Question

I have a message object, @mail and I’d like to test that the “from” name includes a string:

@mail.from.should include @author.name

however, @mail.from is simply an array of the addresses the mail is to be sent to, there’s no mention of what label the addresses should be given.

How can I access the “from” label so that I can test it includes the author’s name?

Answer 1

You can use email-spec gem for this.
Some test example from my app

  include EmailSpec::Helpers
  include EmailSpec::Matchers

  describe "admin details" do
    before { @admin = Factory :admin }
    subject { Mailer.admin_profile_details @admin }
    it { should deliver_to @admin.email }
    it { should have_subject 'Your account' }
    it { should have_body_text /email/i }
  end