gistfile1.rb

def post_contact_json
  contact = {
    :contact => {
      :email        => '[email protected]',
      :verify_email => '[email protected]',
      :first_name   => 'joe',
      :last_name    => 'test',

      :phone        => '919-555-1212',
      :responses_attributes => {
        0 => {
          :order_number => '1234567890',
          :subject      => 'This is a subject',
          :body         => 'Lorum Ipsum',
          :message_id   => messages(:support).id
        }
      }
    }
  }

  request.env['CONTENT_TYPE']  = 'application/json'
  request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT']   = 'application/json'
  request.env["RAW_POST_DATA"] = contact.to_json

  post :create
end

it "should return a status 201" do
  post_contact_json
  
  response.status.to_i.should == 201
end