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#Based upon capybara 0.3.5, the important part is the path_check method
class Capybara::Driver::RackTest
  def visit(path, attributes = {})
    path = path_check path
    return if path.gsub(/^#{current_path}/, '') =~ /^#/
    get(path, attributes, env)
    follow_redirects!
    cache_body
  end
  
  def submit(method, path, attributes)
    path = current_path if not path or path.empty?
    path = path_check path
    send(method, path, attributes, env)
    follow_redirects!
    cache_body
  end
  
  #Important part!
  def path_check(path)
    unless path =~ /^http/
      env = request.env
      path = "#{env["rack.url_scheme"]}://#{env["SERVER_NAME"]}#{path}"
    end
    path
  rescue Rack::Test::Error
    path
  end
end