Question

Using RSpec and Cancan, I have this test which fails with:

Failure/Error: User.should_receive(:new).and_return(@user)
expected: 1 time
received: 2 times

because
load_and_authorize_resource seems to call ‘new’ on the object as well. How do I work around this?

it "creates a new staff member" do
  User.should_receive(:new).and_return(@user)
  get :new, :format => "js"
end

–

 class Admin::UsersController < ApplicationController

    load_and_authorize_resource

    def new
      @user = User.new()
      respond_to do |format|
        format.js { render :action => "new" }
      end
    end
  end

Answer 1

Well:

• either replace load_and_authorize_resource with authorize_resource

Or:

• remove @user = User.new() (which bears unnecessary parentheses)

You’re definitely doing things twice here.