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RSpec is a behavior-driven development (BDD) framework for the Ruby programming language, inspired by JBehave. It contains its own fully integrated mocking framework based upon JMock. The framework can be considered a domain-specific language (DSL) and resembles a natural language specification.

RSpec is a behaviour-driven development (BDD) tool for Ruby programmers. BDD is an approach to software development that combines test-driven development (TDD), domain-driven design (DDD), and acceptance test-driven planning (ATDP). RSpec helps you do the TDD part of that equation, focusing on the documentation and design aspects of TDD.

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undefined method `get' for #

Anyone know how to get around this? On OSX, trying to get RSpec running with Rails 3.0.7. Full details at: https://gist.github.com/1017044 it "renders buttons_widgets partial" do get :buttons_widgets response.should…
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Testing private method in Ruby (rspec)

Yes, I know, that testing private methods it's not a good idea (and I read this thread - http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/197346 - and some others) But how can I test the following code? I use xmpp4r. In my public method #listen I start receive…
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Rails 3.1, RSpec: testing model validations

I have started my journey with TDD in Rails and have run into a small issue regarding tests for model validations that I can't seem to find a solution to. Let's say I have a User model, class User < ActiveRecord::Base validates :username,…
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Error when trying to run rspec: `require': cannot load such file -- rails_helper (LoadError)

I am trying to run rspec for Ruby on Rails. I am running Rails 4.1.1. I have installed the gem, have established a spec folder with some tests. I have created a directory through $ rails g rspec:install I tried to create a testing database…
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Capybara: How to test the title of a page?

In a Rails 3 application using Steak, Capybara and RSpec how do I test the page's title?
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BDD and TDD for node.js?

What is used for BDD and TDD with node.js? I'm used to use Cucumber + RSpec. What's a good combo for node.js? thanks
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Rails 5, Rspec: Environment data not found in the schema

After upgrading a Rails app to Rails 5, running RSpec tests gives me the following error: rails aborted! ActiveRecord::NoEnvironmentInSchemaError: Environment data not found in the schema. To resolve this issue, run: bin/rails…
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Shoulda/RSpec matchers - conditional validation

In my code I had the following validation with Shoulda matchers, which works fine: it { should validate_presence_of(:name) } In my model, I've added the condition to my validation: validates_presence_of :name, :if => eligible? Is it possible to…
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Testing hash contents using RSpec

I have a test like so: it "should not indicate backwards jumps if the checker position is not a king" do board = Board.new game_board = board.create_test_board board.add_checker(game_board, :red, 3, 3) x_coord = 3 y_coord = 3 …
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Controller spec unknown keyword: id

I have simple action show def show @field = Field.find_by(params[:id]) end and i want write spec for it require 'spec_helper' RSpec.describe FieldsController, type: :controller do let(:field) { create(:field) } it 'should show field'…
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Using RSpec to check if something is an instance of another object

I need a way to check if an object is an instance of another object using RSpec. For example: describe "new shirt" do it "should be an instance of a Shirt object" # How can i check if it is an instance of a shirt object end end
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Get select value of dropdown for capybara testing

I have to write tests for a web site. I am trying to get the selected value of a dropdown box. So far i can get the contents of the dropdown by doing find_field('restrictions__rating_movies').text returns - Don't Allow…
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RSpec allow/expect vs just expect/and_return

In RSpec, specifically version >= 3, is there any difference between: Using allow to set up message expectations with parameters that return test doubles, and then using expect to make an assertion on the returned test doubles Just using expect to…
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How to stub ApplicationController method in request spec

I am needing to stub the response of a current_user method in an Rspec/capybara request spec. The method is defined in ApplicationController and is using helper_method. The method should simply return a user id. Within the test, I'd like this method…
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How to expect some (but not all) arguments with RSpec should_receive?

class Foo def bar(a, b) ... Foo.should_receive( :bar ) expects bar to be called with any arguments. Foo.should_receive( :bar ).with( :baz, :qux ) expects :baz and :qux to be passed in as the params. How to expect the first param to equal…
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