gistfile1.rb

# How I would have done it last week
describe 'post :create' do
  context 'with correct email and password' do
    before :each do
      email = 'some@email.com'
      password = 'password'
      @user_id = 1
      User.should_receive(:authenticate).with(email, password).and_return([@user_id, Messages::LOGIN_SUCCESSFUL])
      post :create, {:email => email, :password => password}
    end

    should_set_session :user_id, :to => proc{ @user_id }
    should_set_the_flash :info, :to => Messages::LOGIN_SUCCESSFUL
    should_redirect_to { web_user_path(@user_id) }
  end
end

# "Proper" way of doing it
describe 'post :create' do
  context 'with correct email and password' do
    before :each do
      @email = 'some@email.com'
      @password = 'password'
      @user_id = 1
    end
	 
    it 'User should receive authenticate' do
      User.should_receive(:authenticate).with(@email, @password).and_return([@user_id, Messages::LOGIN_SUCCESSFUL])
      post :create, {:email => @email, :password => @password}
    end
			
    # but now I have to put these in a context so the post :create happens first...
    # or stop using Remarkable
    #should_set_session :user_id, :to => proc{ @user_id }
    #should_set_the_flash :info, :to => Messages::LOGIN_SUCCESSFUL
    #should_redirect_to { web_user_path(@user_id) }
  end
end