Methods
Public Class methods
included(base)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 331
331:     def self.included(base)
332:       # execute the request simulating a specific http method and set/volley the response
333:       %w( get post put delete head ).each do |method|
334:         base.class_eval "def \#{method}(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)\n@request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = \"\#{method.upcase}\" if @request\nprocess(action, parameters, session, flash)\nend\n", __FILE__, __LINE__
335:       end
336:     end
Public Instance methods
assigns(key = nil)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 385
385:     def assigns(key = nil) 
386:       if key.nil? 
387:         @response.template.assigns 
388:       else 
389:         @response.template.assigns[key.to_s] 
390:       end 
391:     end
build_request_uri(action, parameters)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 409
409:     def build_request_uri(action, parameters)
410:       unless @request.env['REQUEST_URI']
411:         options = @controller.send(:rewrite_options, parameters)
412:         options.update(:only_path => true, :action => action)
413: 
414:         url = ActionController::UrlRewriter.new(@request, parameters)
415:         @request.set_REQUEST_URI(url.rewrite(options))
416:       end
417:     end
cookies()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 401
401:     def cookies
402:       @response.cookies
403:     end
find_all_tag(conditions)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 427
427:     def find_all_tag(conditions)
428:       html_document.find_all(conditions)
429:     end
find_tag(conditions)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 423
423:     def find_tag(conditions)
424:       html_document.find(conditions)
425:     end
fixture_file_upload(path, mime_type = nil)

Shortcut for ActionController::TestUploadedFile.new(Test::Unit::TestCase.fixture_path + path, type). Example:

  post :change_avatar, :avatar => fixture_file_upload('/files/spongebob.png', 'image/png')
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 438
438:     def fixture_file_upload(path, mime_type = nil)
439:       ActionController::TestUploadedFile.new(
440:         Test::Unit::TestCase.respond_to?(:fixture_path) ? Test::Unit::TestCase.fixture_path + path : path, 
441:         mime_type
442:       )
443:     end
flash()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 397
397:     def flash
398:       @response.flash
399:     end
follow_redirect()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 377
377:     def follow_redirect
378:       if @response.redirected_to[:controller]
379:         raise "Can't follow redirects outside of current controller (#{@response.redirected_to[:controller]})"
380:       end
381: 
382:       get(@response.redirected_to.delete(:action), @response.redirected_to.stringify_keys)
383:     end
html_document()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 419
419:     def html_document
420:       @html_document ||= HTML::Document.new(@response.body)
421:     end
method_missing(selector, *args)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 431
431:     def method_missing(selector, *args)
432:       return @controller.send(selector, *args) if ActionController::Routing::NamedRoutes::Helpers.include?(selector)
433:       return super
434:     end
process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)

execute the request and set/volley the response

     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 345
345:     def process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
346:       # Sanity check for required instance variables so we can give an
347:       # understandable error message.
348:       %w(controller request response).each do |iv_name|
349:         raise "@#{iv_name} is nil: make sure you set it in your test's setup method." if instance_variable_get("@#{iv_name}").nil?
350:       end
351: 
352:       @request.recycle!
353: 
354:       @html_document = nil
355:       @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] ||= "GET"
356:       @request.action = action.to_s
357: 
358:       parameters ||= {}
359:       @request.assign_parameters(@controller.class.controller_path, action.to_s, parameters)
360: 
361:       @request.session = ActionController::TestSession.new(session) unless session.nil?
362:       @request.session["flash"] = ActionController::Flash::FlashHash.new.update(flash) if flash
363:       build_request_uri(action, parameters)
364:       @controller.process(@request, @response)
365:     end
redirect_to_url()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 405
405:     def redirect_to_url
406:       @response.redirect_url
407:     end
session()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 393
393:     def session
394:       @response.session
395:     end
with_routing() {|temporary_routes| ...}

A helper to make it easier to test different route configurations. This method temporarily replaces ActionController::Routing::Routes with a new RouteSet instance.

The new instance is yielded to the passed block. Typically the block will create some routes using map.draw { map.connect … }:

  with_routing do |set|
    set.draw { set.connect ':controller/:id/:action' }
    assert_equal(
       ['/content/10/show', {}],
       set.generate(:controller => 'content', :id => 10, :action => 'show')
    )
  end
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 460
460:     def with_routing
461:       real_routes = ActionController::Routing::Routes
462:       ActionController::Routing.send :remove_const, :Routes
463: 
464:       temporary_routes = ActionController::Routing::RouteSet.new
465:       ActionController::Routing.send :const_set, :Routes, temporary_routes
466:   
467:       yield temporary_routes
468:     ensure
469:       if ActionController::Routing.const_defined? :Routes
470:         ActionController::Routing.send(:remove_const, :Routes) 
471:       end
472:       ActionController::Routing.const_set(:Routes, real_routes) if real_routes
473:     end
xhr(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)

Alias for xml_http_request

xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
This method is also aliased as xhr
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 367
367:     def xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
368:       @request.env['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest'
369:       @request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT'] = 'text/javascript, text/html, application/xml, text/xml, */*'
370:       returning self.send(request_method, action, parameters, session, flash) do
371:         @request.env.delete 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'
372:         @request.env.delete 'HTTP_ACCEPT'
373:       end
374:     end