#156 Webrat

Apr 06, 2009 | 7 minutes | Testing, Tools, Plugins

If you prefer writing integration tests in ruby instead of Cucumber's plain english, consider interacting with Webrat directly as I show in this episode.

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          bash
        
sudo rake gems:install RAILS_ENV=test
script/generate integration_test authentication
rake test:integration
script/generate nifty_authentication
rake db:migrate

          config/environments/test.rb
        
config.gem "webrat", :version => ">=0.4.3"

          test/test_helper.rb
        
Webrat.configure do |config|
  config.mode = :rails
end

          test/integration/authentication_test.rb
        
class AuthenticationTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
  test "logging in with valid username and password" do
    User.create!(:username => "rbates", :email => "ryan@example.com", :password => "secret")
    visit login_url
    fill_in "Username", :with => "rbates"
    fill_in "Password", :with => "secret"
    click_button "Log in"
    assert_contain "Logged in successfully."
  end
  
  test "logging in with invalid username and password" do
    User.create!(:username => "rbates", :email => "ryan@example.com", :password => "secret")
    visit login_url
    fill_in "Username", :with => "rbates"
    fill_in "Password", :with => "badsecret"
    click_button "Log in"
    assert_contain "Invalid login or password."
  end
end