module ActionDispatch::Integration::RequestHelpers

def delete(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

more details.
Performs a DELETE request with the given parameters. See get() for 
def delete(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  process :delete, path, parameters, headers
end

def delete_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

See +request_via_redirect+ for more information.
Performs a DELETE request, following any subsequent redirect. 
def delete_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  request_via_redirect(:delete, path, parameters, headers)
end

def follow_redirect!

performed on the location header.
redirect, an exception will be raised. Otherwise, the redirect is
Follow a single redirect response. If the last response was not a 
def follow_redirect!
  raise "not a redirect! #{status} #{status_message}" unless redirect?
  get(response.location)
  status
end

def get(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

+put+, +delete+, and +head+.
You can also perform POST, PUT, DELETE, and HEAD requests with +post+,

response object.
object's @response instance variable will point to the same
called from an ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest object, then that
inspect the details of the response. Furthermore, if this method was
This method returns an Response object, which one can use to

automatically be upcased, with the prefix 'HTTP_' added if needed.
- +headers+: Additional HTTP headers to pass, as a Hash. The keys will
multipart/form-data).
(application/x-www-form-urlencoded or
a Hash, or a String that is appropriately encoded
be +nil+,
- +parameters+: The HTTP parameters that you want to pass. This may
request.
- +path+: The URI (as a String) on which you want to perform a GET

Performs a GET request with the given parameters. 
def get(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  process :get, path, parameters, headers
end

def get_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

See +request_via_redirect+ for more information.
Performs a GET request, following any subsequent redirect. 
def get_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  request_via_redirect(:get, path, parameters, headers)
end

def head(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

details.
Performs a HEAD request with the given parameters. See get() for more 
def head(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  process :head, path, parameters, headers
end

def post(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

details.
Performs a POST request with the given parameters. See get() for more 
def post(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  process :post, path, parameters, headers
end

def post_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

See +request_via_redirect+ for more information.
Performs a POST request, following any subsequent redirect. 
def post_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  request_via_redirect(:post, path, parameters, headers)
end

def put(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

details.
Performs a PUT request with the given parameters. See get() for more 
def put(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  process :put, path, parameters, headers
end

def put_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

See +request_via_redirect+ for more information.
Performs a PUT request, following any subsequent redirect. 
def put_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  request_via_redirect(:put, path, parameters, headers)
end

def request_via_redirect(http_method, path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

redirect loops back to itself.
not a redirect--this means you may run into an infinite loop if your
redirect. Note that the redirects are followed until the response is
Performs a request using the specified method, following any subsequent 
def request_via_redirect(http_method, path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  process(http_method, path, parameters, headers)
  follow_redirect! while redirect?
  status
end

def xml_http_request(request_method, path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

with 'HTTP_' if not already.
the headers are a hash. Keys are automatically upcased and prefixed
parameters are +nil+, a hash, or a url-encoded or multipart string;
The request_method is :get, :post, :put, :delete or :head; the

a request from the Prototype library.
Performs an XMLHttpRequest request with the given parameters, mirroring 
def xml_http_request(request_method, path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
  headers ||= {}
  headers['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest'
  headers['HTTP_ACCEPT'] ||= [Mime::JS, Mime::HTML, Mime::XML, 'text/xml', Mime::ALL].join(', ')
  process(request_method, path, parameters, headers)
end