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bezzoon
bezzoon

Reputation: 2019

Trouble writing Rails Controller Test - Get it to call def update method

Why is this test failing? And how can I get it to successfully test

After profiles are edited there is a method called in the controller

controller

def update
   call_the_method - method works on my machine
end

test

  test "edit should change approval status" do
    login_as(@denied_profile)
    patch :update, id: @denied_profile, profile: {ALOT OF DUMMY INFORMATION }
    assert @denied_profile.approval_status == Profile::ApprovalStatus::DENIED_EDITED
  end

The method isn't called after the patch request. What is the proper way of writing htis test?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 34

Answers (1)

Kirti Thorat
Kirti Thorat

Reputation: 53028

Assuming that you saved the approval_status field in database in update action, then all you have to do is after the patch request, reload the @denied_profile so that it can fetch the updated record from database.

test "edit should change approval status" do
  login_as(@denied_profile)
  patch :update, id: @denied_profile, profile: {ALOT OF DUMMY INFORMATION }
  assert @denied_profile.reload.approval_status == Profile::ApprovalStatus::DENIED_EDITED
end

Use @denied_profile.reload.approval_status instead of @denied_profile.approval_status

Upvotes: 2

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