# RE: Functional tests and dealing with login before\_filter

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-functional-tests-and-dealing-with-login-before-filter/99002>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 30, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-functional-tests-and-dealing-with-login-before-filter/99002 "2006-01-30T21:46:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-functional-tests-and-dealing-with-login-before-filter/99002/1 "2006-01-30T21:46:49Z")

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> > 
> 
> differently for logged in and logged out people:
> 
> Wonderfully, its not documented in the api documentation as  
> you would  
> expect, but instead is buried in a manual under the unhelpful title  
> “Testing Your Controllers: An Anatomy Lesson”.
> 
> [Peak Obsession](http://manuals.rubyonrails.com/read/chapter/28#page72)

Thanks for the tips and links Eric. I’ll take a look.

Dan