gistfile3.txt

def fake_login(user=nil, partner=nil, roles=[])
  user= mock("user") unless user
  partner= Factory.stub(:partner) unless partner
  user.stub(:roles).and_return(roles)
  user.stub(:partner).and_return(partner)
  controller.stub(:current_user).and_return(user)
  controller.stub(:current_partner).and_return(partner)
end

def it_should_require_a_logged_in_user(partner=nil, &block)
  it "should succeed when logged in" do
    fake_login(Factory.stub(:user), partner)
    instance_eval(&block)
    if response.redirect?
      response.redirected_to.should_not eql(new_user_session_url)
    else
      response.should be_success
    end
  end
  ...
end

nsbgs_controller.rb

class NsbgsController ...
  ...
  def score
    # the test is reaching the implementation of the update method
    current_partner.nsbg.update({:need_id => params[:need_id], :score => params[:score]})
    respond_to do |format|
      format.json  { render :json => [] }
    end
  end
  ...
end

nsbgs_controller_spec.rb

describe NsbgsController do
  before(:each) do
    @partner= Factory.stub(:partner)
  end

  describe "#score" do
    it_should_require_a_logged_in_user(@partner) do 
      @nsbg= mock("nsbg").as_null_object
      @partner.stub(:nsbg).and_return(@nsbg)
      post :score
    end
    ...
  end
  ...
end