gistfile1.rb

# comment for blog post: 
# http://lucidcode.co.nz/blog/archives/2010/03/02/testing-email-delivery-in-rails-with-gmail-httparty/

it "sends a notification email after the model is created" do
  subject = "email notification test #{Time.now}"
  flexmock( Model ).new_instances.should_receive( :subject => subject )
  
  create_model_successfully
  notify = nil
  10.times do
    sleep 0.1
    notify = Gmail.inbox("username").first["title"] rescue nil
  end

  notify.should == subject
end