Rspec request spec ActionController::RoutingError - ruby-on-rails

Question

I'm trying to rewrite my tests in Rspec and am stuck on trying to make an update to a user.
I'm sure this is a silly thing I'm overlooking, but I've looked everywhere and can't find an answer.
Here's myspec file:
require 'spec_helper'
describe UsersController, type: [:request, :controller] do
before(:each) { host! 'localhost:3000/' }
describe "#update" do
it "doesn't update user" do
form_params = {
params: {
id: 1,
email: "hello#example",
name: "hello"
}
}
patch :update, params: form_params
end
end
end
It seems like the :update portion is wrong but as far as I can see in my routes, there's no other way to call it.
Here's the error:
ActionController::RoutingError: No route matches [PATCH] "/update"
Here's my routes:
new_user GET /users/new(.:format) users#new
edit_user GET /users/:id/edit(.:format) users#edit
user GET /users/:id(.:format) users#show
PATCH /users/:id(.:format) users#update
PUT /users/:id(.:format) users#update
DELETE /users/:id(.:format) users#destroy
Here's my old test:
test "should redirect update when not logged in" do
patch user_path(#user), params: { user: { name: #user.name, email: #user.email } }
assert_not flash.empty?
assert_redirected_to login_url
end
And if you guys possibly know - how do I convert assert_not flash.empty? to Rspec?
Thanks so much in advance!

Answer 1

At first, you can't to use multiple types in type: [:request, :controller]. If you want to write request specs you have to specify named route (user_path) or url ("/users/:id")
require 'spec_helper'
describe UsersController, type: :request do
describe "#update" do
let(:user) { create :user } # or use fixtures here
# I'm just a bit confused here, why it should not update?
it "doesn't update user" do
patch user_path(user), email: "hello#example", name: "hello"
expect(flash.empty?).to eq false
expect(response).to redirect_to login_path
end
end
end