undefined method for nil:NilClass in RSpec - ruby-on-rails

Question

I'm using RSpec, and I get this error when running tests:
Failure/Error: before { get edit_job_path(job) }
NoMethodError:
undefined method `jobs' for nil:NilClass
# ./app/controllers/jobs_controller.rb:63:in `correct_user'
# ./spec/requests/authentication_pages_spec.rb:35:in `block (6 levels) in <top (required)>'
The actual behavior of the page (when doing rails server) seems fine. Why is the test not working? I'm still a beginner to Ruby/Rails, so any help would be appreciated.
Some code for help:
authentication_pages_spec.rb
require 'spec_helper'
describe "Authentication" do
subject { page }
describe "signin" do
[...]
describe "authorization" do
describe "for non-signed in users" do
describe "when attempting to visit a protected page" do
let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
let(:job) { FactoryGirl.create(:job, user: user) }
before { get edit_job_path(job) }
it { should_not have_content('Editing job') }
describe "after signing in" do
[...]
end
[...]
end
end
[...]
end
end
end
jobs_controller.rb
class JobsController < ApplicationController
before_action :signed_in_user, only: [:new, :create, :update]
before_action :correct_user, only: [:edit, :update, :destroy]
before_action :set_job, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
def index
#jobs = Job.all
end
def show
end
def new
#job = Job.new
end
def edit
end
def create
#job = current_user.jobs.build(job_params)
respond_to do |format|
if #job.save
format.html { redirect_to #job, notice: 'Job was successfully created.' }
format.json { render action: 'show', status: :created, location: #job }
else
format.html { render action: 'new' }
format.json { render json: #job.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
def update
respond_to do |format|
if #job.update(job_params)
format.html { redirect_to #job, notice: 'Job was successfully updated.' }
format.json { head :no_content }
else
format.html { render action: 'edit' }
format.json { render json: #job.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
def destroy
#job.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to jobs_url }
format.json { head :no_content }
end
end
private
def set_job
#job = Job.find(params[:id])
end
def job_params
params.require(:job).permit(:title, :org, :internship, :postdate, :filldate, :location, :link, :description)
end
def correct_user
#job = current_user.jobs.find_by(id: params[:id])
redirect_to root_url, notice: 'You can only edit your own jobs.' if #job.nil?
end
end
factories.rb
FactoryGirl.define do
factory :user do
sequence(:name) { |n| "Johnny #{n}" }
sequence(:email) { |n| "johnny_#{n}#example.com" }
password "sampleton"
password_confirmation "sampleton"
end
factory :job do
sequence(:title) { |n| "Example Title #{n}" }
user
end
end
sessions_helper.rb
module SessionsHelper
[...]
def current_user=(user)
#current_user = user
end
def current_user
remember_token = User.encrypt(cookies[:remember_token])
#current_user ||= User.find_by(remember_token: remember_token)
end
[...]
def signed_in?
!current_user.nil?
end
def signed_in_user
unless signed_in?
store_location
redirect_to signin_url, notice: "Please sign in."
end
end
[...]
def store_location
session[:return_to] = request.url if request.get?
end
[...]
end

Answer 1

Your test seems to be working fine in that they've uncovered a bug. Your action expects that current_user be set, and it isn't, so you're getting an error.
You need a before_filter which redirects you when you hit a page that requires authorization.