How I would test a HTTP Interface

Gemfile

source :rubygems

gem "httparty", "~> 0.8.1"
gem "rspec", "~> 2.8.0"

github.rb

require 'httparty'

class Github
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'https://api.github.com'
  format :json
end

github_spec.rb

require 'rspec'
require './github.rb'

describe Github do
  describe "/users/moonglum/gists" do
    before do
      @list_of_gists = Github.get("/users/moonglum/gists")
    end
    
    it "should at least contain 5 gists" do
      @list_of_gists.length >= 5
    end
  end
end