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Questifer
Questifer

Reputation: 1123

How to test before_create method with Rspec in rails 4

In my user model I have a function that generates an account ID for the user. I would like to write a test that creates a user (I'm using FactoryGirl) then checks to ensure the account_id field isn't empty after the user is saved. With my current test I'm getting an error that says the following:

NoMethodError: undefined method `to_not=' for #<RSpec>

user.rb

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_create :generate_account_id

  private

    def generate_account_id
      self.account_id = loop do
        random_account_id = rand.to_s[2..6]
        break random_account_id unless self.class.exists?(account_id: random_account_id)
      end
    end
end

user_spec.rb

#spec/models/user_spec.rb
require 'spec_helper'
require 'rails_helper'

describe User do
  it "has a valid factory" do
    user = create(:user, :user)
    expect(user).to be_valid
  end

  it "receives a Account ID on successful create" do
    user = FactoryGirl.build(:user)
    expect(user.account_id).to_not == nil
  end
end

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1785

Answers (1)

Alex P
Alex P

Reputation: 6072

Your error is due to a typo: "undefined method" means you're calling something that doesn't exist. In this case, Ruby's interpreting your .to_not == call as an attempt at assignment. If you check the RSpec documentation for ==, you'll find it uses the be method as well: 

expect(user.account_id).to_not be == nil

Alternatively, your test might be clearer if you use the be_nil matcher instead:

expect(user.account_id).to_not be_nil

The other aspect of this problem is you're using build, not create. FactoryGirl's build method (see section "Using factories"), much like ActiveRecord's, doesn't save the object. As a result, the before_create callback won't fire.

Upvotes: 2

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