rspec error during Rails Tutorial : undefined local variable or method `static_pages_index_path'

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I'm followind the Rails Tutorial but have a problem in section 3.2.1, just before figure 3.6. When running ``` $ bundle exec rspec spec/requests/static_pages_spec.rb ``` I get failure ``` Failures: 1) StaticPages GET /static_pages works! (now write some real specs) Failure/Error: get static_pages_index_path NameError: undefined local variable or method `static_pages_index_path' for # # ./spec/requests/static_pages_spec.rb:7:in `block (3 levels) in ' Finished in 0.00454 seconds 1 example, 1 failure Failed examples: rspec ./spec/requests/static_pages_spec.rb:5 # StaticPages GET /static_pages works! (now write some real specs) ``` here are the files : spec/requests/static_pages_spec.rb ``` require 'spec_helper' describe "Static pages" do describe "Home page" do it "should have the content 'Sample App'" do visit '/static_pages/home' page.should have_content('Sample App') end end end ``` app/controllers/static…

Accepted Answer

I was having this problem as well; the tutorial seems to have missed a step.

in `static_pages_spec.rb`, the line:

```
get static_pages_index_path
```

...should be changed to:

```
get static_pages_home_path
```

This is because there is no `index` method in `static_pages_controller.rb`. The `index` is instead called `home`.

I reviewed your code, however, and it seems your `static_pages_spec.rb` file does not match the tutorial, but I guess you're copying the code from another place? I do not see `static_pages_index_path` anywhere, except in your console error text, which seems odd.

This is my `static_pages_spec.rb` in its entirety (at this stage), which passes the test:

```
require 'spec_helper'

describe "StaticPages" do
  describe "GET /static_pages" do
    it "works! (now write some real specs)" do
      # Run the generator again with the --webrat flag if you want to use webrat methods/matchers
      get static_pages_home_path
      response.status.should be(200)
    end
  end
end
```

After this, the tutorial (in Listing 3.12) superseeds this step, changing `static_pages_spec.rb` altogether, although forgetting to explicitly recommend the change. This makes my code above irrelevant, but hopefully it explains your error.

rspec error during Rails Tutorial : undefined local variable or method `static_pages_index_path'

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