Methods
Public Class methods
included(base)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 348
348:     def self.included(base)
349:       # execute the request simulating a specific http method and set/volley the response
350:       %w( get post put delete head ).each do |method|
351:         base.class_eval "def \#{method}(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)\n@request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = \"\#{method.upcase}\" if defined?(@request)\nprocess(action, parameters, session, flash)\nend\n", __FILE__, __LINE__
352:       end
353:     end
Public Instance methods
assigns(key = nil)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 405
405:     def assigns(key = nil) 
406:       if key.nil? 
407:         @response.template.assigns 
408:       else 
409:         @response.template.assigns[key.to_s] 
410:       end 
411:     end
build_request_uri(action, parameters)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 429
429:     def build_request_uri(action, parameters)
430:       unless @request.env['REQUEST_URI']
431:         options = @controller.send(:rewrite_options, parameters)
432:         options.update(:only_path => true, :action => action)
433: 
434:         url = ActionController::UrlRewriter.new(@request, parameters)
435:         @request.set_REQUEST_URI(url.rewrite(options))
436:       end
437:     end
cookies()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 421
421:     def cookies
422:       @response.cookies
423:     end
find_all_tag(conditions)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 447
447:     def find_all_tag(conditions)
448:       html_document.find_all(conditions)
449:     end
find_tag(conditions)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 443
443:     def find_tag(conditions)
444:       html_document.find(conditions)
445:     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 458
458:     def fixture_file_upload(path, mime_type = nil)
459:       ActionController::TestUploadedFile.new(
460:         Test::Unit::TestCase.respond_to?(:fixture_path) ? Test::Unit::TestCase.fixture_path + path : path, 
461:         mime_type
462:       )
463:     end
flash()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 417
417:     def flash
418:       @response.flash
419:     end
follow_redirect()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 396
396:     def follow_redirect
397:       redirected_controller = @response.redirected_to[:controller]
398:       if redirected_controller && redirected_controller != @controller.controller_name
399:         raise "Can't follow redirects outside of current controller (from #{@controller.controller_name} to #{redirected_controller})"
400:       end
401: 
402:       get(@response.redirected_to.delete(:action), @response.redirected_to.stringify_keys)
403:     end
html_document()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 439
439:     def html_document
440:       @html_document ||= HTML::Document.new(@response.body)
441:     end
method_missing(selector, *args)
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 451
451:     def method_missing(selector, *args)
452:       return @controller.send(selector, *args) if ActionController::Routing::Routes.named_routes.helpers.include?(selector)
453:       return super
454:     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 362
362:     def process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
363:       # Sanity check for required instance variables so we can give an
364:       # understandable error message.
365:       %w(@controller @request @response).each do |iv_name|
366:         if !instance_variables.include?(iv_name) || instance_variable_get(iv_name).nil?
367:           raise "#{iv_name} is nil: make sure you set it in your test's setup method."
368:         end
369:       end
370: 
371:       @request.recycle!
372: 
373:       @html_document = nil
374:       @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] ||= "GET"
375:       @request.action = action.to_s
376: 
377:       parameters ||= {}
378:       @request.assign_parameters(@controller.class.controller_path, action.to_s, parameters)
379: 
380:       @request.session = ActionController::TestSession.new(session) unless session.nil?
381:       @request.session["flash"] = ActionController::Flash::FlashHash.new.update(flash) if flash
382:       build_request_uri(action, parameters)
383:       @controller.process(@request, @response)
384:     end
redirect_to_url()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 425
425:     def redirect_to_url
426:       @response.redirect_url
427:     end
session()
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 413
413:     def session
414:       @response.session
415:     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 do |map|
     map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
       assert_equal(
         ['/content/10/show', {}],
         map.generate(:controller => 'content', :id => 10, :action => 'show')
     end
   end
 end
     # File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 482
482:     def with_routing
483:       real_routes = ActionController::Routing::Routes
484:       ActionController::Routing.send :remove_const, :Routes
485: 
486:       temporary_routes = ActionController::Routing::RouteSet.new
487:       ActionController::Routing.send :const_set, :Routes, temporary_routes
488:   
489:       yield temporary_routes
490:     ensure
491:       if ActionController::Routing.const_defined? :Routes
492:         ActionController::Routing.send(:remove_const, :Routes) 
493:       end
494:       ActionController::Routing.const_set(:Routes, real_routes) if real_routes
495:     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 386
386:     def xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
387:       @request.env['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest'
388:       @request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT'] = 'text/javascript, text/html, application/xml, text/xml, */*'
389:       returning self.send(request_method, action, parameters, session, flash) do
390:         @request.env.delete 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'
391:         @request.env.delete 'HTTP_ACCEPT'
392:       end
393:     end