How to stub an users_controller | authlogic, rspec2, rails3, factory_girl

Question

My users_controller.rb

# GET /users/1/edit
def edit
  @user = current_user
  #@user = User.find(params[:id])
end

my sweet looking users_controller_spec.rb ( notice all my commented out attempts )

describe "Authenticated examples" do
  before(:each) do
    activate_authlogic
    UserSession.create Factory.build(:valid_user)
  end

describe "GET edit" do
  it "assigns the requested user as @user" do
    @user = Factory.create(:valid_user)
    assigns(:user).should be(Factory.build(:valid_user))
  end
end

user.rb - factories

Factory.define :valid_user, :class => User do |u|
  u.username "Trippy"
  u.password "password"
  u.password_confirmation "password"
  u.email "[email protected]"
  u.single_access_token "k3cFzLIQnZ4MHRmJvJzg"
end

Basically I'm just trying to get this RSpec test to pass in the most appropriate way.

I need to be able to say very simply, that the mock_user is the current_user .

This test passes if I use in my users_controller.rb the @user = User.find(params[:id])

Thanks!!

Answer 1

All are on this page :

http://rdoc.info/github/binarylogic/authlogic/master/Authlogic/TestCase

You need put some information :

 require "authlogic/test_case" # include at the top of test_helper.rb
  setup :activate_authlogic # run before tests are executed
  UserSession.create(users(:whomever)) # logs a user in

Inf this case you just need change your users(:whomever) by your mock_user

Answer 2

I'm not sure if this applies to Rspec 2, but according to the Authlogic docs you need to put this in a before method, or in spec_helper:

include Authlogic::TestCase
activate_authlogic

And then you can create user sessions as you would outside of the test environment.

FWIW I gave up on mocking/stubbing in Authlogic examples, and do @user = Factory.create(:user), who are then logged in with UserSession.create(@user).

EDIT

Here's an attempt using the example you provided. I think the issue you're having is that the object in assigns is not the same as the one you're matching on.

describe "Authenticated examples" do
  before(:each) do
    # assuming you put include Authlogic::TestCase in spec_helper
    activate_authlogic
    @user = Factory.create(:valid_user)
    UserSession.create(@user)
  end

describe "GET edit" do
  it "assigns the requested user as @user" do
   # add a MyModel.stub!(:find) here if the edit action needs it
   get :id => 1 # pass in an ID so the controller doesn't complain
   assigns(:user).should == @user
  end
end