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Model:
accepts_nested_attributes_for
View:
form_for
fields_for
Controller is unaware! Strictly pass-through
Person.new(params[:person])](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2010-08-09wa-railstdd4-101129162640-phpapp02/75/Efficient-Rails-Test-Driven-Development-class-4-by-Wolfram-Arnold-21-2048.jpg)
![accepts_nested_attributes_foraccepts_nested_attributes_for
class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :addresses
accepts_nested_attributes_for :addresses
end
Person.create(:first_name => “Joe”,
:last_name => “Smith”,
:addresses_attributes => [ {
:street => “123 Main,
:city => “San Francisco”,
:zip => “94103”,
:state => “CA” } ]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2010-08-09wa-railstdd4-101129162640-phpapp02/75/Efficient-Rails-Test-Driven-Development-class-4-by-Wolfram-Arnold-22-2048.jpg)
![Nested Attributes New & OldNested Attributes New & Old
A new record is recognized by absence of an id:
:address_attributes => [ {:city => “SF”, :zip =>
“12345”, :street => “123 Main”, :state => “CA”} ]
An existing record is recognized by presence of
an id:
:address_attributes => [ { :id => “5”,
:city => “SF”, :zip => “12345”,
:street => “123 Main”, :state => “CA”} ]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2010-08-09wa-railstdd4-101129162640-phpapp02/75/Efficient-Rails-Test-Driven-Development-class-4-by-Wolfram-Arnold-23-2048.jpg)
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has_many :addresses
:addresses_attributes => [ { record1 },
{ record2 } ]
has_one :address_of_record
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- 1. Efficient Rails Test-DrivenEfficientRails Test-Driven Development — Week 4Development — Week 4 Wolfram ArnoldWolfram Arnold www.rubyfocus.bizwww.rubyfocus.biz In collaboration with:In collaboration with: Sarah Allen, BlazingCloud.netSarah Allen, BlazingCloud.net marakana.commarakana.com
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- 3. ControllersControllers Controllers are pass-throughentities Mostly boilerplate—biz logic belongs in the model Controllers are “dumb” or “skinny” They follow a run-of-the mill pattern: the Controller Formula
- 4. Controller RESTful ActionsControllerRESTful Actions Display methods (“Read”) GET: index, show, new, edit Update method PUT Create method POST Delete method DELETE
- 5. REST?REST? Representational State Transfer Allresource-based applications & API's need to do similar things, namely: create, read, update, delete It's a convention: no configuration, no ceremony superior to CORBA, SOAP, etc.
- 6. RESTful rsources inRailsRESTful rsources in Rails map.resources :people (in config/routes.rb) people_path, people_url “named route methods” GET /people → “index” action POST /people → “create” action new_person_path, new_person_url GET /people/new → “new” action edit_person_path, edit_person_url GET /people/:id/edit → “edit” action with ID person_path, person_url GET /people/:id → “show” action with ID PUT /people/:id → “update” action with ID DELETE /people/:id → “destroy” action with ID
- 7. Reads Test PatternReadsTest Pattern Make request (with id of record if a single record) Check Rendering correct template redirect status code content type (HTML, JSON, XML,...) Verify Variable Assignments required by view
- 8. Read FormulaRead Formula Finddata, based on parameters Assign variables Render
- 9. How much testis too much?How much test is too much? Test anything where the code deviates from defaults, e.g. redirect vs. straight up render These tests are not strictly necessary: response.should be_success response.should render_template('new') Test anything required for the application to proceed without error Speficially variable assignments Do test error handling code!
