rails 4 api rspec test http status code 410

Question

I am trying to build the correct rspec test to verify my 410 status code handler is working. Here is what the route catch all looks like:

match '*not_found', to: 'error#error_404', via: :all

My simple error controller:

class ErrorController < ApplicationController

  def error_404
    head status: 410
  end

end

My current rspec:

require 'spec_helper'

describe ErrorController do

  context "Method #error_404 handling missing routes =>" do
    it "Should have the 410 status code.." do
      get :error_404
      expect(response.status).to be(410)
    end
  end

end

Rspec Error Message:

  1) ErrorController Method #error_404 handling missing routes => Should have the 410 status code..
     Failure/Error: get :error_404
     ActionController::UrlGenerationError:
       No route matches {:action=>"error_404", :controller=>"error"}
     # ./spec/controllers/error_controller_spec.rb:7:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'

Any ideas on how to get this test to pass? I know the route will not exist but I am having trouble trying to use get to make it work...

Answer 1

I wonder if someone has a better idea here..... but, here is how I solved it:

First I installed capybara.

Then I adjusted the route to be more descriptive:

match '*not_found', to: 'error#error_status_410', via: :all

Then I adjusted my error controller:

class ErrorController < ApplicationController

  def error_status_410
    head status: 410
  end

end

Finally I adjusted my error controller spec:

require 'spec_helper'

describe ErrorController do

  context "Method #error_status_410 handling missing routes =>" do
    it "Should have the 410 status code.." do
      visit '/will-never-be-a-route'
      page.status_code == 410
    end
  end

end