accessing current_user in helper

[David Moulton]

I'm trying to rspec test a helper in a rails 3.1 app that is using devise. The helper uses devise's current_user. My test looks like this:

require 'spec_helper'

describe ApplicationHelper do
 before :each do
  user = User.new(:email=>'us...@example.com')
  helper.stub!(:current_user).and_return(user)
 end

 it "should have no menus" do
   get_main_menu_items.should be_empty
 end
end


Running that results in this error:


undefined local variable or method `current_user' for #<RSpec::Core::ExampleGroup::Nested_1:0x007f7fdac46678>

I'm sure I'm missing something, but not sure what it is. Anyone have any ideas?

dave

[Eric Berry]

you have helper.stub. Shouldn't it be user.stub?

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[Justin Shakespear]

Are you including the devise test helpers?

spec_helper.rb:

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.include Devise::TestHelpers, :type => :controller
end

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:04 PM, David Moulton <da...@themoultons.net> wrote:

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[David Moulton]

I do have the config line in place.

Using user.stub has the same result. I've also tried controller.stub, but I assume a helper test has to reference to a controller.

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[Justin Shakespear]

You can specify. The example I posted just happens to reference controllers.

[Trey Bean]

You need to call call your helper on the rspec helper object, e.g.

it "should have no menus" do

  helper.get_main_menu_items.should be_empty

end

Hope that helps,

Trey

[David Moulton]

Trey, I think that did it. Thanks to everyone for the help.

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David Moulton

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[Justin Shakespear]

THREE CHEERS FOR TREY!!!

[Trey Bean]

I'd prefer 3 beers, but given it was just a little rspec experience, I'll deal with the cheers. :)

Glad that helped, David.

[Ramana A]

Thanks Trey, it helped me.