How to properly mock a complex object "comment.initiator.group.name"?

Evgeny_Bogdanov · February 25, 2009, 11:15am

I am wondering what is the best way to mock such expression:
“comment.initiator.group.name”

What I do now is:

comment = mock_model(Comment)
initiator = mock_model(User)
group = mock_model(Group, :name => “Admin”)

So it becomes quite complex when the length of the expression
increases.

Is it possible to do something like this:
controller.stub!(:comment.initiator.group.name).and_return(“Admin”)?

Thank you in advance!

Evgeny_Bogdanov · February 25, 2009, 11:43am

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Evgeny Bogdanov
[email protected] wrote:

comment.stub!(:initiator).and_return(initiator)
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Fix the trainwreck. An unimaginative solution would be
comment.initiator_group_name. Try to find an intention- rather than
structure-revealing name.

Pat

Evgeny_Bogdanov · February 25, 2009, 11:13pm

Thanks a lot!
Got an idea!