gistfile1.rb

describe ApplicationsController do
  render_views
  disconnect_sunspot

  let(:application) { Factory.create(:application) }

  subject { application }

  context "JSON" do

    describe "creating a new application" do

      context "when not authorized" do
        before do
          # how do i set the content type here to JSON or XML ?
          post :create, :format => :json, { :application => { :name => "balls", :description => "balls" } }
        end 
        
        it "should not allow creation of an application" do
          Application.count.should == 0
        end 

        it "should respond with a 401" do
          response.status.should eq(401)
        end 

        it "should have a status and message key in the hash" do
          JSON.parse(response.body)["status"] == "errors"
          JSON.parse(response.body)["message"] =~ /authorized/
        end 
      end 

      context "authorized" do
      end 
    end