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Login a User programatically with ng-token-auth.
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login_helper.rb
def login_user_programatically
# User or whatever the name of the model is that you're trying to authenticate
@request.env['devise.mapping'] = Devise.mappings[:user]
@resource = FactoryGirl.create(:confirmed_user)
# The following two lines are where the magic happens.
@auth_headers = @resource.create_new_auth_token
@request.headers.merge!(@auth_headers)
end
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