Troble running controller spec

Testing RSpec
1

Hi,

I am trying to execute controller spec by referring to RSpec book

but it is diving me error.

Following are the details:
Ruby version : 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i386-mswin32]
rspec - 1.2.4
rails - 2.1.2
OS - Vista Home

My channels_controller_spec.rb(which is under
rootproject/spec/controller directory) file contains:

require File.expand_path(File.dirname(FILE) + ‘/…/spec_helper’)

describe ChannelsController do
describe “Channel Creation” do
before(:each) do
@channel = mock_model(Channel, :save => nil)
Channel.stub!(:new).and_return(@channel)
end

it “should create channel” do
Channel.should_receive(:new).with(:brand_name => “test”
).and_return(@channel)
post :create, :channel => { :brand_name => “test” }
end

it “should save channel” do
@channel.should_receive(:save)
post :create
end
end
end

Similarly my channels_controller.rb contains

def create
@channel= Channel.new params[:channel]
@channel.save
end

Now when i try to execute the spec it shows me error which i have
mentiond below along with its backtrace

FF.

Spec::Mocks::MockExpecttionError in ‘ChnnelsController Chnnel Cretion
should cre
te chnnel’
<Chnnel(id: integer, brnd_nme: string, logo_file_nme: string,
logo_file_size: st
ring, logo_content_type: string, points: integer, rnk: integer,
overruled_rnk: b
oolen, title: string, description: text, tgs: string, url: string,
kit_file_nme:
string, kit_file_size: string, kit_content_type: string, ctive: boolen,
bg_colo
r: string, font_color: string, title_color: string, title_style: string,
emotion
l_file_nme: string, emotionl_file_size: string, emotionl_content_type:
string, n
cestor_id: integer, chnnel_ctegory_id: integer, creted_t: dtetime,
updted_t: dte
time) (clss)> expected :new with ({:brnd_nme=>“mnger”}) once, but
received it 0
times
./spec/controllers/chnnels_controller_spec.rb:11:
C:/Progrm
Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/error_gen
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C:/Progrm
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C:/Progrm
Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/proxy.rb:
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script/spec:4:

Spec::Mocks::MockExpecttionError in ‘ChnnelsController Chnnel Cretion
should sve
chnnel’
Mock ‘Chnnel_1002’ expected :sve with (ny rgs) once, but received it 0
times
./spec/controllers/chnnels_controller_spec.rb:16:
C:/Progrm
Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/error_gen
ertor.rb:53:in __rise' C:/Progrm Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/error_gen ertor.rb:26:inrise_expecttion_error’
C:/Progrm
Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/messge_ex
pecttion.rb:229:in generte_error' C:/Progrm Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/messge_ex pecttion.rb:192:inverify_messges_received’
C:/Progrm
Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/proxy.rb:
190:in verify_expecttions' C:/Progrm Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/proxy.rb: 189:inech’
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Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.2.6/lib/spec/mocks/proxy.rb:
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I had done same which is mentioned in the book still i dont know why i
am getting this error.
Please suggest :slight_smile:

2

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Amit K. [email protected]
wrote:

end

it “should create channel” do
Channel.should_receive(:new).with(:brand_name => “test”
).and_return(@channel)

I think Rails converts the keys in this hash to strings. Try:

Channel.should_receive(:new).with(‘brand_name’ => ‘test’).
and_return(@channel)

HTH,
David

3

David C. wrote:

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Amit K. [email protected]
wrote:

� end

� it “should create channel” do
� �Channel.should_receive(:new).with(:brand_name => “test”
).and_return(@channel)

I think Rails converts the keys in this hash to strings. Try:

Channel.should_receive(:new).with(‘brand_name’ => ‘test’).
and_return(@channel)

