Testing Custom Methods

I am attempting to test a custom method, and totally bombing out.
describe Record do
describe ‘#save_cf_data’ do
before :each do
@record = mock_model(Record)
end
it “should have a birthday” do
@record.save_cf_data({“final_outputs”=>[“birth_day”=>[“3”]]})
@record.birth_day.should eql 3
end
end

My Model looks like this:
class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
def save_cf_data(params)
result = params[:final_outputs].first

self.birth_day = result[‘birth_day’].first
end
end

I have this output - As if I’m not hitting the method correctly -

Mock “Record_1002” received unexpected message :save_cf_data with
({“final_outputs”=>[{“birth_day”=>[“3”]}]})

-Thanks,
Tony Spore

On Nov 12, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Tony Spore wrote:

I am attempting to test a custom method, and totally bombing out.
describe Record do
describe ‘#save_cf_data’ do
before :each do
@record = mock_model(Record)

mock_model creates a test double, or pure mock …

end
it "should have a birthday" do
  @record.save_cf_data({"final_outputs"=>["birth_day"=>["3"]]})
  @record.birth_day.should eql 3

… which means that @record here ^^ is a test double, not a Record
object …

end
… which means that this class definition ^^ has nothing to do with
anything in the example above.

I have this output - As if I’m not hitting the method correctly -
Mock “Record_1002” received unexpected message :save_cf_data with
({“final_outputs”=>[{“birth_day”=>[“3”]}]})

What you want is either stub_model, or just Record.new or, if you’re
using something like factory_girl, Factory.build(Record).

See https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/mocks/mock-model
and https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/mocks/stub-model
for more info.

HTH,
David

Great thanks!

So now I am at least calling the method - But when I try to add in the
params that I’m being sent I keep returning nil -
Failure/Error: @record.save_cf_data(result)
NoMethodError:
You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!
You might have expected an instance of Array.
The error occurred while evaluating nil.delete

In the above case I create the hash as result
= {“final_outputs”=>[“surname”=>[“hagan”]]}

When I manually place in the params -
Failure/Error:
@record.save_cf_data({“final_outputs”=>[“surname”=>[“hagan”]]})
NoMethodError:
You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!
You might have expected an instance of Array.
The error occurred while evaluating nil.first

So now as I go down this path, I would say that I am not feeding into
the
method my params. How would it be best to do that?

I am right now just trying to use rspec with no additional params.

Thanks again!

-Thanks,
Tony Spore

Sorry David,
I am getting this error:
ailure/Error: @record.save_cf_data(result)
NoMethodError:
You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!
You might have expected an instance of Array.
The error occurred while evaluating nil.first

Here is my Gist of my code that I can’t figure out how to test. -

So I am expecting it to send in my result, but instead the test has nil.

-Thanks,
Tony Spore

On Nov 12, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Tony Spore wrote:

On Nov 12, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Tony Spore wrote:

it "should have a birthday" do

def save_cf_data(params)

What you want is either stub_model, or just Record.new or, if you’re using
something like factory_girl, Factory.build(Record).

See https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/mocks/mock-model and
https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/docs/mocks/stub-model for more info.

HTH,
David

Thanks again!

I’d love to help, but …

  1. please post either inline or at the bottom (I moved your post to the
    bottom in this case - see Top Posting and Bottom Posting).
  2. please post actual code or a link to a gist instead of descriptions
    of the code or changes you made. And example is worth 10000 words, and
    it makes it easier for people who are trying to help to understand
    exactly what you’re dealing with.

Cheers,
David

On Nov 13, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Tony Spore wrote:

mock_model creates a test double, or pure mock …

Thanks again!

I’d love to help, but …

  1. please post either inline or at the bottom (I moved your post to the bottom
    in this case - see Top Posting and Bottom Posting).
  2. please post actual code or a link to a gist instead of descriptions of the
    code or changes you made. And example is worth 10000 words, and it makes it easier
    for people who are trying to help to understand exactly what you’re dealing with.

Cheers,
David

Moving your post to the bottom again …

getting params into my model test · GitHub

So I am expecting it to send in my result, but instead the test has nil.
The spec uses the string key “final_outputs”, but the code uses the
symbol key :final_outputs.

HTH,
David

Tony, this text right here is considered “top posting” because it is
above the previous posts. Now, scroll down and you’ll see my “bottom
post”.

On Nov 13, 2011, at 11:03 PM, Tony Spore wrote:

describe Record do

  self.birth_day = result['birth_day'].first
   You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
   The error occurred while evaluating nil.first
  1. please post actual code or a link to a gist instead of descriptions of the
    code or changes you made. And example is worth 10000 words, and it makes it easier
    for people who are trying to help to understand exactly what you’re dealing with.
    NoMethodError:
    The spec uses the string key “final_outputs”, but the code uses the symbol key
    :final_outputs.

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If you can see this, you’re looking at a “bottom post”. Do this for
every reply on any mailing list. It makes it easier to follow
conversations.
Sorry if it seems like I’m coming off as an ass, but David asked you to
bottom post 3 times. Just want to make it clear :wink:

Thanks David.
I am getting a long way now.

-Thanks,
Tony Spore
CEO
SaasSoft LLC
(805) 253-1277
saassoft.com

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Justin Ko [email protected] wrote:

Tony Spore

On Nov 13, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Tony Spore wrote:

-Thanks,

before  :each do

 result = params[:final_outputs].first
   You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
   You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!

David
The error occurred while evaluating nil.first
David
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Ok sorry didn’t understand.