test a file upload using rspec - rails

Question

I want to test a file upload in rails, but am not sure how to do this.

Here is the controller code:

def uploadLicense
    #Create the license object
         


        

Answer 1

I am not sure if you can test file uploads using RSpec alone. Have you tried Capybara?

It's easy to test file uploads using capybara's attach_file method from a request spec.

For example (this code is a demo only):

it "can upload a license" do
  visit upload_license_path
  attach_file "uploadLicense", /path/to/file/to/upload
  click_button "Upload License"
end

it "can download an uploaded license" do
  visit license_path
  click_link "Download Uploaded License"
  page.should have_content("Uploaded License")
end