rails rspec http basic authentication test

Question

how do I test logging into a rails 3.1 app with http basic auth using rspec2 & capybara?

I'm using this;

 describe "GET 'index'" do
      it "should be successful" do
        request.env["HTTP_AUTHORIZATION"] = "Basic " + Base64::encode64("username:password")
        get 'index'
        response.should be_success
      end
    end

but it gives me this error;

 NoMethodError:
            undefined method `env' for nil:NilClass

see stackoverflow.com/questions/4329985/…

zetetic
– zetetic

2011-09-16 16:14:20 +00:00
Commented Sep 16, 2011 at 16:14 — zetetic
– zetetic, Commented Sep 16, 2011 at 16:14

ma11hew28 · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-25 16:25:22Z

17

Capybara comes with Rack::Test built in.

So, you can use the Rack::Test::Session.basic_authorize method to set the Authorization HTTP header field before making a request.

basic_authorize 'username', 'password'
get 'index'

edited Feb 25, 2014 at 16:25

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answered Sep 17, 2011 at 13:01

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Gazler · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-16 14:47:36Z

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@request.env["HTTP_AUTHORIZATION"] = "Basic " + Base64::encode64("username:password")

This should be:

request.env["HTTP_AUTHORIZATION"] = "Basic " + Base64::encode64("username:password")

as request is not an instance variable.

answered Sep 16, 2011 at 14:47

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raphael_turtle Over a year ago

I'm using the solution here stackoverflow.com/questions/3768718/…

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