So, I am new to testing and am a fan of the RSPEC framework, so far. There are still a few things about mocking/stubbing that I am unclear on.
I am using the line...
Project.should_receive(:find).with(@params[:id]).and_return(@project)
...to test...
Project.find(params[:id])
... I am not sure what @params[:id] is referring to in my test. When I pass it in with(anything()) the test passes but with(@params[:id]) it fails. I have created @params = {:id => "1"} and thought that would be enough, but it is not. If anyone can shed some light as to what exactly is going on here or at least point me in the right direction, I would very much appreciate it.
I will post my test in it's entirety just in case it is a mistake somewhere else. I'm currently trying to test:
def front @project = Project.find(params[:id]) end
The following code is my test:
describe Clients::ProjectsController, "testing the 'front' action" do
before(:each) do @staff = mock_model(User) Project.stub!(:staff).and_return(@staff)
@project = mock_model(Project, :id => "1") Project.stub!(:find).and_return(@project) @params = { :id => "1" } end
def do_post post :front, :project => @params end
it "should find all of the projects with the params" do Project.should_receive(:find).with(@params[:id]).and_return(@project) # <- this is my problem line do_post end
it "should find all of the staff through the staff method" do Project.should_receive(:staff).with().and_return(@staff) do_post end
it "should find the clients through the clients method"
end
