put :update in rspec not updating attributes - ruby-on-rails

Question

I am trying to test the update action of a devise Model in my app.
My factories.rb file:
FactoryGirl.define do
factory :student do
first_name "John"
last_name "Doe"
sequence(:email) { |n| "#{first_name}.#{last_name}#{n}#example.com".downcase }
city "Dhaka"
area "Mirpur"
zip 1216
full_address "Mirpur, Dhaka"
password "password"
password_confirmation "password"
confirmed_at Date.today
end
end
The rspec file:
require 'rails_helper'
RSpec.describe Students::RegistrationsController do
context "Student logged in" do
before(:each) do
#request.env["devise.mapping"] = Devise.mappings[:student]
#student = FactoryGirl.create(:student)
#updated_attributes = { :first_name => "New", :last_name => "Name" }
sign_in #student
put :update, :id => #student.id, :student => #updated_attributes
#student.reload
end
it { expect(#student.first_name).to eql "New" }
it { expect(#student.last_name).to eql "Name" }
end
end
I expected the tests to pass. But they are failing. The failing messages look like this:
Failure/Error: it { expect(#student.first_name).to eql "New" }
expected: "New"
got: "John"
(compared using eql?)
Failure/Error: it { expect(#student.last_name).to eql "Name" }
expected: "Name"
got: "Doe"
(compared using eql?)
So, basically, the attributes are not getting updated. What do i need to do to make rspec update the attributes and make the tests green?

Answer 1

I forgot to include the :current_password attribute in the #updated_attribute hash. Devise requires you to enter your current password in the edit form. So, #updated_attribute should be,
#updated_attributes = FactoryGirl.attributes_for(:student, :first_name => "New", :last_name => "Name", :current_password => "password" )