[rspec-users] [rspec-rails] how to test module behavior once and then confirm that controllers implement it?

[Nick]

Hey Lille.

> Specifically, what is the recommended structure for the test of the
> module filter;
>
How about creating a shared example group, and referencing that?
http://blog.davidchelimsky.net/2010/11/07/specifying-mixins-with-shared-example-groups-in-rspec-2/ 


> next, how can I confirm that the controller classes
> that have included the module and are properly calling its methods as
> filters.
>
You can check if a class included a module like this:
    Foo.should include Bar

When an object calls a method that was mixed in, the method's called as 
though it truly is a part of the class. So you can just do:

Module Bar
  def baz; end
end

Class Foo
  include Bar

  def something
    baz
  end
end

f = Foo.new
f.should_receive(:baz).and_return nil
f.something

In the rest of your specs, it's just a matter of stubbing out the call to 
"baz".

> Cracking this could save me from duplicating the testing of the full
> behavior of the filters in several instances, in several
> ActionController classes.
>
I hope that helps!
Nick 
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