RobBikmansurov · December 1, 2017 13:16 · Jun 23, 2013 · Jun 18, 2013 · Jun 18, 2013 · Jun 18, 2013
diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe "API authentication" , :type => :api do
 
 end  
 
-```ruby
+```
 
 ## ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` v.s. ``Rack::Test::Methods``
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Rspec APIs Testing Notes 
+# Rails Rspec APIs Testing Notes 
 ## Folders Structure
 ```
   spec

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ end
 *Notes, if you change your spec/apis folder to api, you will find out the ``last_repsonse`` is not working any more. That's because the :type=> :api scope got mixed with default ActionController behavior.
 
 
-# A Setp Further 
+# A Step Further 
 
 ## Reusable Sign in Helper.
 ```ruby

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Respec APIs Testing Notes 
+# Rspec APIs Testing Notes 
 ## Folders Structure
 ```
   spec

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
         |--- your_api_test_spec.rb  
   |--- controllers
   |--- models
+  |--- factories
+  |--- views
+  |--- helpers
   |--- supports
         |--- api_helper.rb
         |--- authentication_helper.rb
+  |--- spec_helper.rb
 ```
 *note: do not put your apis folder underneath controllers folder, otherwise, it will inherited with controller ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior``, ``Rake::Test::Methods`` cannot be apply accordingly.
 
@@ -32,14 +36,14 @@ end
 
 ```
 ## Enable Spec_helper supports
-```
+```ruby
 @spec/spec_helper.rb
 Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}
 ```
 
 ## API Test Spec
 make sure your sample test group has type: api, then it will include Rake::Test::Methods for (``get,post,put,delete``) requests
-```
+```ruby
 @spec/apis/authentication_spec.rb
 
 require "spec_helper"
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ describe "API authentication" , :type => :api do
 
 end  
 
-```
+```ruby
 
 ## ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` v.s. ``Rack::Test::Methods``
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -88,3 +88,48 @@ end
  * ``Rake::Test::Methods`` could query the url "/api/v1/xxxx", but ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` only execute actions within current controller scope.
  * the reponse in ``Rake::Test::Methods`` called: last_response, in  ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` called: response.
 
+*Notes, if you change your spec/apis folder to api, you will find out the ``last_repsonse`` is not working any more. That's because the :type=> :api scope got mixed with default ActionController behavior.
+
+
+# A Setp Further 
+
+## Reusable Sign in Helper.
+```ruby
+@spec/supports/authentication_helper.rb
+
+module AuthenticationHelper
+  def sign_in_as_a_valid_user
+      @user ||= FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      @user.reset_authentication_token! unless @user.authentication_token
+      set_cookie "authentication_token=#{@user.authentication_token}"
+    end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include AuthenticationHelper, :type=>:api
+end
+```
+
+*Notes: The Example above used token based cookie authentication. So you could change to base-authen or token-based auth based on your own needs.
+
+## Created a signed in user in your Test
+use before_each or before_all block or include the helper method into your assertion block 
+```ruby
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe "API Items Controller", :type => :api do
+
+  before :each do
+    sign_in_as_a_valid_user
+  end
+
+  it "fetch all items" do
+  #or include the helper method here
+  sign_in_as_a_valid_user
+  ...
+  end
+end
+
+```
+
+
diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -59,16 +59,10 @@ end
 
 ```
 
-## ActionController::TestCase::Behavior vs Rack::Test::Methods
-
-``
-ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
-`` 
-v.s.
-``
-Rack::Test::Methods
-``
-Rspec Rails includes ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` for simulating controller requests. 
+## ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` v.s. ``Rack::Test::Methods``
+
+Rspec-Rails includes ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` for simulating controller requests. 
+
 so you could do 
 
 ```ruby

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Respec APIs Testing Notes 
-## Folder Structure
+## Folders Structure
 ```
   spec
   |--- apis #do not put into controllers folder. 
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ end
 
 ```
 
-##Interesting points.
+## ActionController::TestCase::Behavior vs Rack::Test::Methods
 
