Rspec 3.6, Rails 5 error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1) for `post` request

Question

I just started a new project in Rails 5, (my first, though I have several projects in Rails 4.x.) and am having trouble with controller specs.

describe RequestsController, :type => :controller do

  it "receives new request" do
    post :accept_request, my_params
  end

end

Returns the error:

 Failure/Error: post :accept_request, my_params

 ArgumentError:
   wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)

I understand there has been a shift in the preferred testing strategy for controllers with Rails 5 as noted on Everyday Rails, specifically, shifting controller tests into request specs, but no word on changes to this basic method of controller testing.

Answer 1

It appears that Rails 5 expects keyword arguments instead of hash arguments, which is a change from previous versions. Also, the first argument is a URL rather than an action. Try

post some_url, params: some_hash