Question

I am trying to write a RSpec before filter to log a user in. I have a products controller. In order to view products, a user must be logged in. I added a login method to spec/support/utilities like so:

def login(user)
  post login_path, email: user.email, password: "password"
end

Then I called the method in a before filter in my spec/controllers/products test:

before :each do
  user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
  login(user)
end

When I run the test I get the following error:

The action '/login' could not be found for ProductsController

I have a route for /login and my user authentication is simple – just like Railscasts #250 Authentication from Scratch. What am I missing?

Answer 1

If this is a controller spec, then the problem is that Routes are not available when unit testing controllers. The point is to test in isolation, which means no routes