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Pascal Hausberger
Pascal Hausberger
16,453 Points
Posted by Pascal Hausberger
Pascal Hausberger
16,453 Points

RSPEC undefined method 'visit' solution

Hey guys,

just wanted to post this solution for fellow learners who get this error and don't know what to do. (I couldn't find the solution for this issue for HOURS, it drove me nuts!!)

Problem: the code is exactly the same as in the Treehouse instructions/videos, however, when performing the test, it keeps saying that the methods are undefined. (when using no methods, it worked fine, though. But of course, what use is there then for a test, right? haha)

See below for the solution

Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points
Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points

You should put your solution as an "answer" so it can be marked as best for future students who may run into the same problem =) Good job on figuring it out yourself!

2 Answers

Pascal Hausberger
Pascal Hausberger
16,453 Points
Pascal Hausberger
Pascal Hausberger
16,453 Points

Solution: So apparently, when you use the newest version of RSPEC (releases September 2014), then in the create_spec.rb file, instead of 

require 'spec_helper'

one should rather use 

require 'rails_helper'

this worked for me. The terminal output will be much longer, but it works fine.

For more you can check: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15148585/undefined-method-visit-when-using-rspec-and-capybara-in-rails

Hope it helps! And saves you hours of frustration! ;)

Nick Stoneman
Nick Stoneman
10,093 Points
Nick Stoneman
Nick Stoneman
10,093 Points

+1 Pascal! And OMFG thank you, this was driving me nuts!

P.S. Treehouse, I really love that you added "Related Questions" to the lesson/video page. Maybe to build on this you can some how get posts like Pascals (that are really useful) to show up in "Related Questions". Maybe sort "Related Questions" by 'forum votes' someday?

Pascal Hausberger
Pascal Hausberger
16,453 Points
Pascal Hausberger
Pascal Hausberger
16,453 Points

haha glad i could be of help nick! :)