Module: Brainstem::TestHelpers

Defined in:

lib/brainstem/test_helpers.rb

Overview

Helpers for easing the testing of brainstem responses in controller specs

To use, add the following to you spec_helper file:

require 'brainstem/test_helpers'
Rspec.configure { |config| config.include Brainstem::TestHelpers, :type => :controller }

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: BrainstemDataHelper

Instance Method Summary

• #brainstem_data ⇒ Object

  Use brainstem_data in your controller specs to easily access Brainstem JSON data payloads and their attributes.

Instance Method Details

#brainstem_data ⇒ Object

Use brainstem_data in your controller specs to easily access Brainstem JSON data payloads and their attributes

Examples:

Assume user is the model and name is an attribute

Selecting an item from a collection by it’s id

expect(brainstem_data.users.by_id(235).name).to eq('name')

Getting an array of all ids of in a collection without map

expect(brainstem_data.users.ids).to include(1)

Accessing the keys of a collection

expect(brainstem_data.users.first.keys).to =~ %w(id name email address)

Using standard array methods on a collection

expect(brainstem_data.users.first.name).to eq('name')
expect(brainstem_data.users[2].name).to eq('name')

# File 'lib/brainstem/test_helpers.rb', line 30

def brainstem_data
  BrainstemDataHelper.new(response.body)
end