pdf_parsing_steps.rb

When /^I follow the PDF link "([^\"]+)"$/ do |link|
  File.open($pdf_file_path, "w") do |file|
    file.puts find_link(link).download.readlines
  end
end

#note that the pdf reader removes all white spaces
Then /^I should see "([^\"]+)" on page "(\d+)"$/ do |text, page|
  (pdf_reader.content[page.to_i - 1] =~/#{text}/).present?.should == true
end

Then /^the pdf document should have "(\d+)" pages$/ do |pages|
  pdf_reader.content.size.should == pages.to_i
end