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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile index e0386b95b4..c367f532ae 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile @@ -114,25 +114,18 @@ Rails by default automatically loads all fixtures from the +test/fixtures+ folde * Load the fixture data into the table * Dump the fixture data into a variable in case you want to access it directly -h5. Hashes with Special Powers +h5. Fixtures are ActiveRecord objects -Fixtures are basically Hash objects. As mentioned in point #3 above, you can access the hash object directly because it is automatically setup as a local variable of the test case. For example: +Fixtures are instances of ActiveRecord. As mentioned in point #3 above, you can access the object directly because it is automatically setup as a local variable of the test case. For example: <ruby> -# this will return the Hash for the fixture named david +# this will return the User object for the fixture named david users(:david) # this will return the property for david called id users(:david).id -</ruby> - -Fixtures can also transform themselves into the form of the original class. Thus, you can get at the methods only available to that class. - -<ruby> -# using the find method, we grab the "real" david as a User -david = users(:david).find -# and now we have access to methods only available to a User class +# one can also access methods available on the User class email(david.girlfriend.email, david.location_tonight) </ruby> @@ -490,10 +483,11 @@ Now you can try running all the tests and they should pass. h4. Available Request Types for Functional Tests -If you're familiar with the HTTP protocol, you'll know that +get+ is a type of request. There are 5 request types supported in Rails functional tests: +If you're familiar with the HTTP protocol, you'll know that +get+ is a type of request. There are 6 request types supported in Rails functional tests: * +get+ * +post+ +* +patch+ * +put+ * +head+ * +delete+ @@ -645,6 +639,7 @@ In addition to the standard testing helpers, there are some additional helpers a |+request_via_redirect(http_method, path, [parameters], [headers])+ |Allows you to make an HTTP request and follow any subsequent redirects.| |+post_via_redirect(path, [parameters], [headers])+ |Allows you to make an HTTP POST request and follow any subsequent redirects.| |+get_via_redirect(path, [parameters], [headers])+ |Allows you to make an HTTP GET request and follow any subsequent redirects.| +|+patch_via_redirect(path, [parameters], [headers])+ |Allows you to make an HTTP PATCH request and follow any subsequent redirects.| |+put_via_redirect(path, [parameters], [headers])+ |Allows you to make an HTTP PUT request and follow any subsequent redirects.| |+delete_via_redirect(path, [parameters], [headers])+ |Allows you to make an HTTP DELETE request and follow any subsequent redirects.| |+open_session+ |Opens a new session instance.| @@ -817,7 +812,7 @@ class PostsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase end test "should update post" do - put :update, :id => @post.id, :post => { } + patch :update, :id => @post.id, :post => { } assert_redirected_to post_path(assigns(:post)) end |