using jasmine: simple unit tests for a backbone index view

index_spec.js.coffee

describe "Comnspace.Views.Entries.Index", ->
  entries = undefined
  view = undefined
  $el = undefined
  
  beforeEach ->
    entries = new Comnspace.Collections.Entries()
    entries.reset [
      title: "Railscasts"
      url: "www.railscasts.com"
    ,
      title: "PeepCode"
      url: "www.peepcode.com"
    ]
    view = new Comnspace.Views.Entries.Index(collection: entries)
    $el = $(view.render().el)

  it "renders a collection of entries", ->
    expect($el).toHaveText /Railscasts/
    expect($el).toHaveText /PeepCode/
    
  it "adds new entries when they're added to the collection", ->
    entries.add new Comnspace.Models.Entry(
      title: "thoughtbot backbone.js"
      url: "https://workshops.thoughtbot.com/backbone-js-on-rails"
    )
    expect($el).toHaveText /thoughtbot backbone.js/