# module ActionController::TestCase::Behavior

### Attributes

request[R]
response[R]

### Public Instance Methods

delete(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil) click to toggle source

Executes a request simulating DELETE HTTP method and set/volley the response

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 421
    def delete(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      process(action, parameters, session, flash, "DELETE")
    end

get(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil) click to toggle source

Executes a request simulating GET HTTP method and set/volley the response

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 406
    def get(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      process(action, parameters, session, flash, "GET")
    end

head(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil) click to toggle source

Executes a request simulating HEAD HTTP method and set/volley the response

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 426
    def head(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      process(action, parameters, session, flash, "HEAD")
    end

paramify_values(hash_or_array_or_value) click to toggle source

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 440
    def paramify_values(hash_or_array_or_value)
      case hash_or_array_or_value
      when Hash
        Hash[hash_or_array_or_value.map{|key, value| [key, paramify_values(value)] }]
      when Array
        hash_or_array_or_value.map {|i| paramify_values(i)}
      when Rack::Test::UploadedFile, ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile
        hash_or_array_or_value
      else
        hash_or_array_or_value.to_param
      end
    end

post(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil) click to toggle source

Executes a request simulating POST HTTP method and set/volley the response

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 411
    def post(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      process(action, parameters, session, flash, "POST")
    end

process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil, http_method = 'GET') click to toggle source

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 453
    def process(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil, http_method = 'GET')
      # Ensure that numbers and symbols passed as params are converted to
      # proper params, as is the case when engaging rack.
      parameters = paramify_values(parameters) if html_format?(parameters)

      # Sanity check for required instance variables so we can give an
      # understandable error message.
      %w(@routes @controller @request @response).each do |iv_name|
        if !(instance_variable_names.include?(iv_name) || instance_variable_names.include?(iv_name.to_sym)) || instance_variable_get(iv_name).nil?
          raise "#{iv_name} is nil: make sure you set it in your test's setup method."
        end
      end

      @request.recycle!
      @response.recycle!
      @controller.response_body = nil
      @controller.formats = nil
      @controller.params = nil

      @html_document = nil
      @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = http_method

      parameters ||= {}
      controller_class_name = @controller.class.anonymous? ?
        "anonymous_controller" :
        @controller.class.controller_path

      @request.assign_parameters(@routes, controller_class_name, action.to_s, parameters)

      @request.session = ActionController::TestSession.new(session) if session
      @request.session["flash"] = @request.flash.update(flash || {})
      @request.session["flash"].sweep

      @controller.request = @request
      build_request_uri(action, parameters)
      @controller.class.class_eval { include Testing }
      @controller.recycle!
      @controller.process_with_new_base_test(@request, @response)
      @assigns = @controller.respond_to?(:view_assigns) ? @controller.view_assigns : {}
      @request.session.delete('flash') if @request.session['flash'].blank?
      @response
    end

put(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil) click to toggle source

Executes a request simulating PUT HTTP method and set/volley the response

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 416
    def put(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      process(action, parameters, session, flash, "PUT")
    end

setup_controller_request_and_response() click to toggle source

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 496
    def setup_controller_request_and_response
      @request = TestRequest.new
      @response = TestResponse.new

      if klass = self.class.controller_class
        @controller ||= klass.new rescue nil
      end

      @request.env.delete('PATH_INFO')

      if defined?(@controller) && @controller
        @controller.request = @request
        @controller.params = {}
      end
    end

xhr(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
Alias for: xml_http_request
xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil) click to toggle source

    # File lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 430
    def xml_http_request(request_method, action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      @request.env['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest'
      @request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT'] ||=  [Mime::JS, Mime::HTML, Mime::XML, 'text/xml', Mime::ALL].join(', ')
      __send__(request_method, action, parameters, session, flash).tap do
        @request.env.delete 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'
        @request.env.delete 'HTTP_ACCEPT'
      end
    end

Also aliased as: xhr