Our First Test using RSpec

Explore how to create and run your first RSpec test for the User model in a Dockerized Rails application. Understand the process of generating specs, modifying the User model to pass tests, and running tests with docker-compose commands to integrate testing smoothly in your Docker workflow.

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Generating spec for our User model
File user_spec.rb
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Solution to pass tests
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Generating spec for our User model

Having installed RSpec in our project, it is not very satisfying to see zero tests running. Let’s rectify that right now by creating our first test so that we can see some actual test code running.

To generate a spec for our User model, we have used:

$ docker-compose exec web bin/rails generate rspec:model user
create

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1.Introduction

2.A Brave New World

3.Running a Rails App in a Container

4.Fine-Tuning Our Rails Image

5.Describing Our App Declaratively with Docker Compose

6.Beyond the App: Adding Redis

Assessment

7.Adding a Database: Postgres

8.Playing Nice with JavaScript

9.Testing in a Dockerized Environment

10.Advanced Gem Management

11.Some Minor Irritations

Assessment

12.The Production Landscape

13.Preparing for Production

14.A Production-Like Playground

Project

15.Deploying to the Cloud

Assessment

16.Closing Thoughts and Next Steps

17.APPENDIX

Our First Test using RSpec

Generating spec for our User model