# Restful-Authentication Rspec Failure Rails 2.0.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 30, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603 "2007-12-30T22:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/1 "2007-12-30T22:28:59Z")
I am trying the Restful-Authentication (latest version, downloaded today) and upon running the generator, doing the migration, prepping the test system and putting the resources in routes.rb I get a Rspec test failure: ‘SessionsController logins and redirects’ FAILED expected not nil, got nil routes.rb has: map.resources :users map.resources :sessions nothing else was changed or done. there is only one other controller/ model in the system and rspec tested it with no errors. Is this a known bug? Should I just be using something else? I have used this several times on 1.2.6 with no problem. Thanks Don F. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/2 "2007-12-31T02:14:47Z")
Check your routes again. You are showing: > routes.rb has: > map.resources :users > map.resources :sessions It should be: map.resources :users map.resource :session Note the singular form for session. Each user can only have one session at a time so it’s singular. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/3 "2007-12-31T21:58:07Z")
I tried that before and just did. Same error. code around the failure is: it ‘logins and redirects’ do post :create, :login =\> ‘quentin’, :password =\> ‘test’ session[:user].should\_not be\_nil # -\> Error is on this line response.should be\_redirect end Error is: 1) ‘SessionsController logins and redirects’ FAILED expected not nil, got nil /Users/dhf/NetBeansProjects/snrbad/spec/controllers/ sessions\_controller\_spec.rb:12: Finished in 0.145385 seconds 9 examples, 1 failure ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/4 "2008-01-01T00:18:22Z")
> It’s only a restful\_auth issue if it does this on a brand new app. It does this to me on a brand new app. > Please do send a patch if you uncover a bug. — functional\_spec.rb.orig 2007-12-31 17:33:13.000000000 -0500 +++ functional\_spec.rb 2007-12-31 18:13:20.000000000 -0500 @@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ it ‘logins and redirects’ do post :create, :login =\> ‘quentin’, :password =\> ‘test’ - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>].should\_not be\_nil - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>\_id].should\_not be\_nil response.should be\_redirect end it ‘fails login and does not redirect’ do post :create, :login =\> ‘quentin’, :password =\> ‘bad password’ - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>].should be\_nil - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>\_id].should be\_nil response.should be\_success end it ‘logs out’ do login\_as :quentin get :destroy - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>].should be\_nil - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>\_id].should be\_nil response.should be\_redirect end ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/5 "2007-12-31T23:14:41Z")
On Dec 31, 2007 12:57 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Error is: > 1) > ‘SessionsController logins and redirects’ FAILED > expected not nil, got nil > /Users/dhf/NetBeansProjects/snrbad/spec/controllers/ > sessions\_controller\_spec.rb:12: > > Finished in 0.145385 seconds > > 9 examples, 1 failure Changes in your app can cause these test failures. I very recently used the rspec version when it was committed and had no problems. It’s only a restful\_auth issue if it does this on a brand new app. Please do send a patch if you uncover a bug. – Rick O. [http://lighthouseapp.com](http://lighthouseapp.com) [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com) ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/6 "2008-01-01T06:36:13Z")
Thanks. I thought I had tried everything before I submitted the problem. I even had done but did not mention what Rick had recommended and it failed also. When will then plugin be updated so I do not have to make the changes on each project? Don F. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603/7 "2008-01-01T03:06:32Z")
On Dec 31, 2007 3:17 PM, Bryan L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > @@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ > > - session[:\<%= file\_name %\>].should be\_nil > end > Oh awesome, someone gets reprimanded for not testing before committing > 🙂 Thanks. – Rick O. [http://lighthouseapp.com](http://lighthouseapp.com) [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com)