grosser / rspec_response_enhancer

RSpec: Helpful information when should render/redirect fails

Problem

In case of failure the normal should be_redirect and its friends are far from helpful...

expected redirect? to return true, got false
expected "new", got nil

Solution

Status should be redirect but was 200(success)
 - rendered addresses/new
 - Flash:
    :error = Address contains errors!
 - Errors:Errors on @address(Address):
     City can't be blank

Install

script/plugin install git://github.com/grosser/rspec_response_enhancer.git
add to spec/spec_helper.rb:

Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
  ...
  config.include(RspecResponseEnhancer)
  ...
end

Usage

Use render_template / redirect_to like normal.

I chose not to globally overwrite be_redirect and be_success.
So ATM to get enhanced benefits use have_been_success...

response.should have_been_success
response.should have_been_error
response.should have_been_missing
response.should have_been_redirect

Author

Michael Grosser
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Hereby placed under public domain, do what you want, just do not hold me accountable...