Introducing VCR
Explore how to use the VCR gem to intercept external HTTP requests during tests and replace them with recorded responses called cassettes. Understand how this improves test reliability by using real API data while avoiding unnecessary network calls. Learn to configure VCR for flexible matching and cassette management to make your integration tests more robust and trustworthy.
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VCR
The concept is simple. When VCR is enabled, it intercepts any third-party HTTP request. By default, the first time the request is made, VCR allows the request to proceed normally. However, VCR saves the response and associated metadata to a YAML file, which VCR calls a cassette. When the test is rerun, VCR intercepts the request. Rather than ...