class Spec::Rails::Example::FunctionalExampleGroup

++
assigns(:key) for backwards compatibility.
NOTE - Even though docs only use assigns[:key] format, this supports
--
assigns[:registration].should == Thing.new
get 'new'
#in thing_controller_spec

end
@thing = Thing.new
def new
#in thing_controller.rb

views. == Examples
Hash of instance variables to values that are made available to

assigns()
:call-seq:

def assigns(key = nil)
  if key.nil?
    _assigns_hash_proxy
  else
    _assigns_hash_proxy[key]
  end
end

cookies[:foo].should == 'bar'
get :index
cookies[:foo] = 'bar'

look like this:
is backwards-incompatible, so you have to change your examples to
values available with no access to other aspects of the cookie. This
tests (and therefore rspec controller specs), only making single
Rails 2.3 changes the way cookies are made available to functional

== Examples (Rails 2.3)

response.should be_redirect
get :index
cookies[:user_id] = {:value => '1234', :expires => 1.minute.ago}

== Examples (Rails 2.0 > 2.2)

them in controllers.
cookies in examples using the same API with which you set and read
responses cookies when reading one. This allows you to set and read
accesses the requests cookies when setting a cookie and the
ActionController::TestResponseBehaviour, returning a proxy that
Overrides the cookies() method in

def cookies
  @cookies ||= Spec::Rails::Example::CookiesProxy.new(self)
end

flash[:notice].should == "Success!"
post :create
== Examples

view, calling a helper or calling a controller action.
Provides access to the flash hash. Use this after rendering a

def flash
  @controller.__send__ :flash
end

helper.full_name.should == "David Chelimsky"
params[:last_name] = "Chelimsky"
params[:first_name] = "David"
# in a helper spec

response.should have_tag("div.name","David")
render
params[:name] = "David"
# in a view spec
== Examples

view or helper.
rendering a view or calling a helper to provide data used by the
The params hash accessed within a view or helper. Use this before

def params
  request.parameters
end

rendering a view, calling a helper or calling a controller action.
Provides acces to the session hash. Use this before or after

def session
  request.session
end

def setup
  # no-op to override AC::TC's setup w/ conflicts with the before(:each) below
end