request spec slowdown

Gemfile

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '3.2.2'
gem 'haml'
gem 'haml-rails'
gem 'coffee-filter'

# Gems used only for assets and not required
# in production environments by default.
group :assets do
	gem 'sass-rails',   '~> 3.2.3'
	gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2.1'
	gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.0.3'
end

group :production, :staging do
	gem 'pg'
end

group :development do
	gem 'capistrano'
	gem 'capistrano-ext'
end

group :development, :test do
	gem 'mail' # this is installed via actionmailer, but i was having a load order problem trying to use capybara-email
	gem 'rspec'
	gem 'rspec-rails'
	gem 'capybara'
	gem 'capybara-webkit'
	gem 'capybara-email', :require => false

	gem 'simplecov', :require => false
	gem 'simplecov-html', :require => false

	gem 'sqlite3'

	gem 'unicorn'
	gem 'unicorn-rails'

	gem 'ruby-debug19', :require => 'ruby-debug'
end

Gemfile.lock

GEM
  remote: https://rubygems.org/
  specs:
    actionmailer (3.2.2)
      actionpack (= 3.2.2)
      mail (~> 2.4.0)
    actionpack (3.2.2)
      activemodel (= 3.2.2)
      activesupport (= 3.2.2)
      builder (~> 3.0.0)
      erubis (~> 2.7.0)
      journey (~> 1.0.1)
      rack (~> 1.4.0)
      rack-cache (~> 1.1)
      rack-test (~> 0.6.1)
      sprockets (~> 2.1.2)
    activemodel (3.2.2)
      activesupport (= 3.2.2)
      builder (~> 3.0.0)
    activerecord (3.2.2)
      activemodel (= 3.2.2)
      activesupport (= 3.2.2)
      arel (~> 3.0.2)
      tzinfo (~> 0.3.29)
    activeresource (3.2.2)
      activemodel (= 3.2.2)
      activesupport (= 3.2.2)
    activesupport (3.2.2)
      i18n (~> 0.6)
      multi_json (~> 1.0)
    archive-tar-minitar (0.5.2)
    arel (3.0.2)
    builder (3.0.0)
    capistrano (2.11.2)
      highline
      net-scp (>= 1.0.0)
      net-sftp (>= 2.0.0)
      net-ssh (>= 2.0.14)
      net-ssh-gateway (>= 1.1.0)
    capistrano-ext (1.2.1)
      capistrano (>= 1.0.0)
    capybara (1.1.2)
      mime-types (>= 1.16)
      nokogiri (>= 1.3.3)
      rack (>= 1.0.0)
      rack-test (>= 0.5.4)
      selenium-webdriver (~> 2.0)
      xpath (~> 0.1.4)
    capybara-email (0.1.2)
    capybara-webkit (0.11.0)
      capybara (>= 1.0.0, < 1.2)
      json
    childprocess (0.3.1)
      ffi (~> 1.0.6)
    coffee-filter (0.1.1)
      coffee-script (>= 2.2.0)
      haml (>= 3.0.18)
    coffee-rails (3.2.2)
      coffee-script (>= 2.2.0)
      railties (~> 3.2.0)
    coffee-script (2.2.0)
      coffee-script-source
      execjs
    coffee-script-source (1.2.0)
    columnize (0.3.6)
    diff-lcs (1.1.3)
    erubis (2.7.0)
    execjs (1.3.0)
      multi_json (~> 1.0)
    ffi (1.0.11)
    haml (3.1.4)
    haml-rails (0.3.4)
      actionpack (~> 3.0)
      activesupport (~> 3.0)
      haml (~> 3.0)
      railties (~> 3.0)
    highline (1.6.11)
    hike (1.2.1)
    i18n (0.6.0)
    journey (1.0.3)
    json (1.6.6)
    kgio (2.7.4)
