View spec template.base_path

Testing RSpec
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I have a helper method

def partial_path_for(partial, options = {})
base_path = options[:base_path] || self.template.base_path
“_partials/#{base_path}/#{partial}”
end

and use it in a template (haml) like

= render :partial => partial_path_for(:details)

I’d like to have a similar helper for view specs so I can do this

describe ‘web/admin/merchants/show.html.haml’ do
before(:each) do
@merchant = stub_model(Merchant, :name => ‘Some Merchant’)
assigns[:merchant] = @merchant
end

 it 'should render the details partial' do
     partial_path = partial_path_for(:details, :base_path =>

self.template.base_path)
template.should_receive(:render).with(:partial => partial_path)
render
end

 it_should_behave_like 'merchant details'

end

Unfortunately, if I debug right before the template.should_receive
statement, self.template.base_path is nil. How can I get the path to the
template?

Thanks,
Phillip

2

On 2010-03-25 1:42 PM, Phillip K. wrote:

self.template.base_path)

Right after I sent that message, I discovered I could set a variable
before the initial describe statement and reuse it. This works:

base_path = ‘web/admin/merchants’
describe “#{base_path}/show.html.haml” do
…
partial_path = call_some_method(:details, base_path)
…
end

But I’d really rather have the value coming from somewhere else. This
method depends on me creating a variable, which I don’t like.

Peace,
Phillip

3

On Mar 25, 1:50 pm, Phillip K. [email protected] wrote:

But I’d really rather have the value coming from somewhere else. This
method depends on me creating a variable, which I don’t like.

On Mar 25, 1:50 pm, Phillip K. [email protected] wrote:

But I’d really rather have the value coming from somewhere else. This
method depends on me creating a variable, which I don’t like.

I’ve been looking over the available methods and I discovered that I
can get the base path via

File.dirname(self.description)

That got me thinking about various things, and I eventually wound up
adding

before {ensure_that_base_view_path_is_set_correctly}

def ensure_that_base_view_path_is_set_correctly
@controller.template.base_path =
File.dirname(self.class.description)
end

to lib/spec/rails/example/view_example_group.rb

This accomplishes what I want, but I seriously doubt it is the right
thing to do, so I created a ticket:

https://rspec.lighthouseapp.com/projects/5645-rspec/tickets/973-templatebase_path-returns-nil-in-view-spec

Phillip