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

If you want to take advantage of the hash diff Rspec provides, it is better to parse the body and compare against a hash. Simplest way I've found:

it 'asserts json body' do
  expected_body = {
    my: 'json',
    hash: 'ok'
  }.stringify_keys

  expect(JSON.parse(response.body)).to eql(expected_body)
end