[rspec-users] Problem with testing for an exception from a controller method

[Corey Haines]

Won't the exception get turned into a http return code from the get?

On Feb 18, 2008 8:29 AM, Max Williams <toastkid.williams at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a User controller where users aren't added with the usual
> new/create actions.  I'm trying to set it so that it raises when 'new' is
> called but it doesn't seem to be working - here's the method, test and test
> result.  Can anyone see why it's not working?
>
> #in controller
>  def new
>     raise "Users should be added with 'batch_add' rather than 'new"
>   end
>
> #test
>   describe "/new" do
>     it "should raise an error when called" do
>       lambda{get('new')}.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
>     end
>   end
>
> #test report
> 'Admin::UserController /new should raise an error when called' FAILED
> expected RuntimeError but nothing was raised
>
>
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