Some common steps that are used in typical integration tests

common_login_steps.rb

module CommonSteps                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  module Login
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern

    def create_regular_user
      regular_user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
    end 

    def create_refinery_user
      refinery_role = FactoryGirl.create(:refinery_role)
      refinery_user = FactoryGirl.create(:refinery_user)
      refiner_user.roles << refinery_role
      return refinery_user
    end 

    def create_admin_user
      admin_user = FactoryGirl.create(:admin_user)
      admin_role = FactoryGirl.create(:admin_role)
      admin_user.roles << refinery_role
      return refinery_user
    end 

    def simulate_login(user)
      page.driver.get new_user_session_path
      within("form[id='new_user']") do
        find(:css, "input[id='user_email']").set(user.email)
        find(:css, "input[id='user_password']").set('123456')
        find(:css, "input[name='commit']").click
      end 
    end 

    def self.included(object)
      object.send(:Given, 'I am a logged in user') do
        user = create_regular_user
        simulate_login(user)
      end 

      object.send(:Given, 'I am a logged in refinery user') do
        user = create_refinery_user
        simulate_login(user)
      end 

      object.send(:Given, 'I am a logged in admin user') do
        user = create_admin_user
        simulate_login(user)
      end 
    end 
  end 
end

module CommonSteps
module Login
extend ActiveSupport::Concern

def create_regular_user
  regular_user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
end 

def create_refinery_user
  FactoryGirl.create(:refinery_user)
end 

def create_admin_user
  FactoryGirl.create(:admin_user)
end 

def simulate_login(user)
  page.driver.get new_user_session_path
  within("form[id='new_user']") do
    find(:css, "input[id='user_email']").set(user.email)
    find(:css, "input[id='user_password']").set('123456')
    find(:css, "input[name='commit']").click
  end 
end 

def self.included(object)
  object.send(:Given, 'I am a logged in user') do
    user = create_regular_user
    simulate_login(user)
  end 

  object.send(:Given, 'I am a logged in refinery user') do
    user = create_refinery_user
    simulate_login(user)
  end 

  object.send(:Given, 'I am a logged in admin user') do
    user = create_refinery_user
    simulate_login(user)
  end 
end 

end
end

@adamgamble And just add the roles in the factory definition I suppose?

Yeah. And take advantage of FactoryGirl's inheritance to make admin derive from user, etc. just adding the appropriate role in in the factory