require 'spec_helper' describe PlaylistsController do def valid_attributes { :name => 'Electro' } end describe "GET index" do it 'assigns all playlists as @playlists' do playlist = Playlist.create! valid_attributes get :index assigns[:playlists].should == [playlist] end end describe "GET new" do it 'assigns a new playlist as @playlist' do get :new assigns[:playlist].should be_a_new(Playlist) end end describe "POST create" do let(:playlist) { mock_model(Playlist).as_null_object } before do Playlist.stub(:new).and_return(playlist) end it 'creates a new playlist' do Playlist.should_receive(:new). with('name' => 'Electro'). and_return(playlist) post :create, :playlist => { 'name' => 'Electro' } end it 'saves the playlist' do playlist.should_receive(:save) post :create end context 'when the playlist saves successfully' do it 'redirects to the playlists index' do post :create response.should redirect_to(:action => 'index') end end context 'when the playlist fails to save' do before do playlist.stub(:save).and_return(false) end it 'assigns the playlist as @playlist' do post :create assigns[:playlist].should eq(playlist) end it 'renders the new template' do post :create response.should render_template('new') end end end end