Robert Walker wrote in post #956169:
> Steve Ross wrote in post #956143:
>> On Oct 20, 2010, at 11:34 PM, Ishit Parikh wrote:
>>
>>> I want test case in rspec for:
>>> @drugs = Drug.where('drug_category_id = ?', params[:id])
>
> Assuming this line is in a controller action......then you shouldn't be writing RSpec specs for it at all. Use Cucumber instead. [...] > You don't need to hit the database just to make sure your controller is > assigning the @drugs instance variable. Use a mock instead. It's usually easier and more reliable to use a factory. Yes, that hits the DB. If you care that much, use an in-memory DB or something for testing. > You don't > need to test the Rails "where()" method. Hopefully, that already has its > own tests in Rails. If it were broken, it doesn't do you any good to > prove it's broken in your application specs anyway. Yup! Test your use of the framework. Don't test the framework itself. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
