# Testing problems: ActiveSupport

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-problems-activesupport/192190>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 26, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-problems-activesupport/192190 "2010-07-26T01:31:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![noloman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@noloman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/noloman)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-problems-activesupport/192190/1 "2010-07-26T01:31:12Z")

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Hey everybody,

I am trying to test a small application with a simple testing, but I get  
the following errors while using Aptana 2.0.5 with Ruby 1.9.1 and Rails  
2.3.8(I know why I get the first one, but I’m not sure about the  
ActiveSupport errors):

Exception: undefined method `screen_name' for nil:NilClass C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-2.3.8/lib/active_support/whiny_nil.rb:52:in`method\_missing’  
D:/Projects/RailsSpace/test/functional/user\_controller\_test.rb:39:in  
`try_to_login' D:/Projects/RailsSpace/test/functional/user_controller_test.rb:28:in`testing\_logout’  
C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-2.3.8/lib/active\_support/testing/setup\_and\_teardown.rb:62:in  
`run' C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/testsuite.rb:38:in`block in run’  
C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/testsuite.rb:37:in  
`each' C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/testsuite.rb:37:in`run’  
C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/testsuite.rb:38:in  
`block in run' C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/testsuite.rb:37:in`each’  
C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/testsuite.rb:37:in  
`run' C:/Ruby191/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/test-unit-2.1.0/lib/test/unit/ui/testrunnermediator.rb:48:in`run\_suite’  
D:/Projects/.metadata/.plugins/org.rubypeople.rdt.testunit/ruby/RemoteTestRunner.rb:117:in  
`start_mediator' D:/Projects/.metadata/.plugins/org.rubypeople.rdt.testunit/ruby/RemoteTestRunner.rb:62:in`start’  
D:/Projects/.metadata/.plugins/org.rubypeople.rdt.testunit/ruby/RemoteTestRunner.rb:332:in  
`’

Thanks a lot to everybody in advance!