- 10. form_for's automagic powersform_for'sautomagic powers form_for @person do |f| ... end When @person is new → <form action=”people” method=”post”> → PeopleController#create → uses people_path method to generate URL When @person exists already → <form action=”people” method=”put”> → PeopleController#update → uses person_path method to generate URL
- 11. Create/Update Test PatternCreate/UpdateTest Pattern Make request with form fields to be created/upd'd Verify Variable Assignments Verify Check Success Rendering Verify Failure/Error Case Rendering Variables Verify HTTP Verb protection
- 12. Create/Update FormulaCreate/Update Formula Update:Find record from parameters Create: Instantiate new model object Assign form fields parameters to model object This should be a single line It is a pattern, the “Controller Formula” Save Handle success—typically a redirect Handle failure—typically a render
- 13. Destroy Test PatternDestroyTest Pattern Make request with id of record to be destroyed Rendering Typically no need to check for success or failure Invalid item referenced → Same behavior as read Database deletion failed → System not user error
- 14. Destroy FormulaDestroy Formula Findrecord from parameters Destroy Redirect
- 15. How much isenough?How much is enough? Notice: No view testing so far. Emphasize behavior over display. Check that the application handles errors correctly Test views only for things that could go wrong badly incorrect form URL incorrect names on complicated forms, because they impact parameter representation
- 16. View TestingView Testing RSpeccontrollers do not render views (by default) Test form urls, any logic and input names Understand CSS selector syntax View test requires set up of variables another reason why there should only be very few variables between controller and view
- 17. A note onRJSA note on RJS RJS lets you render a JS response using “RJS” Built on Prototype JS framework Hard to test Largely superseded by RSpec tested controllers responding in JSON JS tests mocking the server response jQuery's Ajax library very helpful
- 18. RSpec Scaffold &MocksRSpec Scaffold & Mocks RSpec Scaffold mocks models Their philosophy is outside-in development I'm not a fan of this because: It causes gaps in coverage Mocks need to be maintained Outside-in remains unproven beyond textbook examples When taken to the extreme, it can become un-Agile by over-specifying the application
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- 20. One Form—Multiple ModelsOneForm—Multiple Models DB schema should not limit view/form layout View/form layout should not impose DB schema A single form to manipulate associated rows of multiple tables. → Nested Attributes
- 21. View & ModelCollaborationView & Model Collaboration Model: accepts_nested_attributes_for View: form_for fields_for Controller is unaware! Strictly pass-through Person.new(params[:person])
- 22. accepts_nested_attributes_foraccepts_nested_attributes_for class Person <ActiveRecord::Base has_many :addresses accepts_nested_attributes_for :addresses end Person.create(:first_name => “Joe”, :last_name => “Smith”, :addresses_attributes => [ { :street => “123 Main, :city => “San Francisco”, :zip => “94103”, :state => “CA” } ]
- 23. Nested Attributes New& OldNested Attributes New & Old A new record is recognized by absence of an id: :address_attributes => [ {:city => “SF”, :zip => “12345”, :street => “123 Main”, :state => “CA”} ] An existing record is recognized by presence of an id: :address_attributes => [ { :id => “5”, :city => “SF”, :zip => “12345”, :street => “123 Main”, :state => “CA”} ]
- 24. Nested Attr's Singular& PluralNested Attr's Singular & Plural has_many :addresses :addresses_attributes => [ { record1 }, { record2 } ] has_one :address_of_record :address_attributes => { record }
- 25. Nested Attributes ParametersNestedAttributes Parameters :allow_destroy => true removes an existing record with _destroy => '1' default is false :reject_if => :method or Proc.new { |attrs| ... } suppresses creation or updating when false can pass :all_blank to skip records with all blank attr's :limit => 5 limits numbers of records creatable from nested attr's :update_only prevents multiple records for 1-on-1 associations
- 26. Textbook Outside-In BDDTextbookOutside-In BDD Yes... Helps to lay out model requirements via mocks But... Mocks get out of sync A lot more work for not very much improved coverage Best place is exploratory testing Does nothing to encourage fat model/skinny controller paradigm Knowledge of advanced model features still key
- 27. Value-Driven Outside-In BDDValue-DrivenOutside-In BDD Write controller tests first Make them pending while fleshing out model Implement model logic with nested_scopes associations, with rich options & proxy methods accepts_nested_attributes_for Resume controller test Add views Exploratory Cucumber/Selenium test to avoid test gap between view & controller
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- 29. HomeworkHomework As a person,I can update my name along with an addresses on the same form. Extra credit: Using JavaScript, create an “add one” link on the new form that replicates the address sub-form, to permit entering more than one address. Same for a delete link. Reuse the above mechanism for the edit form.
- 30. Recommended ReadingRecommended Reading http://railscasts.com/episodes/196-nested-model-form-part-1 http://asciicasts.com/episodes/196-nested-model-form-part-1 http://railscasts.com/episodes/197-nested-model-form-part-2 http://asciicasts.com/episodes/197-nested-model-form-part-2 http://docs.jquery.com/Main_Page http://activescaffold.com/ NestedAttributes API Docs: http://bit.ly/7cnt0 Form for (with nest'd attr's) API Docs: http://bit.ly/9DAscq My presentation on nested attributes: http://blip.tv/file/3957941 RSpec book chapters 1.5, 10, 11 (on BDD) RSpec book chapter 20 (outside-in development)
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