Application Controller helper methods not available for Views Specs

Question

I have a helper method called current_user in my Application Controller (used with Authlogic).

Spec for views using that helper fail (but the view is working when i use the browser)

ActionView::Template::Error: undefined local variable or method 'current_user' for #<#<Class:0x0000000229b060>:0x00000002004248>

I use rspec 2.6.0.

Anyone had the same problem? Please advice. Thanks

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '12 at 04:55

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You can stub out the method on view.

view.stub(:current_user).and_return(user)

This will also work in helper specs.

answered Jul 14 '12 at 04:55

twe4ked

FYI: The view object is also available in helper specs. – Jared Jul 29 '14 at 17:40

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '11 at 16:08

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Controller-defined helper methods are not included in the helper object.

answered May 19 '11 at 16:08

David Chelimsky

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Hello David, Thank you for answering so quickly. If I understand correctly your answer, views that use helpers defined in controllers with helper_method cannot be tested with rspec because rspec cannot access those helpers... Somehow that does not feel right... – Dorian May 19 '11 at 16:23
https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/issues/119#issuecomment-309978 seems to indicate that this should be fixed, however it appears not to be (as of rspec-rails 2.10.1) – Eric Drechsel Jun 04 '12 at 20:22

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 07:48

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You can define helper inside the ApplicationController, and use it across the controllers AND views.

answered Mar 07 '13 at 07:48

bobzsj87

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 17 '14 at 16:46

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check right documentation for specs view

answered Jan 17 '14 at 16:46

Joel AZEMAR

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