You should be able to call: controller.stub(:some_method) My suspicion is what you passed to the describe method.
Instead of: describe "save attachment" pass the controller name, without quotes: describe DynamicFlowsController then controller.stub should work, and then you can refactor the dependency on save_u_and_node later. Ken 2011/3/8 Jiang Guimin <li...@ruby-forum.com> > David Chelimsky wrote in post #985199: > > On Mar 3, 2011, at 1:36 AM, Jiang Guimin wrote: > >> end > >> controller.should_receive(:save_u_and_node).with(table, > >> > >> When I run the test, unfortunately rspec told me that "controller" is > >> nil, I got a fail test. > >> So, I want to konw how to get the correct "controller" object. > > > > Please run it again with the --backtrace flag and post the output. > > > > Ok, I run it again then rspec told me so mush, and I noted the message > "An expectation of :save_u_and_node was set on nil", is it said that > controller is nil? > Why rspec can't get controller in requests test for this spec? > > No DRb server is running. Running in local process instead ... > ..An expectation of :save_u_and_node was set on nil. Called from > > /home/yang/workspace/trunk/ent_os/spec/requests/workflows/dynamic_flows_spec.rb:57:in > `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'. Use > allow_message_expectations_on_nil to disable warnings. > F > > Failures: > > 1) 运行报表 save attachment should be successful > Failure/Error: click_button "提交" > NoMethodError: > You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! > You might have expected an instance of Array. > The error occurred while evaluating nil.each > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:139:in > `transaction' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:204:in > `transaction' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in > `send_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:151:in > `process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:11:in > `process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:18:in > `block in process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:435:in > `_run__33140632__process_action__340421511__callbacks' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:409:in > `_run_process_action_callbacks' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:93:in > `run_callbacks' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:17:in > `process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in > `block in process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:52:in > `block in instrument' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:21:in > `instrument' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:52:in > `instrument' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:29:in > `process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:17:in > `process_action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:120:in > `process' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:40:in > `process' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:138:in > `dispatch' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb:14:in > `dispatch' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:178:in > `block in action' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:62:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:62:in > `dispatch' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:27:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-mount-0.6.13/lib/rack/mount/route_set.rb:148:in > `block in call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-mount-0.6.13/lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:93:in > `block in recognize' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-mount-0.6.13/lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:89:in > `optimized_each' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-mount-0.6.13/lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:92:in > `recognize' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-mount-0.6.13/lib/rack/mount/route_set.rb:139:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:492:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/best_standards_support.rb:17:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb:14:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:24:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:21:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:182:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/abstract_store.rb:149:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:295:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:32:in > `block in call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:28:in > `cache' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:12:in > `cache' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:31:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:353:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:46:in > `block in call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:415:in > `_run_call_callbacks' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:44:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:107:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:48:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:13:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache.rb:72:in > `call' > # > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in > `block in call' > # <internal:prelude>:10:in `synchronize' > # > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-1.2.1/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/actionpack-3.0.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:30:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/railties-3.0.3/lib/rails/application.rb:168:in > `call' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-test-0.5.6/lib/rack/mock_session.rb:30:in > `request' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-test-0.5.6/lib/rack/test.rb:209:in > `process_request' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rack-test-0.5.6/lib/rack/test.rb:66:in > `post' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/webrat-0.7.3/lib/webrat/core/session.rb:278:in > `process_request' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/webrat-0.7.3/lib/webrat/core/session.rb:119:in > `request_page' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/webrat-0.7.3/lib/webrat/core/elements/form.rb:20:in > `submit' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/webrat-0.7.3/lib/webrat/core/elements/field.rb:193:in > `click' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/webrat-0.7.3/lib/webrat/core/scope.rb:291:in > `click_button' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/webrat-0.7.3/lib/webrat/core/methods.rb:7:in > `click_button' > # ./spec/requests/workflows/dynamic_flows_spec.rb:62:in `block (3 > levels) in <top (required)>' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:29:in > `instance_eval' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:29:in > `run_in' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:60:in > `block in run_all' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:60:in > `each' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:60:in > `run_all' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:106:in > `run_hook' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:190:in > `block in eval_before_eachs' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:190:in > `each' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:190:in > `eval_before_eachs' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:136:in > `run_before_each' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:48:in > `block (2 levels) in run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:98:in > `with_around_hooks' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:46:in > `block in run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:91:in > `block in with_pending_capture' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:90:in > `catch' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:90:in > `with_pending_capture' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:45:in > `run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:261:in > `block in run_examples' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:257:in > `map' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:257:in > `run_examples' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:231:in > `run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:232:in > `block in run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:232:in > `map' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:232:in > `run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:27:in > `block (2 levels) in run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:27:in > `map' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:27:in > `block in run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/reporter.rb:12:in > `report' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:24:in > `run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:55:in > `run_in_process' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:44:in > `run' > # > > /home/yang/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:10:in > `block in autorun' > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users >
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