undefined reference jQuery

[ohcibi]

I followed your instructions and wrote a simple failing test in coffeescript. The test fails as expected but i also get an "ReferenceError: jQuery is not defined at [object Object].cleanUp (http://localhost:3000/assets/jasmine-jquery-1.3.1.js?body=1:67:3)" error.

I then put #=require application in spec.js.coffee (which in fact requires a copy of jQuery for the application itself) and the error disappears. Is this as it should be or did i missed something in requiring jQuery?

[vladiim]

I had the same issue with #=require application in spec.js.coffee fixing it.

I am actually getting a ReferenceError on other resources also

When trying to go through Ryan Bate's RailsCast on Jasmine I get the following error:

ReferenceError: CreditCard is not defined
    at [object Object].<anonymous> (http://localhost:3000/assets/credit_card_spec.js?body=1:5:22)
    at [object Object].execute (http://localhost:3000/assets/jasmine.js?body=1:1024:15)
    at [object Object].next_ (http://localhost:3000/assets/jasmine.js?body=1:2025:31)
    at http://localhost:3000/assets/jasmine.js?body=1:2015:18

Although app/assets/javascipts/credit_card.js.coffee has the following:

CreditCard = cleanNumber: (number) ->
  number.replace /[- ]/g, ""

With #=require credit_card in either spec.js.coffee or credit_card_spec.js.coffee not having the same effect.

[ryanb]

CoffeeScript automatically scopes its files. Try setting this.CreditCard so it is available globally.

[vladiim]

Thanks Ryan! I had started doing stuff like window.CreditCard = class CreditCard to get around the issue which didn't feel right at all.

[ryanb]

Try class @CreditCard. I don't know if that's a best practice, but seems to work for me.

[vladiim]

Works a treat and much nicer syntax - thanks

[vladiim]

As a point of interest for anyone reading I've been going through the prags Coffeescipt Book and you can also do:

class CreditCard
  # code goes here

root = exports ? window # exports for node.js global
root.CreditCard = CreditCard

[bradphelan]

The solution to the OP's problem is a missing

spec/javascripts/spec.js.coffee

#= require jquery
#= require credit_card
#= require_tree .

As Ryan Bates quite rightly points out in his screencast

[ohcibi]

Shouldnt jasmine do this by itself? I saw that jasmine needs jquery-1.3 to make the results on the results page foldable. I dont even need jquery in these particular steps so i think jasmine should load its jquery-1.3 with noConflict. Not sure if this is a jasmine or a jasmine-rails or a jasminerice issue.