Hi,

I tried with the above command but it still gives the same error.Dont
know what is wrong.I am following the same which is given in the book
Details are as follows

require File.expand_path(File.dirname(FILE) + ‘/…/spec_helper’)

describe ChannelsController do
describe “Channel Creation” do
before(:each) do
@channel = mock_model(Channel, :save => nil)
Channel.stub!(:new).and_return(@channel)
end

it "should create channel" do
  Channel.should_receive(:new).with('brand_name' => 'manager'

).and_return(@channel)
post :create, :channel => {‘brand_name’ => ‘manager’ }
end

it "should save channel" do
  @channel.should_receive(:save)
  post :create
end

end

Following are the errors
{Please ignore the missing a’s :-)}

ChnnelsController
Chnnel Cretion
should crete chnnel (FILED - 1)
should sve chnnel (FILED - 2)

Spec::Mocks::MockExpecttionError in ‘ChnnelsController Chnnel Cretion
should cre
te chnnel’
<Chnnel(id: integer, brnd_nme: string, logo_file_nme: string,
logo_file_size: st
ring, logo_content_type: string, points: integer, rnk: integer,
overruled_rnk: b
oolen, title: string, description: text, tgs: string, url: string,
kit_file_nme:
string, kit_file_size: string, kit_content_type: string, ctive: boolen,
bg_colo
r: string, font_color: string, title_color: string, title_style: string,
emotion
l_file_nme: string, emotionl_file_size: string, emotionl_content_type:
string, n
cestor_id: integer, chnnel_ctegory_id: integer, creted_t: dtetime,
updted_t: dte
time) (clss)> expected :new with ({“brnd_nme”=>“mnger”}) once, but
received it 0
times
./spec/controllers/chnnels_controller_spec.rb:183:
script/spec:4:

Spec::Mocks::MockExpecttionError in ‘ChnnelsController Chnnel Cretion
should sve
chnnel’
Mock ‘Chnnel_1002’ expected :sve with (ny rgs) once, but received it 0
times
./spec/controllers/chnnels_controller_spec.rb:188:
script/spec:4:

Finished in 0.305 seconds

2 exmples, 2 filures

4

David C. wrote:

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Amit K.[email protected]
wrote:

I think Rails converts the keys in this hash to strings. Try:

 Channel.should_receive(:new).with('brand_name' => 'manager'

).and_return(@channel)
post :create, :channel => {‘brand_name’ => ‘manager’ }
end

it “should save channel” do
@channel.should_receive(:save)
post :create
end
end

I went as far as to create a rails 2.1.2 project with rspec and
rspec-rails 1.2.4, copy your code into it and ran the specs. They both
pass. I don’t have a Vista environment in which to test this, so
that’s all I can do to help at the moment.

Anybody else running into similar problems on Vista?

Thanks a lot for looking into the matter.I am not sure if i am getting
this problem due to vista environment.If it is then i dont know what to
do :frowning:

Also i didnt understand b the statement
“create a rails 2.1.2 project with rspec and rspec-rails 1.2.4, copy
your code into it and ran the specs.”

Also i checked my spec version it is 1.2.6,so does this causing the
problem.
This version got updated from 1.2.4.
Please suggest.

5

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Amit K.[email protected]
wrote:

I think Rails converts the keys in this hash to strings. Try:

   Channel.should_receive(:new).with(‘brand_name’ => ‘manager’
).and_return(@channel)
   post :create, :channel => {‘brand_name’ => ‘manager’ }
  end

  it “should save channel” do
   @channel.should_receive(:save)
   post :create
  end
 end

I went as far as to create a rails 2.1.2 project with rspec and
rspec-rails 1.2.4, copy your code into it and ran the specs. They both
pass. I don’t have a Vista environment in which to test this, so
that’s all I can do to help at the moment.

Anybody else running into similar problems on Vista?

bg_colo
script/spec:4:
Finished in 0.305 seconds

2 exmples, 2 filures

6

You stated above that you were using 1.2.4, but now you are saying you
are using 1.2.6. Please be sure to provide accurate information.

