thanks. but I have to stub the call that hits the database also.
how can I wrap this up in a function so I can use it everywhere in my tests where I require a logged in user? where should I put this? in spec_helper? On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Justin Ko <jko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mar 3, 2012, at 12:35 PM, S Ahmed wrote: > > > I'm testing my controller, and confirming that a logged-in user can view > the page. > > > > I have a session_helper that does this: > > > > def signed_in? > > !current_user.nil? > > end > > > > And the current_user is set with: > > > > def user_from_remember_token > > remember_token = cookies[:remember_token] > > User.find_by_remember_token(remember_token) unless > remember_token.nil? > > end > > > > > > So in my controller, I need to fake a login somehow, how should I go > about doing this? > > > > I'm not sure if this is the best place for it, but so far what I tried > was creating a method in my spec_helper's config block: > > > > def test_sign_in(user) > > controller.sign_in(user) > > end > > > > (I get my user object from factorygirl). > > > > So my controller_spec looks like: > > > > > > describe "index" do > > before(:each) do > > @user = Factory(:user) > > test_sign_in(@user) > > end > > > > it "should be successful" do > > get 'index' > > controller.current_user.should == @user > > response.should be_success > > end > > end > > > > > > It is failing with current_user being nil. > > > > Should I just somehow stub the call to 'user_from_remember_token' to > return the factorygirl user? > > How can I do this? > > _______________________________________________ > > rspec-users mailing list > > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > > Just set the :remember_token cookie: > > https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/controller-specs/cookies > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users >
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