Tatva-Artha

should "set some cookie properly" do
  # 1. setup test data
  ...
  # 2. perform test
  ...
  # 3. assert search result
  assert_not_nil cookies['auth_token']
end

should "do something based on an existing cookie" do
  # 1. setup test data (the following line will not fail at runtime but it won't work as expected - it won't set the cookie)
  cookies['remember_me_token'] = "fqpoei13w0123"
  # 2. perform test
  ...
  # 3. assert search result
  assert_successful_autologin # assertion will fail
end

should "do something based on an existing cookie" do
  # 1. setup test data (use controller.request.cookies or @request.cookies)
  controller.request.cookies['remember_me_token'] = "fqpoei13w0123"
  # 2. perform test
  ...
  # 3. assert search result
  assert_successful_autologin # this will work
end

class ActionController::TestCase
  include TestProcess
end
 
module TestProcess
    def session
      @request.session
    end
 
    def flash
      @response.flash
    end
 
    def cookies
      @response.cookies
    end
end