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Sprinkle Some Integration Tests into a Mock Heavy Test Suite

I like mocks and stubs and I use them liberally in my tests. This practice, however, is not without danger: If my models, views, and controllers are all tested in isolation then how will I know if a model change busts a controller or a view? Here's something I like to drop in at the end of every controller spec: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 describe JerkStoreController , " with views integrated and real objects " do integrate_views it " should render the page without blowing up " do store = JerkStore .create!( :name => " Costanza's house of bargins " ) store.products << Jerk .create!( :name => " Puddy " ) << Jerk .create!( :name => " Newman " ) << Jerk .create!( :name => " Steinbrenner " ) post :show , :id => store.id end end Not a mock or a stub as far as the eye can see and I'm even integrating views. No