Rails/Rspec - testing a redirect in the controller -

so writing test controller in existing controller didnt have 1 before. want test redirect happens when not allowed edit vs allowed edit it.

the controller action being edit

def edit   if !@scorecard.reviewed? || admin?     @company = @scorecard.company     @custom_css_include = "confirmation_page"   else     redirect_to :back   end end 

so if scorecard has been reviewed admin can edit score. routes controller..

# scorecards resources :scorecards   member     'report'   end   resources :inaccuracy_reports, :only => [:new, :create] end 

and test

  require 'spec_helper'    describe scorecardscontroller      describe "get edit"       before(:each)         @agency = factory(:agency)         @va = factory(:va_user, :agency => @agency)         @admin = factory(:admin)         @company = factory(:company)         @scorecard = factory(:scorecard, :level => 1, :company => @company, :agency => @agency, :reviewed => true)         request.env["http_referer"] = "/scorecard"       end        context "as admin"         before(:each)           controller.stub(:current_user).and_return @admin         end          "allows edit reviewed scorecard"           'edit', :id => @scorecard.id           response.status.should be(200)         end       end        context "as va_user"         before(:each)         controller.stub(:current_user).and_return @va       end        "does not allow edit reviewed scorecard"         'edit', :id => @scorecard.id         response.should redirect_to :back       end     end   end end 

so va when trying edit reviewed score redirected back, admin wont.

but when running through rspec get

scorecardscontroller   edit     admin       allows edit reviewed scorecard     va_user       not allow edit reviewed scorecard (failed - 1)  failures:    1) scorecardscontroller edit va_user not allow edit reviewed scorecard      failure/error: response.should redirect_to :back    expected response redirect </scorecard> redirect <http://test.host/>      # ./spec/controllers/scorecards_controller_spec.rb:33:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'  finished in 0.48517 seconds 2 examples, 1 failure 

so dont know if working or not since set request.env["http_referer"] = "/scorecard" place should :back where. or missing idea looking @ httpstatus there 300 responses use wouldnt know start?

any awesome

edit

i test doing this

... response.status.should be(302) 

but got idea question , sounds powerful specifies url redirected to.

any 1 have working test this

this line has problem

response.should redirect_to :back 

the logic not correct. should expect #edit redirect :back path set before, /scorecard. set :back here. in context of rspec, :back should empty @ each example.

to revise, set

response.should redirect_to '/scorecard'