
rendered.should_not have_tag(selector)
end
end
> 2) Would using ":let" before each different spec (admin and non-admin)
> be a good way to do it?
let() is for creating objects, which is not what you're doing here - you're
simulating different logins. I'd stick with stubbing :admin? in the before
declaration.
Cheers,
David
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