Question

My ability is this one:

def initialize(user)
  partner_id ||= user.partner.id
  can :create, Employee, :partner_id => partner_id

This is in the before block:

before(:each) do
  @employee = Factory :employee, role: "manager"
  @partner = @employee.partner
  @some_other_partner = Factory :partner
  @subject = EmployeeAbility.new( @employee )
end

My positive spec is this (This one passes):

it { @subject.should be_able_to(:create, Employee, partner_id: @partner.id ) }

My negative spec would be this (This one fails):

it { @subject.should_not be_able_to(:create, Employee, partner_id: @some_other_partner.id ) }

How should I declare the ability in such a way that I can test that the created employee belongs to a particular partner and not to some other partner?

Answer 1

You can check an ability using an instance of a class rather than the class itself:

can? :create, Employee.new(:partner_id => 3)