Hi, Well, I googled some more, and everything I could find used eval_erb. So is this the best method for testing helpers with blocks?
And then why is that block displaying when I run the test? Thanks, Brandon > -----Original Message----- > From: Brandon Olivares [mailto:programmer2...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 6:25 AM > To: 'rspec-users' > Subject: Testing helpers that accept a block > > Hi, > > I am trying to write and test a helper that accepts a block. Right now > it goes something like this: > > module ContactHelper > > # Wraps a field with div.error if it has an error. > def wrap_error_field errors, &block > field = capture &block > if errors.empty? > concat field > else > concat content_tag(:div, field, :class => 'error') > end > end # field_error_helper > > This is my first time writing a helper, so please tell me if I'm wrong. > > Then, I tried to test it, but couldn't figure it out, since it seems > the method won't actually return anything due to the use of concat. The > best I could figure out for now was to use eval_erb. > > require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper') > > describe ContactHelper do > > describe "field_error_helper" do > > context "when there is an error" do > > it "should wrap the block in div.error" do > > assigns[:errors] = [ > 'Error' > ] > > output = eval_erb <<-ERB > <% wrap_error_field @errors do %> > <p>Block</p> > <% end %> > ERB > > assert_xhtml output do > div.error do > p 'Block' > end > end > > end # it should wrap the block in div.error > > end # when there is an error > > end # describe field_error_helper > > end > end > > Is that the best/only method? I'm not sure how much I really like it. > > Further, when I run the tests, it always outputs "Block" before the > test is executed, and I can't figure out why, and that's slightly > annoying. > > Thanks, > Brandon _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
