How to Stub out Warden/Devise with Rspec in Capybara test

Question

I want to stub out a logged in user (with Devise/Warden) using rspec mocks in a Capybara test suite in my Rails app. This would save a ton of time, and would mean that my te

Answer 1

Warden comes with built in test helpers. It allows you to login without having to use the UI in your cucumber tests. Just add the files below into your project.

# features/support/warden.rb

Warden.test_mode!
World Warden::Test::Helpers
After { Warden.test_reset! }

# features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb

Given /^I am logged in as a user$/ do
  @current_user = User.create!(:username => 'user', :password => 'password')
  login_as(@current_user, :scope => :user)
end

Use Wardens.test_mode! with Capybara