[rspec-users] Comments wanted about spec'ing out a couple controller methods

[aslak hellesoy]

On 5/22/07, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk at gmail.com> wrote:
> (oops, accidentally sent this to the rspec-devel list, sorry about that)
>
> Could someone help me spec out these Rails controller methods?  I
> don't know where to get started, especially with the transaction
> stuff.  Or, if anyone else could suggest ways I could improve the
> code, that would be great as well.
>

This is a very busy controller. I recommend you move as much logic as
possible down to the model. Along the lines of
http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/18/skinny-controller-fat-model

I am almost 100% sure that you wrote this controller before you wrote
the spec - or that you don't have a spec. And that's how your
controller got so fat ;-)

I really recommend writing the spec first - starting with an empty
controller (or freshly generated one). Then let the failing tests
guide you in what you have to do in the controller - not the other way
around.

Aslak

> Puzzle has_one Media.  Both are AR model objects.
>
> class PuzzlesController < ApplicationController
>
>  # a before_filter fills in @user
>
>  def create
>    @puzzle = Puzzle.new(params[:puzzle])
>    @puzzle.user = @user
>
>    @media = Media.new(:uploaded_data => params[:media])
>
>    Puzzle.transaction do
>      @puzzle.media = @media
>      @puzzle.save! &&  @media.save!
>      flash[:notice] = "Success!"
>      redirect_to puzzle_path(@puzzle)
>    end
>  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
>    @media.valid? # force checking of errors even if @puzzle.save!
> failed
>    flash[:error] = "Problem submitting the One Word Wonder..."
>    render :partial => 'new', :layout => true
>  end
>
>  def update
>    @puzzle = Puzzle.find params[:id]
>    Puzzle.transaction do
>      @puzzle.attributes = params[:puzzle]
>      if params[:media] and params[:media].size > 0
>        @puzzle.media = Media.new :uploaded_data => params[:media]
>      end
>      @puzzle.save!  &&   @puzzle.media.save!
>    end
>  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
>    @media.valid?
>    flash[:error] = "Problem updating the One Word Wonder..."
>    render :action => 'edit'
>  end
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Van Dyk
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