spec_helper.rb

spec_helper.rb

# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'

# 2013-12-26 - CMB - changed from ||= per http://robots.thoughtbot.com/improving-rails-boot-time-with-zeus
ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = 'test'
require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
require 'rspec/rails'
# require 'rspec/autorun'

# 2013-12-23 - CMB - headless js with phantomjs
require 'capybara/poltergeist'
Capybara.javascript_driver = :poltergeist

# 2013-12-25 - CMB added poltergeist options for inserting page.driver.debug in a spec
#   which gives you a web inspector interface to the page
#   https://github.com/jonleighton/poltergeist#remote-debugging-experimental
#   https://github.com/jonleighton/poltergeist#customization
# 2014-01-03 - CMB - this doesn't work well with zeus, so register it as a separate driver
#   then set that driver on the fly when you need to debug
Capybara.register_driver :poltergeist_debug do |app|
  Capybara::Poltergeist::Driver.new(app, inspector: true)
end

# Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
# in spec/support/ and its subdirectories.
Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each { |f| require f }

# Checks for pending migrations before tests are run.
# If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove this line.
ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending! if defined?(ActiveRecord::Migration)

RSpec.configure do |config|
  # ## Mock Framework
  #
  # If you prefer to use mocha, flexmock or RR, uncomment the appropriate line:
  #
  # config.mock_with :mocha
  # config.mock_with :flexmock
  # config.mock_with :rr

  # Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures
  config.fixture_path = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"

  # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
  # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
  # instead of true.
  # 2013-12-25 - CMB - using database_cleaner instead
  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false

  # 2013-12-25 - CMB - use database_cleaner to manage database between sepcs
  config.before(:each) do
    # 2013-12-25 - CMB - use :truncation with JS since it runs in a separate thread with phantomJS
    # http://mscottford.com/post/25031162345/rspec-performance-tip-only-run-databasecleaner-when
    DatabaseCleaner.strategy = example.metadata[:js] ? :truncation : :transaction
    DatabaseCleaner.start
  end
  config.after(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.clean
  end

  # If true, the base class of anonymous controllers will be inferred
  # automatically. This will be the default behavior in future versions of
  # rspec-rails.
  config.infer_base_class_for_anonymous_controllers = false

  # Run specs in random order to surface order dependencies. If you find an
  # order dependency and want to debug it, you can fix the order by providing
  # the seed, which is printed after each run.
  #     --seed 1234
  config.order = "random"

  # 2014-01-02 - CMB - rspec configuration per http://railscasts.com/episodes/413-fast-tests
  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
  config.filter_run focus: true
  config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
  config.filter_run_excluding :slow unless ENV["RSPEC_SLOW"]

  # 2013-12-03 - CMB - added for rspec + capybara
  config.include Capybara::DSL
end