my Rspec test keeps failing but it looks like it should work

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Here is the test:

I define the key data here:

 let('bot_response') { {'bot_response' => 'the response contains <SETPROFILE><KEY>test_key</KEY><VALUE>TEST-SETPROFILE-VALUE</VALUE></SETPROFILE>'} }

I run the method I want to test here:

let('bot_response') {BotResponse.act_on_set_profile_tag( value, bot_client_id, bot_response )}

I assert the test condition here:

expect(bot_response['bot_response']).to eq("the response contains")

Here is the key part of the actual method:

bot_response['bot_response'] = bot_response['bot_response'].gsub(/<SETPROFILE>(.*)<\/SETPROFILE>/, '').strip return bot_response

My test fails with the following:

 Failure/Error: expect(response['bot_response']).to eq("the response contains") expected: "the response contains" got: "the response contains <SETPROFILE><KEY>test_key</KEY><VALUE>TEST-SETPROFILE-VALUE</VALUE></SETPROFILE>"

But I cannot figure out why. I am new to rspec and actually am not sure if I am doing it right, particularly the let

roob · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-23 00:15:42Z

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expect(response['bot_response']).to eq("the response contains")

The test above expects the two strings to be the same. If you want to check against a part of the string, try:

expect(bot_response['bot_response']).to include("the response contains")

See RSpec matchers for other options.

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 0:15

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Satchel Over a year ago

I want them to be the same. It should strip out what is in the tag.

roob Over a year ago

Oh, I misread your question. Can you post the spec code in a continuous manner and the method you are testing. You can remove the irrelevant sections. I'm asking because there are two let(bot_response) { ... } statements, one bot_response['bot_response'] assignment.

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