gistfile1.rb

## steps file

def fill_in_upload( resource, field, value )
  # adds a resource in the name
  # when you specify "#{fieldname} upload: files/foo.ext" we convert value into an upload (assumes no field named foo_upload)
  # when field name is dotted, assumes its an association using *_attributes (eg user.email => [user_attributes][email])
  # otherwise works like fills_in
  # when fills_in fails, tries it as a 
  #   - radio select
  #   - dropdown select (TODO)
  if field.include?('_upload')
    field = field.gsub( '_upload', '')
      # kludge file type for time being
      ftype = case value.split('.').last
        when 'jpg': 'image/jpg'
        when 'pdf': 'application/pdf'
        else
          nil
        end
    attach_file "#{resource}[#{field}]", FIXTURE_FILE_PATH+value, ftype
  elsif field.include?('.')
    names = field.split('.')
    param = resource
    last = names.delete(names.last)
    names.each {|n| param << "[#{n}_attributes]" }
    param << "[#{last}]"
    fill_in param, :with => value
  elsif !resource.blank?
    begin
      fill_in "#{resource}[#{field}]", :with => value
    rescue
      begin
        # radio?
        choose "#{resource.normalize}_#{field.normalize}_#{value.normalize}"
      rescue
        # dropdown?
        select value, :from => "#{resource.normalize}[#{field.normalize}]"
      end
    end
  else
    fill_in field, :with => value
  end
end

##

When /^(?:I )?fill in the (.*) "(.*)" field with "(.*)"$/ do |resource, field, value|
  fill_in_upload resource.normalize, field.normalize, value
end