Capybara request helpers for devise

spec__requests__history_items_spec.rb

require 'spec_helper'

describe "HistoryItems" do
  before(:each) {login_as :user}
  describe "GET /history_items" do
    it "works!" do
      visit history_items_path
      response.should be_success
    end
  end
end

spec__spec_helper.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'spork'

Spork.prefork do
  # Loading more in this block will cause your tests to run faster. However,
  # if you change any configuration or code from libraries loaded here, you'll
  # need to restart spork for it take effect.
  ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
  require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
  require 'rspec/rails'
  require 'capybara/rspec'
  require 'capybara/rails'

end

Spork.each_run do
  # This code will be run each time you run your specs.
  Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/fabricators/**/*.rb"].each { |e| require e }
end

Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/support/**/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }

RSpec.configure do |config|

  config.mock_with :rspec
  config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
  config.use_transactional_examples = true

  config.include Devise::TestHelpers, :type => :controller
  config.include Devise::SpecHelpers, :type => :controller
  config.include HelperMethods, :type => :request
end


Capybara.javascript_driver = :webkit

spec__support__helpers.rb

require "spec_helper"

module HelperMethods

  def logout_user(user = @current_user)
    Capybara.reset_sessions!
    visit destroy_user_session_url
  end

  def login_as(sym)
    logout_user if @current_user
    @current_user = Fabricator sym.to_sym
    visit new_user_session_url
    fill_in I18n.t('activerecord.attributes.user.email'), :with => @current_user.email
    fill_in I18n.t('activerecord.attributes.user.password'), :with => @current_user.password
    click_button I18n.t('devise.shared.links.sign_in')  end

end

@albandiguer you're welcome ;)

Helped me, too. 👍