RSpec basic authentication helper module for request and controller specs

gistfile1.rb

module AuthHelper
  def http_login
    user = 'username'
    pw = 'password'
    request.env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] = ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials(user,pw)
  end
end

module AuthRequestHelper
  #
  # pass the @env along with your request, eg:
  #
  # GET '/labels', {}, @env
  #
  def http_login
    @env ||= {}
    user = 'username'
    pw = 'password'
    @env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] = ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials(user,pw)
  end
end


# then in Rspec support:

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.include AuthRequestHelper, :type => :request
  config.include AuthHelper, :type => :controller
end


# request specs need to explicitly pass the @env parameter along, eg:
describe "some request" do
  http_login # or put this in a before :all
  GET '/path', {}, @env
end

Have you seen the basic_authorize method that is built into of Rack::Test?:
https://github.com/brynary/rack-test/blob/1b1e730866/lib/rack/test.rb#L142-L152

The Rack::Test authorize method didn't work for me (method not found), but this gist absolutely did the trick - thanks!

works great, thanks

Wish there was a way to +1 this - helped me a lot, thanks!

If you're using the force_ssl option in your application you might consider setting the https header in these methods

request.env['HTTPS'] = 'on'

@env['HTTPS'] = 'on'

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15076453/how-can-i-test-basic-auth-in-my-rspec-controller-examples?answertab=active#tab-top

Great help this. thanks!

I've modified this to create a slightly more convenient solution:
https://gist.github.com/lehresman/794f261708c82962763f

Great job man! Thanks!

thanks for the examples! 👍

If you're writing an integration test / request spec, just use https!:

      it 'should not allow access' do
        https!
        get '/data/properties'
        expect(response.body).to eq( {'error' => 'Unauthorized'}.to_json )
      end

Working with request specs with rspec-rails 3.x (3.7.2 in my case), you can pass the auth in the headers:

get '/path', headers: { 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials(username, password) }

Thanks @mattconnolly, and thanks @fwilkens for update.

This modification worked for me

  module AuthHelper
    def http_login
      username = 'username'
      password = 'password'
      request.headers['AUTHORIZATION'] = ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials(username,password)
    end
  end