 ``
 ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
-``
+`` 
 v.s.
 ``
 Rack::Test::Methods
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ end
 
 ```
 
-Two points of differents:
+### Points of differents:
  * ``Rake::Test::Methods`` could query the url "/api/v1/xxxx", but ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` only execute actions within current controller scope.
  * the reponse in ``Rake::Test::Methods`` called: last_response, in  ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` called: response.
 
diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
 ## Folder Structure
 ```
   spec
-  |--- apis
-        |--- your_api_test_spec.rb
+  |--- apis #do not put into controllers folder. 
+        |--- your_api_test_spec.rb  
   |--- controllers
   |--- models
   |--- supports
         |--- api_helper.rb
         |--- authentication_helper.rb
 ```
+*note: do not put your apis folder underneath controllers folder, otherwise, it will inherited with controller ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior``, ``Rake::Test::Methods`` cannot be apply accordingly.
 
 ## Custom Rspec Helper for Rake::Test::Methods for api scopes.
 
 ```ruby
-spec/supports/api_helper.rb
+@spec/supports/api_helper.rb
 
 
 module ApiHelper
@@ -29,14 +30,67 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include ApiHelper, :type=>:api #apply to all spec for apis folder
 end
 
+```
+## Enable Spec_helper supports
+```
+@spec/spec_helper.rb
+Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}
+```
 
+## API Test Spec
+make sure your sample test group has type: api, then it will include Rake::Test::Methods for (``get,post,put,delete``) requests
 ```
+@spec/apis/authentication_spec.rb
 
+require "spec_helper"
 
-```ruby
-ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
+describe "API authentication" , :type => :api do
 
-v.s.
+  let!(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
 
+  it "making a request without cookie token " do
+    get "/api/v1/items/1",:formate =>:json
+    last_response.status.should eql(401)
+    error = {:error=>'You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.'}
+    last_response.body.should  eql(error.to_json)
+  end
+
+end  
+
+```
+
+##Interesting points.
+
+``
+ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
+``
+v.s.
+``
 Rack::Test::Methods
-```
+``
+Rspec Rails includes ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` for simulating controller requests. 
+so you could do 
+
+```ruby
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe Api::V1::SessionsController , :type => :api do
+
+  let!(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+
+  it "making a request without cookie token " do
+    get :index
+    response.status.should eql(401)
+    error = {:error=>'You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.'}
+    response.body.should  eql(error.to_json)
+  end
+
+end  
+
+```
+
+Two points of differents:
+ * ``Rake::Test::Methods`` could query the url "/api/v1/xxxx", but ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` only execute actions within current controller scope.
+ * the reponse in ``Rake::Test::Methods`` called: last_response, in  ``ActionController::TestCase::Behavior`` called: response.
+
diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
   |--- models
   |--- supports
         |--- api_helper.rb
+        |--- authentication_helper.rb
 ```
 
-## Custom Rspec Helper for Rake::Test::Methods.
+## Custom Rspec Helper for Rake::Test::Methods for api scopes.
 
 ```ruby
 spec/supports/api_helper.rb
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ module ApiHelper
 end
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
-  config.include ApiHelper, :type=>:api
+  config.include ApiHelper, :type=>:api #apply to all spec for apis folder
 end
 
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-#h1 Respec APIs Testing Notes 
+# Respec APIs Testing Notes 
 ## Folder Structure
+```
   spec
   |--- apis
         |--- your_api_test_spec.rb
   |--- controllers
   |--- models
   |--- supports
         |--- api_helper.rb
+```
 
 ## Custom Rspec Helper for Rake::Test::Methods.
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+#h1 Respec APIs Testing Notes 
+## Folder Structure
+  spec
+  |--- apis
+        |--- your_api_test_spec.rb
+  |--- controllers
+  |--- models
+  |--- supports
+        |--- api_helper.rb
+
+## Custom Rspec Helper for Rake::Test::Methods.
+
+```ruby
+spec/supports/api_helper.rb
+
+
+module ApiHelper
+  include Rack::Test::Methods
+
+  def app
+    Rails.application
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include ApiHelper, :type=>:api
+end
+
+
+```
+
+
 ```ruby
 ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.txt → gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.txt → gistfile1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 ```ruby
 ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+```ruby
+ActionController::TestCase::Behavior 
+
+v.s.
+
+Rack::Test::Methods
+```