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Class Public methods
included(base)
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 351
    def self.included(base)
      # execute the request simulating a specific http method and set/volley the response
      %w( get post put delete head ).each do |method|
        base.class_eval "          def #{method}(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
            @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = "#{method.upcase}" if defined?(@request)
            process(action, parameters, session, flash)
          end
", __FILE__, __LINE__
      end
    end
Instance Public methods
assigns(key = nil)
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 407
def assigns(key = nil) 
  if key.nil? 
    @response.template.assigns 
  else 
    @response.template.assigns[key.to_s] 
  end 
end
build_request_uri(action, parameters)
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 431
def build_request_uri(action, parameters)
  unless @request.request_uri_overridden
    options = @controller.send(:rewrite_options, parameters)
    options.update(:only_path => true, :action => action)

    url = ActionController::UrlRewriter.new(@request, parameters)
    @request.request_uri = url.rewrite(options)
  end
end
cookies()
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 423
def cookies
  @response.cookies
end
find_all_tag(conditions)
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 449
def find_all_tag(conditions)
  html_document.find_all(conditions)
end
find_tag(conditions)
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 445
def find_tag(conditions)
  html_document.find(conditions)
end
fixture_file_upload(path, mime_type = nil)

Shortcut for ActionController::TestUploadedFile.new(Test::Unit::TestCase.fixture_path + path, type). Example:

post :change_avatar, :avatar => fixture_file_upload('/files/spongebob.png', 'image/png')
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 460
def fixture_file_upload(path, mime_type = nil)
  ActionController::TestUploadedFile.new(
    Test::Unit::TestCase.respond_to?(:fixture_path) ? Test::Unit::TestCase.fixture_path + path : path, 
    mime_type
  )
end
flash()
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 419
def flash
  @response.flash
end
follow_redirect()
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 398
def follow_redirect
  redirected_controller = @response.redirected_to[:controller]
  if redirected_controller && redirected_controller != @controller.controller_name
    raise "Can't follow redirects outside of current controller (from #{@controller.controller_name} to #{redirected_controller})"
  end

  get(@response.redirected_to.delete(:action), @response.redirected_to.stringify_keys)
end
html_document()
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 441
def html_document
  @html_document ||= HTML::Document.new(@response.body)
end
method_missing(selector, *args)
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 453
def method_missing(selector, *args)
  return @controller.send(selector, *args) if ActionController::Routing::Routes.named_routes.helpers.include?(selector)
  return super
end
process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)

execute the request and set/volley the response

# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 364
def process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
  # Sanity check for required instance variables so we can give an
  # understandable error message.
  %w(@controller @request @response).each do |iv_name|
    if !instance_variables.include?(iv_name) || instance_variable_get(iv_name).nil?
      raise "#{iv_name} is nil: make sure you set it in your test's setup method."
    end
  end

  @request.recycle!

  @html_document = nil
  @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] ||= "GET"
  @request.action = action.to_s

  parameters ||= {}
  @request.assign_parameters(@controller.class.controller_path, action.to_s, parameters)

  @request.session = ActionController::TestSession.new(session) unless session.nil?
  @request.session["flash"] = ActionController::Flash::FlashHash.new.update(flash) if flash
  build_request_uri(action, parameters)
  @controller.process(@request, @response)
end
redirect_to_url()
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 427
def redirect_to_url
  @response.redirect_url
end
session()
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 415
def session
  @response.session
end
with_routing()

A helper to make it easier to test different route configurations. This method temporarily replaces ActionController::Routing::Routes with a new RouteSet instance.

The new instance is yielded to the passed block. Typically the block will create some routes using map.draw { map.connect … }:

with_routing do |set|
  set.draw do |map|
    map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
      assert_equal(
        ['/content/10/show', {}],
        map.generate(:controller => 'content', :id => 10, :action => 'show')
    end
  end
end
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 484
def with_routing
  real_routes = ActionController::Routing::Routes
  ActionController::Routing.send :remove_const, :Routes

  temporary_routes = ActionController::Routing::RouteSet.new
  ActionController::Routing.send :const_set, :Routes, temporary_routes
  
  yield temporary_routes
ensure
  if ActionController::Routing.const_defined? :Routes
    ActionController::Routing.send(:remove_const, :Routes) 
  end
  ActionController::Routing.const_set(:Routes, real_routes) if real_routes
end
xhr(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
Also aliased as: xhr
# File rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb, line 388
def xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
  @request.env['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest'
  @request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT'] = 'text/javascript, text/html, application/xml, text/xml, */*'
  returning self.send(request_method, action, parameters, session, flash) do
    @request.env.delete 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'
    @request.env.delete 'HTTP_ACCEPT'
  end
end