Using Capybara to test JavaScript that makes HTTP requests

Tools like WebMock are great, but when testing JavaScript, it’s a seperate browser process that loads the page, and not your Ruby test process. That means that the request to your build server isn’t going through Net::HTTP ; the requests are coming from Firefox or capybara-webkit , and those tools are gleefully unaware of your feeble attempts to reroute HTTP traffic. Fortunately, there are only two steps remaining towards the testing Holy Grail:

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@erikostrom » 30 Nov '12, 1am
Integration-testing a Ruby app where JS calls an external HTTP API (whew!): Great walkthrough by @joeferris. [link]
@adycoles » 05 Nov '12, 11am
Noted: Using #Capybara to test #JavaScript that makes HTTP requests [link] #testing #js
@stackful_io » 04 Nov '12, 4am
Using Capybara to test JavaScript that makes HTTP requests [link] + VPS > [link] + #capybara #tdd #javascript
@treyconnell » 04 Nov '12, 2am
RT @rjkaes: Using Capybara to test JavaScript that makes HTTP requests [link] (via Instapaper)
@netwillnet » 03 Nov '12, 9am
webmockでrackアプリを指定できるの知らなかった！／sinatraでテスト時のダミーサーバ作る方法／jsで外部サーバのajax使うのをテストする方法としてにCapybara.serverでサーバ立ち上げてURLを差し替えるのを紹介 [link]
@tddium » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
RT @SolanoLabs: Shoutout to @thoughtbot for their latest blog post [link]
@SolanoLabs » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
Shoutout to @thoughtbot for their latest blog post [link]
@johnkpaul » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
Using Capybara to test Javascript [link] I'd prefer writing tests for your javascript directly, but an interesting approach
@rjkaes » 02 Nov '12, 1am
Using Capybara to test JavaScript that makes HTTP requests [link] (via Instapaper) @treyconnell
@jcoglan » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
A thing I should put in my upcoming SOA talk: explain all the antipatterns in [link]
@mildmojo » 01 Nov '12, 5pm
TIMELY. RT @thoughtbot: Using Capybara to test JavaScript that makes HTTP requests [link]
@Croaky » 01 Nov '12, 4pm
Integration testing apps that make external HTTP requests via Javascript. [link] For example: a Rails app using Stripe.js.
@hnfirehose » 01 Nov '12, 4pm
Testing apps w/ JavaScript that makes external HTTP requests (ex: Stripe.js): [link]
@jamierumbelow » 01 Nov '12, 3pm
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