Simple routing spec issue - syntax error

Testing RSpec
#1

Hi All,

New to rspec. Done some Rails, done TDD in other languages, trying to
get the two to meet. Getting a syntax error on my first routing spec:

context “public routing” do
it “routes / to public#landing” do
{ :get => “/” }.should route_to{:controller => “public”, :action =>
“landing”}
end
end

I run: rspec spec/

I get:
/rspec/core/configuration.rb:419:in `load’:
/Users/peterbell/Sites/rails/skinnio-web/spec/routing/public_spec.rb:6:
syntax error, unexpected tASSOC, expecting ‘}’ (SyntaxError)
…should route_to{:controller => “public”, :action => "landin…
… ^
/Users/peterbell/Sites/rails/skinnio-web/spec/routing/public_spec.rb:6:
syntax error, unexpected ‘,’, expecting ‘}’

Looks like it’s expecting just a single argument to route_to, but I see
examples all over the place with two arguments. I’m running Rails 3.1rc1
and just updates rspec to 2.6.1 this morning.

Any thoughts much appreciated!

Best Wishes,
Peter

#2

On May 26, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Peter B. wrote:

I run: rspec spec/

I get:
/rspec/core/configuration.rb:419:in `load’:
/Users/peterbell/Sites/rails/skinnio-web/spec/routing/public_spec.rb:6: syntax
error, unexpected tASSOC, expecting ‘}’ (SyntaxError)
…should route_to{:controller => “public”, :action => "landin…
… ^
/Users/peterbell/Sites/rails/skinnio-web/spec/routing/public_spec.rb:6: syntax
error, unexpected ‘,’, expecting ‘}’

Looks like it’s expecting just a single argument to route_to, but I see examples
all over the place with two arguments. I’m running Rails 3.1rc1 and just updates
rspec to 2.6.1 this morning.

Any thoughts much appreciated!

This is just a matter of getting accustomed to Ruby syntax. The goal
here is to submit a hash as an argument to the route_to method. Here’s
the most explicit way to do it:

{ :get => “/” }.should route_to({:controller => “public”, :action =>
“landing”})

The following will also work, because Ruby will interpret key/value
pairs at the end of argument as a hash:

{ :get => “/” }.should route_to(:controller => “public”, :action =>
“landing”)

But this won’t:

{ :get => “/” }.should route_to{:controller => “public”, :action =>
“landing”}

The reason is that, in this last form, Ruby thinks you’re passing a
block to the route_to method, not a Hash.

HTH,
David