    linecache19 (0.5.12)
      ruby_core_source (>= 0.1.4)
    mail (2.4.4)
      i18n (>= 0.4.0)
      mime-types (~> 1.16)
      treetop (~> 1.4.8)
    mime-types (1.18)
    multi_json (1.2.0)
    net-scp (1.0.4)
      net-ssh (>= 1.99.1)
    net-sftp (2.0.5)
      net-ssh (>= 2.0.9)
    net-ssh (2.3.0)
    net-ssh-gateway (1.1.0)
      net-ssh (>= 1.99.1)
    nokogiri (1.5.2)
    pg (0.13.2)
    polyglot (0.3.3)
    rack (1.4.1)
    rack-cache (1.2)
      rack (>= 0.4)
    rack-ssl (1.3.2)
      rack
    rack-test (0.6.1)
      rack (>= 1.0)
    rails (3.2.2)
      actionmailer (= 3.2.2)
      actionpack (= 3.2.2)
      activerecord (= 3.2.2)
      activeresource (= 3.2.2)
      activesupport (= 3.2.2)
      bundler (~> 1.0)
      railties (= 3.2.2)
    railties (3.2.2)
      actionpack (= 3.2.2)
      activesupport (= 3.2.2)
      rack-ssl (~> 1.3.2)
      rake (>= 0.8.7)
      rdoc (~> 3.4)
      thor (~> 0.14.6)
    raindrops (0.8.0)
    rake (0.9.2.2)
    rdoc (3.12)
      json (~> 1.4)
    rspec (2.9.0)
      rspec-core (~> 2.9.0)
      rspec-expectations (~> 2.9.0)
      rspec-mocks (~> 2.9.0)
    rspec-core (2.9.0)
    rspec-expectations (2.9.1)
      diff-lcs (~> 1.1.3)
    rspec-mocks (2.9.0)
    rspec-rails (2.9.0)
      actionpack (>= 3.0)
      activesupport (>= 3.0)
      railties (>= 3.0)
      rspec (~> 2.9.0)
    ruby-debug-base19 (0.11.25)
      columnize (>= 0.3.1)
      linecache19 (>= 0.5.11)
      ruby_core_source (>= 0.1.4)
    ruby-debug19 (0.11.6)
      columnize (>= 0.3.1)
      linecache19 (>= 0.5.11)
      ruby-debug-base19 (>= 0.11.19)
    ruby_core_source (0.1.5)
      archive-tar-minitar (>= 0.5.2)
    rubyzip (0.9.7)
    sass (3.1.15)
    sass-rails (3.2.5)
      railties (~> 3.2.0)
      sass (>= 3.1.10)
      tilt (~> 1.3)
    selenium-webdriver (2.20.0)
      childprocess (>= 0.2.5)
      ffi (~> 1.0)
      multi_json (~> 1.0)
      rubyzip
    simplecov (0.6.1)
      multi_json (~> 1.0)
      simplecov-html (~> 0.5.3)
    simplecov-html (0.5.3)
    sprockets (2.1.2)
      hike (~> 1.2)
      rack (~> 1.0)
      tilt (~> 1.1, != 1.3.0)
    sqlite3 (1.3.5)
    thor (0.14.6)
    tilt (1.3.3)
    treetop (1.4.10)
      polyglot
      polyglot (>= 0.3.1)
    tzinfo (0.3.33)
    uglifier (1.2.4)
      execjs (>= 0.3.0)
      multi_json (>= 1.0.2)
    unicorn (4.2.1)
      kgio (~> 2.6)
      rack
      raindrops (~> 0.7)
    unicorn-rails (0.0.1)
      rack
      unicorn
    xpath (0.1.4)
      nokogiri (~> 1.3)

PLATFORMS
  ruby

DEPENDENCIES
  capistrano
  capistrano-ext
  capybara
  capybara-email
  capybara-webkit
  coffee-filter
  coffee-rails (~> 3.2.1)
  haml
  haml-rails
  mail
  pg
  rails (= 3.2.2)
  rspec
  rspec-rails
  ruby-debug19
  sass-rails (~> 3.2.3)
  simplecov
  simplecov-html
  sqlite3
  uglifier (>= 1.0.3)
  unicorn
  unicorn-rails

integration_helper.rb

require 'spec_helper'
require 'capybara/rspec'
require 'capybara/email/rspec'

