On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Steve. > > As suggested I started to wrtite a separate spec for the layout: > > require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../ > spec_helper') > > describe "layouts/contexts.html.erb" do > > it "should display a link to create a new zone" do > render "layouts/contexts.html.erb" > end > > end > > When I execute this, it complains of a missing method "sub_menu". This > method, along with others such as "main_menu", are called within the > layout. Unlike "main_menu" which is defined in my > "application_helper.rb" file, "sub_menu" is defined in the helper file > for the controller "contexts". How do I get the spec to "see" this > file and its contents when executed? I think It's seeing "main_menu".
http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec-rails/1.2.6/classes/Spec/Rails/Example/ViewExampleGroup.html#M000049 > > Thanks. > > On 5 June, 17:39, Stephen Eley <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Lee<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Firstly, my experiments suggest that the layout is only rendered if >> > the :layout attribute is included in the call to render. Is my >> > understanding correct? >> >> Yes, and it's the way things should be. I suggest writing a separate >> spec for the layout, and testing its behavior separate from the view. >> After all, you're *unit* testing here. And the layout is a separate >> unit. >> >> > Secondly, the link_to code only executes if the session contains a >> > piece of data (member id). How do I set up the session data in my view >> > spec? >> >> With the session[] object, e.g. "session[:foo] = bar". >> See:http://rspec.info/rails/writing/views.html >> >> Whether the view (or layout) should be looking directly into the >> session and making decisions from what it sees, instead of trusting >> what it gets from the controller, is another question. "Is there a >> current user?" is _probably_ closer to your actual business rules than >> "Does the session contain a member id?" >> >> -- >> Have Fun, >> Steve Eley ([email protected]) >> ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine >> http://www.escapepod.org >> _______________________________________________ >> rspec-users mailing list >> [email protected]http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
