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

if you include Rack::Test*, simply include the test methods

describe "my test set" do
  include Rack::Test::Methods

then you can use the UploadedFile method:

post "/upload/", "file" => Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new("path/to/file.ext", "mime/type")

*NOTE: My example is based on Sinatra, which extends Rack, but should work with Rails, which also uses Rack, TTBOMK