[rspec-users] stubbing out after_create AR method?

[Justin Ko]

On Feb 14, 11:31 am, Fearless Fool <li... at ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> I have a Premise model with an after_create method, along the lines of:
>
> class Premise < ActiveRecord::Base
>   ...
>   after_create :etl_attributes
>   ...
> end
>
> In production code, etl_attributes accesses the web.  For testing I'm
> using WebMock and VCR in cases where I want to test the etl_attributes
> function -- works like a champ.
>
> For all other tests, I want to create a real Premise object (I need it
> for HABTM associations), but I want to stub out the call to
> etl_attributes.  My problem is that I haven't figured out the right way
> to do so.  The following DOESN'T work (it should be clear that I'm using
> FactoryGirl as well):
>
>       mock_model(Premise)
>       Premise.stub!(:etl_attributes)
>       @premise = Factory.create(:premise)
>
> ... this still calls etl_attributes and WebMock gets appropriately mad.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> - ff
>
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etl_attributes is an instance method, not a class method. So, you want
to stub the method on the Premise instance. Since you're using rspec-
mocks, I would recommend something like this:

@premise = Factory.build(:premise)
@premise.stub(:etl_attributes)
@premise.save!

For more info using pure mock objects, checkout these pages:

http://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/v/2-5/dir/mocks/mock-model
http://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-rails/v/2-5/dir/mocks/stub-model