[rspec-users] Rspec not loading fixtures

[David Chelimsky]

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Pito Salas <lists at ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> I am taking over a code base and am trying to run the tests. I am
> somewhat new to RSpec so this might be a trivial problem.
>
> Basically I can tell that the fixtures are not getting loaded. All 100
> tests fail with a similar error.
>
> But I don't know why.  Below is the code, with my narrative with ***
> before it... Can you see anything or give me a clue where to look. So
> far I am coming up empty...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pito Salas
>
> **** In spec_helper.rb, which I know is running, I see:
>
> Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
>  config.global_fixtures = :all
> end
>
> **** One of the tests in spec/controllers/downloads_controller_spec.rb
> is below. I know it is running and I know that before the 'describe',
> Partner.count == 0, so no fixture.
>
> require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
>
> describe DownloadsController do
>  integrate_views
>
>  describe "when PDF is ready" do
>    before(:each) do
>      @registrant = Factory.create(:step_5_registrant)
>      stub(@registrant).merge_pdf { `touch #{@registrant.pdf_file_path}`
> }
>      @registrant.generate_pdf
>      @registrant.save!
>    end
>
>    it "provides a link to download the PDF" do
>      get :show, :registrant_id => @registrant.to_param
>      assert_not_nil assigns[:registrant]
>      assert_response :success
>      assert_template "show"
>      assert_select "span.button a[target=_blank]"
>      assert_select "span.button a[onclick]"
>    end
>
>    after(:each) do
>      `rm #{@registrant.pdf_file_path}`
>    end
>  end
>
> **** And here is what in various directories:
>
> spec/fixtures/partners.yml - which contains 2 yaml records:
>
> sponsor:
>  id: 1
>  username: rtv
>  email: rocky at example.com
>  crypted_password:
> "c8e5b51b237344fe0e72539af0cac7197f094a5e933ffacf6e7fa612363c5933f520710c6427ac31fc4c68a2d7bb48eae601c74b96e7838f9ca1a0740b67576a"
>  password_salt: "Y4PPzYx2ert3vC0OhEMo"
>  name: Rocky
>  organization: Rock The Vote
>  url: http://rockthevote.com
>  address: 123 Wherever
>  city: Washington
>  state_id: 9
>  zip_code: 20001
>  phone: 555-555-1234
>  survey_question_1_en: "What school did you go to?"
>  survey_question_2_en: "What is your favorite musical group?"
>  created_at: <%= Time.now %>
>  updated_at: <%= Time.now %>
> # TODO: remove partner 2 in production
> partner:
>  id: 2
>  username: bull_winkle
>  email: bull_winkle at example.com
>  crypted_password:
> "c8e5b51b237344fe0e72539af0cac7197f094a5e933ffacf6e7fa612363c5933f520710c6427ac31fc4c68a2d7bb48eae601c74b96e7838f9ca1a0740b67576a"
>  password_salt: "Y4PPzYx2ert3vC0OhEMo"
>  name: Bullwinkle
>  organization: Bullwinkle, Inc.
>  url: http://example.com
>  address: 123 Wherever
>  city: Washington
>  state_id: 9
>  zip_code: 20001
>  phone: 555-555-1234
>  survey_question_1_en: "What school did you go to?"
>  survey_question_2_en: "What is your favorite musical group?"
>  created_at: <%= Time.now %>
>  updated_at: <%= Time.now %>


What's the actual failure/error message you're seeing? Also, what
happens when you set `fixtures :users` directly in one of the example
groups e.g.

describe DownloadsController do
  integrate_views
  fixtures :users