paths are not defined in helper specs

Question

I've just upgraded my Rails version from 4.2.6 to 5.0.0.rc1 and using RSpec version 3.5.0.beta4.

Problem is; I have a method which calls root_path in my helper and paths are not defined in helper specs. Issue started after version upgrade.

I'm getting the following error when I run my helper spec;

NoMethodError:
       undefined method `root_path' for #<#<Class:0x00000002749080>:0x00000011f3e650>

I've tried to add following line to my helper;

include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers

But now error is the following;

NameError:
       undefined local variable or method `default_url_options' for #<#<Class:0x00000001efa550>:0x0000001784ccd8>

How can I define path helpers for helper specs or default_url_options?

Answer 1

This seems like it may be a bug with RSpec, one thing you can do in your helper specs is add the necessary methods yourself.

describe MyHelper do
  context "doing something" do
  helper do
    include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers

    def default_url_options
      {}
    end
  end

  it "should work" do
    expect(helper.run_it).to be_truthy
  end
end