Capybara.default_driver = :webkit
Capybara.javascript_driver = :webkit

class ActiveRecord::Base
	mattr_accessor :shared_connection
	@@shared_connection = nil

	def self.connection
		@@shared_connection || retrieve_connection
	end
end

# Forces all threads to share the same connection. This works on
# Capybara because it starts the web server in a thread.
ActiveRecord::Base.shared_connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection

RSpec.configure do |config|
	config.before(:each, :type => :request) do
		clear_emails
	end

	config.after(:each, :type => :request) do
		Capybara.reset_sessions!
		Capybara.use_default_driver
	end
end

require 'support/integration_helpers'

integration_helpers.rb

module Grounect
	module IntegrationHelpers
		def disable_javascript
			# just in case it is needed somewhere
			Capybara.current_driver = :rack_test
		end

		def sign_in(options = {})
			member = options.delete(:member)
			member ||= create_member options
			visit root_path
			fill_in 'Email', :with => member.email
			fill_in 'Password', :with => member.initial_password
			click_button 'Sign In'
		end
	end
end

RSpec.configure do |config|
	config.include(Grounect::IntegrationHelpers, :type => :request)
end

reset_password_spec.rb

require 'integration_helper'

describe 'reset password' do
	before(:each) do
		# get to the sign up form and fill it in
		# with some test data that will be used
		# in basically all the tests

		@member = create_member
		visit root_path
		click_link 'reset-password-link'
		fill_in 'Email', :with => @member.email
	end

	it 'should fail without an email' do
		fill_in 'Email', :with => ''
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		page.should have_content(EMAIL_MISSING_ERROR)
	end

	it 'should fail with an invalid email' do
		fill_in 'Email', :with => 'invalid.email example.com'
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		page.should have_content(EMAIL_INVALID_ERROR)
	end

	it 'should fail with an unknown email' do
		fill_in 'Email', :with => 'unknown.email@example.com'
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		page.should have_content(EMAIL_UNKNOWN_ERROR)
	end

	it 'should generate a new password for the member when email is correct' do
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		@member.initial_password.should_not be_nil
	end

	it 'should send an email to the user' do
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		open_email @member.email
		current_email.should_not be_nil
	end

	it 'should include the new password in the email' do
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		@member.reload
		open_email @member.email
		current_email.base.email.parts.each { |part| part.body.should =~ /#{@member.initial_password}/ }
	end

	it 'should refresh the page so the user can log in' do
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		page.find_button('Sign In').should be_visible
	end

	it 'should populate email on the sign in form' do
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		page.find_field('Email').value.should == @member.email
	end

	it 'should inform the user a message was just sent' do
		click_button 'Reset Password'
		page.should have_content(NEW_PASSWORD_EMAILED_TO_YOU_MESSAGE)
	end

end

shared_helpers.rb

module Grounect
	module SharedHelpers
		def valid_member_attributes(overrides = {})
			{
				:first_name => 'Some',
				:last_name => 'Member',
				:email => 'some.member@example.com',
				:password => nil,
				:address => nil,
				:city => nil,
				:state => nil,
				:zip_code => nil,
				:phone_number => nil
			}.merge(overrides)
		end

		def new_member(overrides = {})
			Member.new valid_member_attributes(overrides)
		end

		def create_member(overrides = {})
			Member.create valid_member_attributes(overrides)
		end
	end
end

RSpec.configure do |config|
	config.include(Grounect::SharedHelpers)
end

spec_helper.rb

require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'..','lib','coverage_setup'))

# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
require 'rspec/rails'
require 'rspec/autorun'
require 'support/shared_helpers'

# Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
# in spec/support/ and its subdirectories.
# Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}

RSpec.configure do |config|
	# If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
	# examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
	# instead of true.
	config.use_transactional_fixtures = true

	# If true, the base class of anonymous controllers will be inferred
	# automatically. This will be the default behavior in future versions of
	# rspec-rails.
	config.infer_base_class_for_anonymous_controllers = false

	config.include(Grounect::Constants)
end