RSpec set session object

Question

I\'m trying to set a session object from my controller spec.

it \'use invalid coupon\' do
  session[:coupon] = \'abcd\'      
  Service.any_instance.stub(:va         


        

Answer 1

In Rails 5+, if you are using ActionController::TestCase session is passed as a keyword arg.

Setting params and session would look like:

get(:show, params: {'id' => "12"}, session: {'user_id' => 5})

Setting only the session would look like,

get(:show, session: {'user_id' => 5})

If you are using ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest, which is the new default for for controller tests, you are not able to set the session variables and should set them by walking your test through the login flow.