How to test with RSpec if an email is delivered

Question

I\'d like to test if an email is delivered if I call a controller method with :post. I\'ll use email_spec so I tried this snipped here: http://rubydoc.info/gems/email_spec/1

Answer 1

Configure your test environment to accumulate sent mails in ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.

# config/environments/test.rb
config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :test

Then something like this should allow you to test that the mail was sent.

# Sample parameters you would expect for POST #create.
def reservation_params
  { "reservation" => "Drinks for two at 8pm" }
end

describe MyController do
  describe "#create" do
    context "when a reservation is saved" do
      it "sends a confirmation email" do
        expect { post :create, reservation_params }.to change { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count }.by(1)
      end
    end
  end
end

Note that my example uses RSpec 3 syntax.