assert current_path

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 require 'test_helper'

     class MyTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest

      test "view posts from login page" do
      visit("/logins/new")
      find_field('Username').set('abode')
      find_field('Password').set('efghi')
      click_link_or_button('Login')
      #assert current_path == "/logins/new"
      assert current_path == "/posts/index" 
      end

    end

In the code above, first assert is passing whereas the second is failing. It should happen otherwise. After click_link_or_button('Login') is executed the page logins I am assuming. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 14 '15 at 18:21

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For anyone searching this issue nowadays -- with Capybara 2.5 you can do

assert_current_path('/posts/index')

and it will use Capybara's waiting behavior to check if the path changes to what is expected

answered Sep 14 '15 at 18:21

Thomas Walpole

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '11 at 22:45

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What are you actually trying to test? It is not possible for current_path to be both "/logins/new" and "/posts/index" at the same time.

I would say move the first assert to just after the visit step. Then your test will make sense. If it is still failing, then the login action isn't working.

answered Oct 13 '11 at 22:45

Jamie Penney

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Oh no actually I was commenting one and running another. This is in integration test. – Ava Oct 13 '11 at 22:52
I put the first assert after visit, it's passing. – Ava Oct 13 '11 at 22:53
@Vinisa The whole test is passing, or just the first assert? – Jamie Penney Oct 14 '11 at 00:59
`assert current_path == "/logins/new"` is working which means its not logging in and the `assert current_path == "/posts/index"` is not which ideally should. – Ava Oct 14 '11 at 02:27

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 21 '16 at 11:00

It seems that the current_path variable hasn't yet updated its new path value. So you need to wait for the path. I did it with two things: fixed a bug preveting correct current_path variable update, and rspec-wait gem. So the expectation code is the following:

wait_for{ page }.to have_current_path(posts_path)

assert current_path

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