an example env.rb file for cucumber, safariwatir, and machinist

gistfile1.rb

# Sets up the Rails environment for Cucumber
ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "cucumber"

require 'safariwatir'
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../config/environment')

require 'machinist'
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../../test/blueprints")

ActionMailer::Base.default_url_options[:host] = "localhost"
ActionMailer::Base.default_url_options[:port] = "3000"

class WatirSession < ActionController::Integration::Session
  def initialize(browser)
    @browser = browser
    super
  end
  def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
    if @browser.respond_to?(method)
      @browser.send(method, *args, &block)
    else
      raise NoMethodError.new("undefined method #{method} for #{self}", method, args)
    end
  end
end

class Watir::Safari
  
  def visit(path)
    uri = "http://localhost:3001#{path}"
    goto(uri)
  end
  
  def fill_in(name_or_id, options)
    find_text_field(name_or_id).set(options[:with])
  end
  
  def click_button(value)
    button(:value, value).click
  end
  
  def find_text_field(string)
    text_field(:id, string) || text_field(:name, string)
  end
  
end

browser = Watir::Safari.new


World do
  WatirSession.new(browser)
end

Before do
  ActiveRecord::Base.send(:subclasses).each do |model|
    model.connection.execute("DELETE FROM #{model.table_name}")
  end
end