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Ruby Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4 Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4 Write Our First Tests

Posted by Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points

As predicted: Rspec Test Fail - Everything worked until this video. running rails 4.1.8 Appears to be a loaderror

Currently running:

Rails 4.1.8 Rubygems 2.0.15 Ruby 2.0.0

Current Gems: odot>bundle DL is deprecated, please use Fiddle Using rake 10.4.2 Using i18n 0.7.0 Using json 1.8.2 Using minitest 5.7.0 Using thread_safe 0.3.5 Using tzinfo 1.2.2 Using activesupport 4.1.8 Using builder 3.2.2 Using erubis 2.7.0 Using actionview 4.1.8 Using rack 1.5.3 Using rack-test 0.6.3 Using actionpack 4.1.8 Using mime-types 2.6.1 Using mail 2.6.3 Using actionmailer 4.1.8 Using activemodel 4.1.8 Using arel 5.0.1.20140414130214 Using activerecord 4.1.8 Using mini_portile 0.6.2 Using nokogiri 1.6.6.2 Using xpath 2.0.0 Using capybara 2.1.0 *Remember in the Gemfile we we wrote:

group :development, :test do gem 'capybara', '~>2.1.0' end

* Using coffee-script-source 1.9.1.1 Using execjs 2.5.2 Using coffee-script 2.4.1 Using thor 0.19.1 Using railties 4.1.8 Using coffee-rails 4.0.1 Using diff-lcs 1.2.5 Using hike 1.2.3 Using multi_json 1.11.0 Using jbuilder 2.2.16 Using jquery-rails 3.1.2 Using bundler 1.10.0 Using tilt 1.4.1 Using sprockets 2.12.3 Using sprockets-rails 2.3.1 Using rails 4.1.8 Using rdoc 4.2.0 Using rspec-expectations 2.99.2 Using rspec-collection_matchers 1.1.2 Using rspec-core 2.99.2 Using rspec-mocks 2.99.3 Using rspec-rails 2.99.0 *

Remember in the Gemfile we wrote:
group :development, :test do gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.0' end

* Using sass 3.2.19 Using sass-rails 4.0.5 Using sdoc 0.4.1 Using sqlite3 1.3.10 Using turbolinks 2.5.3 Using tzinfo-data 1.2015.4 Using uglifier 2.7.1 Bundle complete! 12 Gemfile dependencies, 52 gems now installed. Use bundle show [gemname] to see where a bundled gem is installed.

COMMAND

odot>rspec spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb

ERROR LIST

2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec /core/configuration.rb:1065:in `load': cannot load such file --

odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb (LoadError) from 2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.9 9.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in block in load_spec_files' from 2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.9 9.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:ineach' from 2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.9 9.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in load_spec_files' from 2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.9 9.2/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:18:inrun' from 2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.9 9.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:103:in run' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.9 9.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:17:inblock in autorun'

* COMMENTS: Not sure why it is not loading. This is my first experience with rspec and running tests. I hope that I have provided enough information to troubleshoot. Everything else seems ok.

When I installed capybara there was a warning about capybara being deprecated and that it wasn't a problem now but could be in the future. rpec didn't print any message like that.

Thank you for any help in resolving this as I would like very much to complete this application today if possible. *

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

Is this on Github? If so can you paste the link? Easier for me to diagnose.

Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points

It is now. https://github.com/Hoopsmooth/finna-be-octo-sansa

Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19059669/rspec-loaderror

Same error with this guy, but his problem was loading from the root it looks like...

Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/load-error-after-rspec-createspecrb

I've tried the suggestions in this thread. No luck.

I've tried updating the gem, downgrading the gem to 2.0.0

Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points

So this is strange.

i found that my create_spec.rb file was missing the .rb, but it's still broken.

Following the treehouse thread from before the current state of the todolist app is in branch rspec_bug

NEW ERROR list: Progress? We'll see.

C:\Sites\Project\odot>bundle exec rspec spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb DL is deprecated, please use Fiddle You must 'gem install win32console' to use colour on Windows Warning: you should require 'minitest/autorun' instead. Warning: or add 'gem "minitest"' before 'require "minitest/autorun"' From: C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:inblock in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:232:in load_dependency' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:inrequire' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/2.0.0/test/unit/assertions.rb:1:in <top (required)>' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:inrequire' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:in block in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:232:inload_dependency' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-rails-2.0.0/lib/rsp ec/rails/adapters.rb:2:in<top (required)>' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:inblock in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:232:in load_dependency' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:inrequire' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-rails-2.0.0/lib/rsp ec/rails.rb:19:in <top (required)>' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:inrequire' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:in block in require' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:232:inload_dependency' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.8/lib/a ctive_support/dependencies.rb:247:in require' C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/spec_helper.rb:4:in<top (required)>' C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb:1:in require' C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb:1:in<top (requ ired)>' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/configuration.rb:306:in load' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/configuration.rb:306:inblock in load_spec_files' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/configuration.rb:306:in map' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/configuration.rb:306:inload_spec_files' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/command_line.rb:18:in run' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/runner.rb:55:inrun_in_process' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/runner.rb:46:in run' C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspe c/core/runner.rb:10:inblock in autorun' include Capybara is deprecated. Please use include Capybara::DSL instead. include Capybara is deprecated. Please use include Capybara::DSL instead. include Capybara is deprecated. Please use include Capybara::DSL instead. C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/spec_helper.rb:39:in block in <top (required)>': und efined methodinfer_base_class_for_anonymous_controllers=' for #<RSpec::Core::C onfiguration:0x3974910> (NoMethodError) from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core.rb:67:in configure' from C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/spec_helper.rb:19:in<top (required)>' from C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb:1:in require' from C:/Sites/Project/odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb:1:in <top (required)>' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:306:in load' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:306:inblock in load_spec_files' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:306:in map' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:306:inload_spec_files' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:18:in run' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:55:inrun_in_process' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:46:in run' from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby2.0.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.0 .0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:10:inblock in autorun'

2 Answers

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

So, this all works on my Mac. It must be an error with the windows installation. I would follow the error suggesting, like installing the missing gems:

  • gem install win32console'
  • add 'gem "minitest"'

If any other errors come up, you can add them to this thread.

Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points
Eric Moody
Eric Moody
12,373 Points

I installed linux and worked everything on that OS, works there.