Mastering JSON Responses in Rails API

Build, render, and test structured JSON data with confidence using RSpec in Rails.

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Overview

This project demonstrates best practices for:

• Building structured JSON responses in a Rails API
• Rendering JSON in controllers
• Testing JSON responses using RSpec request specs

It’s designed to help developers confidently work with APIs and ensure their responses are correctly formatted and reliable.

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Features

• Clear JSON rendering with Rails controllers
• Comprehensive request spec tests with RSpec
• Easy-to-follow examples for common API response patterns

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Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone git@github.com:giljr/rspec_rails.git
   cd rspec_rails

2. Install dependencies:

bundle install

3. Run tests:

bin/rspec -f d

4. You should now see all tests passing cleanly:

Consoles requests
  GET /consoles
    returns an array of video games consoles
    supports specifying consoles for a specific manufacturer

Status requests
  GET /status
    returns a status message

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3 examples, 0 failures

Credits

This project is inspired by and credits:

Brett Codes "Testing a Rails API with Request Specs (Test Driven RSpec, Ep 02)"

YouTube video

License

This project is for learning purposes and is open for personal use and adaptation.