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Jon Thomas
8,916 PointsTreebook user_test for profile name gets Failed assertion, no message given
In the video under the "Building a profile page" section, I can't seem to get the test to pass. Even though I've updated the regular expression according to the video, I still get a failing test. However, I'm able to create a new user now.
Here is my validation code:
validates :profile_name, presence: true,
uniqueness: true,
format: {
with: /^[a-zA-z0-9_-]+$/,
message: 'Must be formatted correctly.'
}
and my test code
test "a user can have a correctly formatted profile name" do
user = User.new(first_name: 'Jon', last_name: 'Thomas', email: 'jon@clearfirestudios.com')
user.password = user.password_confirmation = 'asdfasdf'
user.profile_name = 'jon'
assert user.valid?
end
and here is the output of running my test
F.....
Finished tests in 0.154115s, 38.9320 tests/s, 77.8639 assertions/s.
1) Failure: test_a_user_can_have_a_correctly_formatted_profile_name(UserTest) [test/unit/user_test.rb:44]: Failed assertion, no message given.
6 tests, 12 assertions, 1 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips
5 Answers
Jon Thomas
8,916 PointsI figured out what the issue was. Instead of using my real email address for the test, I needed to use a bogus different email address. Otherwise, it won't validate.
So, in my above code, where I was using jon@clearfirestudios.com, I had to change it to jon2@clearfirestudios.com, which they do in the video tutorial. I just was busy trying to type to keep up with the video and missed it. :-o
Debashish Shaw
4,553 PointsI had exactly the same issue! Thanks Jon
Brad Halstead
5,662 PointsThanks Jon! I had the same problem too. Seemed that it passed earlier... I was so confused. I too, missed the part in the video that they changed the email address. Although upon changing the email address like you mentioned in your post and then ran the test, I still got the same failure. Then I changed the user profile name as well, and it passed! But again, thanks for pointing me in the right direction!!
Jon Thomas
8,916 PointsInteresting. I can't remember if I had to change the profile name as well. Glad it helped though!
Lisa Rossiter
3,630 PointsCheers buddy, that helped I think there should be a side not on the video or something :)
Michael Sarlitt
3,140 PointsAgreed! I'd been pulling my hair out for a while until I saw this thread.