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Introduction

If for some reason you have a Rails entity without a related test, note that IntelliJ IDEA suggests a way to generate tests for the controllers, mailers, models, and helpers in the RSpec and Test::Unit testing frameworks.

Generating tests

To generate a test for a rails entity, follow these general steps
  1. In the editor, place the caret at the desired Rails entity.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the main menu, choose Navigate | Test.
    • On the context menu, choose Go To | Test.
    • Press Ctrl+Shift+T.
  3. If the desired test doesn't yet exist, the pop-up Generate Test appears. In this window, choose the testing framework:

     If the related testing framework is missing, IntelliJ IDEA will suggest to install the missing gem (for example, rspec-rails):

    images/rm_missing_gems.png

  4. Click Bundle it to add the gem to the Gemfile, and in the Bundle Install dialog run the bundler:

    images/rm_run_bundler.png

images/rm_test_generated.png

You can roll this action back in case something goes wrong.

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