I am sorry for the above information.Yes earlier the version was 1.2.4
but i installed rspec again and it installed the latest version i.e
1.2.6

Do you have both rspec and rspec-rails? And are they both 1.2.6 now?
Yes i have both rspec and rspec-rails as 1.2.6 and 1.2.4 installed.

FYI - I get the same result from 1.2.6. All specs pass.

7

Amit K. wrote:

You stated above that you were using 1.2.4, but now you are saying you
are using 1.2.6. Please be sure to provide accurate information.

I am sorry for the above information.Yes earlier the version was 1.2.4
but i installed rspec again and it installed the latest version i.e
1.2.6

Do you have both rspec and rspec-rails? And are they both 1.2.6 now?
Yes i have both rspec and rspec-rails as 1.2.6 and 1.2.4 installed.

FYI - I get the same result from 1.2.6. All specs pass.

Any Updates…
:slight_smile:

8

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Amit K.[email protected]
wrote:

it “should save channel” do
Anybody else running into similar problems on Vista?

Thanks a lot for looking into the matter.I am not sure if i am getting
this problem due to vista environment.If it is then i dont know what to
do :frowning:

Also i didnt understand b the statement
“create a rails 2.1.2 project with rspec and rspec-rails 1.2.4, copy
your code into it and ran the specs.”

The versions you cited earlier were rails 2.1.2 and rspec 1.2.4, so I
did the following:

  • created a rails 2.1.2 project
  • configured it to use rspec 1.2.4
  • created a ChannelsController and a spec for it
  • created a Channel model with a migration and ran the migration
  • copied the code you posted in this thread to
    app/controllers/channels_controller.rb and
    spec/controllers/channels_controller_spec.rb
  • ran the specs
  • watched them pass

Also i checked my spec version it is 1.2.6,so does this causing the
problem.
This version got updated from 1.2.4.
Please suggest.

You stated above that you were using 1.2.4, but now you are saying you
are using 1.2.6. Please be sure to provide accurate information.

Do you have both rspec and rspec-rails? And are they both 1.2.6 now?

FYI - I get the same result from 1.2.6. All specs pass.

9

David C. wrote:

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Amit K.[email protected]
wrote:

FYI - I get the same result from 1.2.6. All specs pass.

Any Updates…
:slight_smile:

Any Vista users in earshot? I’ve done all I can do on this.

Oh ok.

10

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Amit K.[email protected]
wrote:

FYI - I get the same result from 1.2.6. All specs pass.

Any Updates…
:slight_smile:

Any Vista users in earshot? I’ve done all I can do on this.

11

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Mohit S.[email protected] wrote:

background to what we’re trying to do? I’ll try to see what I can do.
Thanks for volunteering to help Amit. You can see the full thread at
http://groups.google.com/group/rspec/browse_thread/thread/dc0f97750a92f7bd.

Cheers,
David

12

Mohit S. wrote:

David C. wrote:

Any Vista users in earshot? I’ve done all I can do on this.
Hi David

I’m on Vista, but I just joined the mailing list - could I have a bit of
a background to what we’re trying to do? I’ll try to see what I can do.

Cheers,
Mohit.
6/9/2009 | 11:30 PM.

Thanks Mohit.

13

David C. wrote:

Any Vista users in earshot? I’ve done all I can do on this.
Hi David

I’m on Vista, but I just joined the mailing list - could I have a bit of
a background to what we’re trying to do? I’ll try to see what I can do.

Cheers,
Mohit.
6/9/2009 | 11:30 PM.

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Hello,
Any updates on the above topic…

15

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Amit K. [email protected]
wrote:

Hello,
Any updates on the above topic…

Please be sure to quote enough of the previous topic so those of us
reading
on phones can respond to you.

There is a thread about this on the Cucumber list - please see if this
information helps you:

https://rspec.lighthouseapp.com/projects/16211/tickets/81-windows-all-the-a-characters-in-the-output-have-gone-on-strike
http://wiki.github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber/troubleshooting (Console
output isn’t right on Windows)