RSpec should have_link fails despite link existence

Question

I have a RSpec test that keeps failing.

subject { page }
visit user_path(user)
it { should have_link('Settings', href: edit_user_path(user)) }

But when I load the page myself I can see that the link is working well. Any ideas ? No spelling mistake as well.

Possible to see the page that RSpec loaded in the test?

Answer 1

Your visit user_path(user) isn't executing in the right context.

Try either:

subject { page }
it do
  visit user_path(user) 
  should have_link('Settings', href: edit_user_path(user))
end

Or:

subject { page }
before { visit user_path(user) }
it { should have_link('Settings', href: edit_user_path(user)) }

If you would like to see the html, you can use a save_and_open_page statement.