How do I fix my Cucumber expectation error when polling?

Question

I have the helper sign_in which signs in a user. I\'m trying to use a new approach to make sure that the user signed in using polling:

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Answer 1

You shouldn't need to do any of that.

Capybara has Powerful synchronization features mean you never have to manually wait for asynchronous processes to complete

Your test for page.should have_content just needs a bit more time, you can give it to it in the step or as a general setup. The default wait is 2 seconds, and you might need 5 seconds or more.

Add Capybara.default_wait_time = 5

In the link above, search down and find Asynchronous JavaScript (Ajax and friends)

You should be able to delete your AsyncSupport entirely. Just remember, if you set this inside a step and you want the wait to be 2 seconds otherwise, you might want an ensure block to set it back to the original time.