On 21.11.2007, at 9.42, Sahyoun wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm working with scaffold generated controller test code for
> handling GET requests. Address is the model being tested. Address
> belongs_to Company, Company has_many addresses.
> In my addresses_controller I have:
>
> before_filter :get_company
>
> def index
> @addresses = @company.addresses.find(:all)
> respond_to do |format|
> format.html # index.html.erb
> format.xml { render :xml => @addresses }
> end
> end
>
> private
> def get_company
> @company = Company.find_by_id(params[:company_id])
> end
>
>
> My controller spec code for handling GET /addresses:
>
> before do
> @company = mock_model(Company)
> @addresses = mock("addresses")
> @company.stub!(:addresses).and_return(@addresses)
> Company.stub!(:find).and_return(@company)
> end
>
> def do_get
> get :index, :company_id => 1
> end
>
> it "should be successful" do
> do_get
> response.should be_success
> end
> .............
>
>
> All of my tests (4) fail:
>
> 4) NoMethodError in 'AddressesController handling GET /addresses
> should be successful'
> You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
> The error occurred while evaluating nil.addresses
>
>
> Please, can someone explain why i'm getting nil.addresses?
Since you haven't stubbed Company.find_by_id, it goes to the
database, doesn't find a matching row, and returns nil.
//jarkko
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