assert on render_template failed because of response is string and does not have body method

[iambowen]

hi, just upgrade to latest rails distribution and found this issue.

I am testing template that rendering another partial in haml test file, and the test is like this:

render
rendered.should render_template('template_name')

Then I will caught in an error complains that "response does not have method body" . It turns out that the assert_template method in test_case.rb file under actionpack/lib add a new line calling the body method of response.

//Force body to be read in case the template is being streamed
response.boy

I finally give up use this way to assert the rendered template, instead, i assert whether the element shows up in the rendered partial.

GIven if I want continue to use render_template in haml templates tests, do I have any other way to avoid that or how could covert the pure string into an http response?

[ekampp]

I find, that it's better to test functionality: I.e. id the correct content show up on the complete, rendered template, than to test implementation: Was the template included in a particular maner.

But, when that's said, I'm using haml, and I have never had problems using rspec and the render_template matcher. What version of rails, rspec and haml are you using?

[JonRowe]

Heya @iambowen did you solve this? If not can you provide some more information? (version of rails, rspec, haml etc)

[senny]

@iambowen what is the state of this issue? Can you provide a running example or a sample application on GitHub?

[iambowen]

Sorry, it's been like 2 months ago, I can't remember that much. This thing happens when I tried to use render_template method when testing haml template instead of testing controller to render certain template. The problem is solved. Should I close the issue?