How to check for a JSON response using RSpec?

Question

I have the following code in my controller:

format.json { render :json => { 
        :flashcard  => @flashcard,
        :lesson     => @lesson,
             


        

Answer 1

You can also define a helper function inside spec/support/

module ApiHelpers
  def json_body
    JSON.parse(response.body)
  end
end

RSpec.configure do |config| 
  config.include ApiHelpers, type: :request
end

and use json_body whenever you need to access the JSON response.

For example, inside your request spec you can use it directly

context 'when the request contains an authentication header' do
  it 'should return the user info' do
    user  = create(:user)
    get URL, headers: authenticated_header(user)

    expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
    expect(response.content_type).to eq('application/vnd.api+json')
    expect(json_body["data"]["attributes"]["email"]).to eq(user.email)
    expect(json_body["data"]["attributes"]["name"]).to eq(user.name)
  end
end