[rspec-users] Example controller spec no worky?

[Jarkko Laine]

On 13.2.2008, at 21.09, Brad Carson <lists at ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> Pat Maddox wrote:
>> Try
>>
>> Event.stub!(:find).and_raise(RecordNotFound)
>
> To my credit, I did try that (though ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound, of
> course) but then I get:
>
> EventsController attempt to show non-existing event
> - should render 404 (ERROR - 2)
> - should not assign an event (ERROR - 3)
>
> ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound in 'EventsController attempt to show
> non-existing event should render 404'
> ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
>
> Mind-boggling.

The exception is never rescued. You'd have to catch the exception  
yourself, I think, and render the 404 page. I might be talking through  
my ass but I think the built in rescue of AR::RNF only works in  
production.

//jarkko

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