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A collection of RSpec matchers to be used with the Ruby on Rails project

rspec-on-rails-matchers

Setup

Dependencies:

  • rspec
  • rspec_on_rails

Overview

Adds the following RSpec matchers:

  • Associations: Verify that the association has been defined. (doesn't verify that the association works!)

    object.should have_many(:association) example: @post.should have_many(:comments) TM snippet: [mshm + tab] (Model Should Have Many)

    object.should belong_to(:association) example: @comment.should belong_to(:post) TM snippet: [msbt + tab]

    object.should have_one(:association) user.should have_one(:social_security_number) TM snippet: [msho + tab]

    object.should have_and_belong_to_many(:association) project.should have_and_belong_to_many(:categories) TM snippet: [mshabtm + tab]

  • Validations: Verify that a validation has been defined. (doesn't test the validation itself)

    object.should validate_presence_of(:attribute) TM snippet: [msvp + tab]

    object.should validate_confirmation_of(:attribute) TM snippet: [msvc + tab]

    object.should validate_uniqueness_of(:attribute) TM snippet: [msvu + tab]

    object.should validate_length_of(:attribute, :within => 5..10) object.should validate_length_of(:attribute, :is => 5) TM snippet: [msvl + tab]

  • Observers: Verify that the observer is observing a class. (doesn't verify that the observation works)

    object.should observe(:model) example: GroupObserver.should observe(Group)

  • Views: Verifies that the views contains some tags.

    response.should have_form_posting_to(url_or_path) TM snippet: [hfpt + tab]

    response.should have_form_putting_to(url_or_path)

    response.should have_text_field_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [htff + tab]

    response.should have_label_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [hlf + tab]

    response.should have_password_field_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [hpff + tab]

    response.should have_checkbox_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [hcf + tab]

    response.should have_submit_button TM snippet: [hsb + tab]

    response.should have_link_to(url_or_path, "optional_text") TM snippet: [hlt + tab]

    • nested view tests: for instance:

      response.should have_form_posting_to(url_or_path) do with_text_field_for(:attribute) end

      with_text_field_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [wtff + tab]

      with_label_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [wlf + tab]

      with_password_field_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [wpff + tab]

      with_checkbox_for(:attribute) TM snippet: [wcf + tab]

      with_submit_button TM snippet: [wsb + tab]

      with_link_to(url_or_path, "optional_text") TM snippet: [wlt + tab]

Usage:

In your view spec:

it "should render new form" do
    render "/users/new.html.erb"

    response.should have_form_posting_to(users_path) do
      with_text_field_for(:user_name)
      with_text_area_for(:user_address)
      with_text_field_for(:user_login)
      with_text_field_for(:user_email)
      with_submit_button
    end
end

In your model spec:

describe User do
  before(:each) do
    @user = User.new
  end

  it "should have many posts" do
    @user.should have_many(:posts)
  end

  it "should belong to a group" do
    @user.should belong_to(:group)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_presence_of(:email)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_uniqueness_of(:email)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_uniqueness_of(:login)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_presence_of(:login)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_presence_of(:name)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_length_of(:password, :between => 4..40)
  end

  it do
    @user.should validate_confirmation_of(:password)
  end

end

Core Contributors

Contributors

  • ckknight
  • Matt Pelletier
  • Luke Melia

Copyright (c) 2008 The Plugin Development Team, released under the MIT license