Rspec: setting cookies in a helper test
rspec, rspec2, ruby-on-rails
Solution
The best explanation I've been able to find is here: https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/controller-specs/cookies
Quoted:
Recommended guidelines for rails-3.0.0 to 3.1.0
- Access cookies through the request and response objects in the spec.
- Use request.cookies before the action to set up state.
- Use response.cookies after the action to specify outcomes.
- Use the cookies object in the controller action.
- Use String keys.
Example:
# spec
request.cookies['foo'] = 'bar'
get :some_action
response.cookies['foo'].should eq('modified bar')
# controller
def some_action
cookies['foo'] = "modified #{cookies['foo']}"
end
Problem
Helper Method ``` # Determine if this is user's first time def first_time? cookies[:first_time].nil? end ``` Attempted Rspec test ``` it "returns true if the cookie is set" do cookies[:first_time] = "something" helper.first_time?().should be(true) end ``` Error: ``` undefined method `cookies' for nil:NilClass ``` Everything I've read about Rspec and cookies has to do with the controller. Any way to get/set cookies in Rspec helper tests? (Rspec/Rspec-rails 2.5, Rails 3.0.4) Thanks!! UPDATE: Found an answer on how to SET cookies, so I'll leave it here for other's reference. the piece I was looking for: ``` helper.request.cookies[:awesome] = "something" ``` Still don't know how to GET cookies...