[rspec-users] Rspec doesn't pickup the status code correctly.

[Steve]

J2M wrote:
> I'm setting the status code on a controller action but rspec doesn't
> seem to be catching it in my spec. It works in the browser.
> 
> This is the controller method, called via xhr with header Accept:
> 'application/json'
> 
>   def validate
>     account = Account.new(:login => params[:login])
>     account.valid?
>     unless (errors = account.errors['login'])
>       url = ['http:','', request.host, params[:login]].join('/')
>       respond_to do |format|
>         format.json { render :json => { :url => url } }
>       end
>     else
>       url = ['http:','', request.host].join('/')
>       respond_to do |format|
>         format.json { render :json => {:errors => errors, :url =>
> url }, :status => 409}
>       end
>     end
>   end

I don't know if it's the cause, but your unless statement is an 
assignment, and not an equality comparison:

unless (errors = account.errors['login'])

Steve