Refactor ActionController::TestCase cookies

Assigning cookies for test cases should now use cookies[], e.g:

  cookies[:email] = 'user@example.com'
  get :index
  assert_equal 'user@example.com', cookies[:email]

To clear the cookies, use clear, e.g:

  cookies.clear
  get :index
  assert_nil cookies[:email]

We now no longer write out HTTP_COOKIE and the cookie jar is
persistent between requests so if you need to manipulate the environment
for your test you need to do it before the cookie jar is created.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index 48b3e5bfff..6172fa4e07 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 *Rails 3.1.0 (unreleased)*
 
+* Refactor ActionController::TestCase cookies [Andrew White]
+
+  Assigning cookies for test cases should now use cookies[], e.g:
+
+    cookies[:email] = 'user@example.com'
+    get :index
+    assert_equal 'user@example.com', cookies[:email]
+
+  To clear the cookies, use clear, e.g:
+
+    cookies.clear
+    get :index
+    assert_nil cookies[:email]
+
+  We now no longer write out HTTP_COOKIE and the cookie jar is
+  persistent between requests so if you need to manipulate the environment
+  for your test you need to do it before the cookie jar is created.
+
 * Added 'ActionView::Helpers::FormHelper.fields_for_with_index', similar to fields_for but allows to have access to the current iteration index [Jorge Bejar]
 
 * Warn if we cannot verify CSRF token authenticity [José Valim]