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JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 PointsI am not able to test my programs and am getting a error
This is what is showing up
treehouse:~/projects/odot (master) $ bin/rspec --format=documentation spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb
/home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in load': /home/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb:27: syntax error, unexpected tLABEL, expecting ')' (SyntaxError)
todo_list.todo_items.create (content: "Milk")
^
/home/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb:27: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting keyword_end
/home/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb:28: syntax error, unexpected tLABEL, expecting ')'
todo_list.todo_items.create (content: "Eggs")
^
/home/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb:28: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting keyword_end
from /home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:inblock in load_spec_files'
from /home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in each'
from /home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:inload_spec_files'
from /home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:18:in run'
from /home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:103:inrun'
from /home/treehouse/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p353/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:17:in `block in autorun'
JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 Pointsrequire 'spec_helper'
describe "Viewing todo items" do
let!(:todo_list) { TodoList.create(title: "Grocery list", description: "Groceries") }
before do
visit "/todo_lists"
within "#todo_list_#{todo_list.id}" do
click_link "List Items"
end
end
it "displays the title of the todo list" do
within("h1") do
expect(page).to have_content(todo_list.title)
end
end
it "displays no items when a todo list is empty" do
expect(page.all("ul.todo_items li").size).to eq(0)
end
end
JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 Pointsrequire 'spec_helper'
describe "Creating todo lists" do
def create_todo_list(options={})
options[:title] ||= "My todo list"
options[:description] ||= "This is my todo list"
visit "/todo_lists"
click_link "New Todo list"
expect(page).to have_content("New todo_list")
fill_in "Title", with: options[:title]
fill_in "Description", with: options[:description]
click_button "Create Todo list"
end
it "redirects to the todo list index page on success" do
create_todo_list
expect(page).to have_content("My todo list")
end
it "displays an error when todo list has no title" do
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
create_todo_list title: ""
expect(page).to have_content("error")
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
visit "/todo_lists"
expect(page).to_not have_content("This is what I am doing today.")
end
it "displays an error when todo list has a title less than characters" do
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
create_todo_list title: "Hi"
expect(page).to have_content("error")
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
visit "/todo_lists"
expect(page).to_not have_content("This is what I am doing today.")
end
it "displays an error when todo list has no description" do
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
create_todo_list title: "Grocery list", description: ""
expect(page).to have_content("error")
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
visit "/todo_lists"
expect(page).to_not have_content("Grocery list")
end
it "displays an error when todo list has no description" do
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
create_todo_list title: "Grocery list", description: "Food"
expect(page).to have_content("error")
expect(TodoList.count).to eq(0)
visit "/todo_lists"
expect(page).to_not have_content("Grocery list")
end
end
6 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Jonathan,
This has confused me a little. Your first code snippet is the one that's failing, I think. (Is that features/todo_items/index.spec?).
The code is failing at around line 27 with a syntax error near the code todo_list.todo_items.create (content: "Milk"). I can't see that code in your snippet. The test "displays item content when a todo list has items" should contain this. The same error but for "Eggs" is occurring at line 28.
Is this all your code and is the right file?
Steve.
JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 PointsIt is the same file and there is no line 27. Can I go back and de-commit previous lessons and start again?
require 'spec_helper'
describe "Viewing todo items" do
let!(:todo_list) { TodoList.create(title: "Grocery list", description: "Groceries") }
before do
visit "/todo_lists"
within "#todo_list_#{todo_list.id}" do
click_link "List Items"
end
end
it "displays the title of the todo list" do
within("h1") do
expect(page).to have_content(todo_list.title)
end
end
it "displays no items when a todo list is empty" do
expect(page.all("ul.todo_items li").size).to eq(0)
end
end
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Jonathan,
I'm really sorry but I have no better suggestion than to roll that back and try again. The line /home/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb:27: says that line 27 of your index_spec.rb file is causing a problem. I have no idea how that could not reflect your code accurately.
Very odd indeed!!
Roll it back and let's go from there - keep me involved, I'm intruiged as to how that can happen.
Thanks,
Steve.
JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 Pointshow does one roll it back?
Asa Smith
10,009 PointsI'm having the same problem but with a different syntax error
.rb:39: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting tSTRING_DEND
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Asa,
Can you post your code, please - I'll see if I can figure out what's wrong with it!
Cheers,
Steve.
Asa Smith
10,009 PointsThanks Steve
require 'spec_helper'
describe "Viewing todo items" do
let!(:todo_list) {TodoList.create(title:"Grocery list", description:"Groceries")}
def visit_todo_list(list)
visit "/todo_lists"
within "#todo_list_#{todo_list.id"}" do
click_link "List Items"
end
end
it "displays the title of the todo list" do
visit_todo_list(todo_list)
within("h1") do
expect(page).to have_content(todo_list.title)
end
end
it "displays no items when a todo list is empty" do
visit_todo_list(todo_list)
expect(page.all("ul.todo_items li").size).to eq (0)
end
it "displays item content when a todo list has items" do
todo_list.todo_items.create(content:"Milk")
todo_list.todo_items.create(content:"Eggs")
visit_todo_list(todo_list)
expect(page.all("ul.todo_items li").size).to eq (2)
within "ul.todo_list" do
expect(page).to have_content("Milk")
expect(page).to have_content("Eggs")
end
end
end
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsThat's an interesting one!
Your problem is here, on line 8:
within "#todo_list_#{todo_list.id"}" do
You've left a string open which is affecting the rest of the file. It should read like:
within("#todo_item_#{todo_item.id}") do
So you need to delete the double-quote before the last curly brace. That then opens up the rest of the ruby code to be parsed as code rather than a string. Your error found the end keyword but expected a string terminator.
I think that should sort it for you. Let me know if not!
Steve.
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsI had an issue with emails not firing for this post to notify of new additions, so I thought it best to tag Asa Smith to ensure you were notified!
Donald Gray II
5,341 PointsSo that we can help you, please post the contents of the file located here:
/home/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_items/index_spec.rb
If you post that exact file, we should be able to assist you. In the unnamed_file.rb that you posted, you haven't included the tests that check to see if the todo items added actually appear on the page.
The error appears in this block:
it "displays item content when a todo list has items" do
todo_list.todo_items.create(content: "Milk")
todo_list.todo_items.create(content: "Eggs")
visit_todo_list(todo_list)
expect(page.all("ul.todo_items li").size).to eq(2)
within "ul.todo_items" do
expect(page).to have_content("Milk")
expect(page).to have_content("Eggs")
end
end
end
None of the code that you have posted thus far includes the lines that the error is referencing.
Dylan Shine
17,565 PointsDylan Shine
17,565 PointsPost your actual code