Shared example for request specs

resource.rb

require 'spec_helper'

describe "Scrapbooks" do

  context 'beta user' do
    before do
      @user = FactoryGirl.create :user, :confirmed, roles: [:beta]
      @resource = FactoryGirl.create :scrapbook, user: @user
      @other_resource = FactoryGirl.create :scrapbook
    end

    include_examples 'accessible when authenticated', Scrapbook
  end

end

shared_example.rb

shared_examples "accessible when authenticated" do |klass|

  let!(:described_model) { klass.model_name }
  let!(:controller) { klass.model_name.route_key }

  describe "GET /#{klass.model_name.route_key}" do
    before do
      get url_for(controller: controller, action: :index)
    end

    context 'when logged in', :role => :user do
      it "works!" do
        response.status.should be(200)
      end
    end

    context 'when not logged in' do
      it_should_deny_access
    end

  end

  describe "GET /#{klass.model_name.route_key}/:id" do

    before do
      get url_for(controller: controller, action: :show, id: @resource.id)
    end

    context 'when logged in', :role => :user do
      it "works!" do
        response.status.should be(200)
      end
    end

    context 'when not logged in' do
      it_should_deny_access
    end

  end

  describe "POST /#{klass.model_name.route_key}" do

    before do
      model_symbol = described_model.singular.to_sym
      post url_for(controller: controller, action: :create, params: { model_symbol => FactoryGirl.build(model_symbol) })
    end

    context 'when logged in', role: :user do
      it "works!" do
        response.status.should be(200)
      end
    end

    context 'when not logged in' do
      it_should_deny_access
    end

  end

  describe "PUT /#{klass.model_name.route_key}/:id" do

    before do
      model_symbol = described_model.singular.to_sym
      put url_for(controller: controller, action: :update, id: @resource.id, params: { model_symbol => @resource.attributes })
    end

    context 'when logged in', role: :user do
      it "works!" do
        response.status.should be(200)
      end
    end

    context 'when not logged in' do
      it_should_deny_access
    end

  end

  describe "DELETE /#{klass.model_name.route_key}/:id" do

    before do
      model_symbol = described_model.singular.to_sym
      put url_for(controller: controller, action: :destroy, id: @resource.id)
    end

    context 'when logged in', role: :user do
      it "works!" do
        response.status.should be(200)
      end
    end

    context 'when not logged in' do
      it_should_deny_access
    end

  end

end