ActionController::TestCase::Behavior

build_response(klass)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 564
      def build_response(klass)
        klass.create
      end

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controller_class_name()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 524
      def controller_class_name
        @controller.class.anonymous? ? "anonymous" : @controller.class.controller_path
      end

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delete(action, **args)

Simulate a DELETE request with the given parameters and set/volley the response. See get for more details.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 439
      def delete(action, **args)
        process(action, method: "DELETE", **args)
      end

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generated_path(generated_extras)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 528
      def generated_path(generated_extras)
        generated_extras[0]
      end

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get(action, **args)

Simulate a GET request with the given parameters.

action: The controller action to call.
params: The hash with HTTP parameters that you want to pass. This may be nil.
body: The request body with a string that is appropriately encoded (application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data).
session: A hash of parameters to store in the session. This may be nil.
flash: A hash of parameters to store in the flash. This may be nil.

You can also simulate POST, PATCH, PUT, DELETE, and HEAD requests with post, patch, put, delete, and head. Example sending parameters, session, and setting a flash message:

get :show,
  params: { id: 7 },
  session: { user_id: 1 },
  flash: { notice: 'This is flash message' }

Note that the request method is not verified. The different methods are available to make the tests more expressive.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 413
      def get(action, **args)
        res = process(action, method: "GET", **args)
        cookies.update res.cookies
        res
      end

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head(action, **args)

Simulate a HEAD request with the given parameters and set/volley the response. See get for more details.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 445
      def head(action, **args)
        process(action, method: "HEAD", **args)
      end

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patch(action, **args)

Simulate a PATCH request with the given parameters and set/volley the response. See get for more details.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 427
      def patch(action, **args)
        process(action, method: "PATCH", **args)
      end

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post(action, **args)

Simulate a POST request with the given parameters and set/volley the response. See get for more details.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 421
      def post(action, **args)
        process(action, method: "POST", **args)
      end

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process(action, method: "GET", params: nil, session: nil, body: nil, flash: {}, format: nil, xhr: false, as: nil)

Simulate an HTTP request to action by specifying request method, parameters and set/volley the response.

action: The controller action to call.
method: Request method used to send the HTTP request. Possible values are GET, POST, PATCH, PUT, DELETE, HEAD. Defaults to GET. Can be a symbol.
params: The hash with HTTP parameters that you want to pass. This may be nil.
body: The request body with a string that is appropriately encoded (application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data).
session: A hash of parameters to store in the session. This may be nil.
flash: A hash of parameters to store in the flash. This may be nil.
format: Request format. Defaults to nil. Can be string or symbol.
as: Content type. Defaults to nil. Must be a symbol that corresponds to a mime type.

Example calling create action and sending two params:

process :create,
  method: 'POST',
  params: {
    user: { name: 'Gaurish Sharma', email: 'user@example.com' }
  },
  session: { user_id: 1 },
  flash: { notice: 'This is flash message' }

To simulate GET, POST, PATCH, PUT, DELETE, and HEAD requests prefer using get, post, patch, put, delete and head methods respectively which will make tests more expressive.

It’s not recommended to make more than one request in the same test. Instance variables that are set in one request will not persist to the next request, but it’s not guaranteed that all Rails internal state will be reset. Prefer ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest for making multiple requests in the same test.

Note that the request method is not verified.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 484
      def process(action, method: "GET", params: nil, session: nil, body: nil, flash: {}, format: nil, xhr: false, as: nil)
        check_required_ivars
        @controller.clear_instance_variables_between_requests

        action = +action.to_s
        http_method = method.to_s.upcase

        @html_document = nil

        cookies.update(@request.cookies)
        cookies.update_cookies_from_jar
        @request.set_header "HTTP_COOKIE", cookies.to_header
        @request.delete_header "action_dispatch.cookies"

        @request          = TestRequest.new scrub_env!(@request.env), @request.session, @controller.class
        @response         = build_response @response_klass
        @response.request = @request
        @controller.recycle!

        if body
          @request.set_header "RAW_POST_DATA", body
        end

        @request.set_header "REQUEST_METHOD", http_method

        if as
          @request.content_type = Mime[as].to_s
          format ||= as
        end

        parameters = (params || {}).symbolize_keys

        if format
          parameters[:format] = format
        end

        setup_request(controller_class_name, action, parameters, session, flash, xhr)
        process_controller_response(action, cookies, xhr)
      end

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put(action, **args)

Simulate a PUT request with the given parameters and set/volley the response. See get for more details.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 433
      def put(action, **args)
        process(action, method: "PUT", **args)
      end

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query_parameter_names(generated_extras)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 532
      def query_parameter_names(generated_extras)
        generated_extras[1] + [:controller, :action]
      end

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setup_controller_request_and_response()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 536
      def setup_controller_request_and_response
        @controller = nil unless defined? @controller

        @response_klass = ActionDispatch::TestResponse

        if klass = self.class.controller_class
          if klass < ActionController::Live
            @response_klass = LiveTestResponse
          end
          unless @controller
            begin
              @controller = klass.new
            rescue
              warn "could not construct controller #{klass}" if $VERBOSE
            end
          end
        end

        @request          = TestRequest.create(@controller.class)
        @response         = build_response @response_klass
        @response.request = @request

        if @controller
          @controller.request = @request
          @controller.params = {}
        end
      end

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ActionController::TestCase::Behavior

Namespace

Module

Methods

Included Modules

Attributes

Instance Public methods

build_response(klass)

controller_class_name()

delete(action, **args)

generated_path(generated_extras)

get(action, **args)

head(action, **args)

patch(action, **args)

post(action, **args)

process(action, method: "GET", params: nil, session: nil, body: nil, flash: {}, format: nil, xhr: false, as: nil)

put(action, **args)

query_parameter_names(generated_extras)

setup_controller_request_and_response()

[R]	request
[R]	response