spec_helper.rb What @railsonmaui uses for testing. See my gist of gems for testing.

spec_helper.rb

# IMPT:
# Configure ENV['LOG_LEVEL'] to be one of DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL

# figure out where we are being loaded from
if $LOADED_FEATURES.grep(/spec\/spec_helper\.rb/).any?
  begin
    raise "foo"
  rescue => e
    puts <<-MSG
  ===================================================
  It looks like spec_helper.rb has been loaded
  multiple times. Normalize the require to:

    require "spec/spec_helper"

  Things like File.join and File.expand_path will
  cause it to be loaded multiple times.

  Loaded this time from:

    #{e.backtrace.join("\n    ")}
  ===================================================
    MSG
  end
end

if ENV["RUBYMINE_HOME"]
  # this is necessary to run tests in rubymine in case guard is running
  $:.unshift(File.expand_path("rb/testing/patch/common", ENV["RUBYMINE_HOME"]))
  $:.unshift(File.expand_path("rb/testing/patch/bdd", ENV["RUBYMINE_HOME"]))
end

# if below line is used, then warning messages from zeus
# But if line is not used and no ENV is set in the shell, then factory girl won't load
ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'

require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
require 'rspec/rails'
require 'capybara-screenshot/rspec'
require 'resque_spec/scheduler'

# Requires supporting files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
# in ./support/ and its subdirectories.
Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each { |f| require f }
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.order = 'random'
  config.mock_with :rspec
  config.fixture_path               = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"
# If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
# examples within a transaction, comment the following line or assign false
# instead of true.
#    config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
# http://rainux.github.com/2011/07/23/configure-capybara-webkit-to-run-acceptance-specs-with-javascript-ajax/
  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false

  config.include IntegrationSpecHelper, :type => :request
  config.include Devise::TestHelpers, :type => :controller
  config.include ControllerMacros, :type => :controller

  config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
  config.include ShowMeTheCookies, :type => :feature

  # VCR setup
  # so we can use :vcr rather than :vcr => true;
  # in RSpec 3 this will no longer be necessary.
  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true

  config.include(MailerMacros)
  config.before(:each) { reset_email }

  # http://railscasts.com/episodes/413-fast-tests
  config.filter_run :focus unless ENV["SKIP_RSPEC_FOCUS"].present?
  config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
  config.before(:all) { DeferredGarbageCollection.start }
  config.after(:all) { DeferredGarbageCollection.reconsider }

  config.mock_with :rspec do |c|
    c.yield_receiver_to_any_instance_implementation_blocks = true
  end
end