RSpec Testing for Rails

Overview

Write comprehensive, maintainable RSpec tests following industry best practices. This skill combines guidance from Better Specs and thoughtbot's testing guides to produce high-quality test coverage for Rails applications.

Core Testing Principles

1. Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Follow the Red-Green-Refactor cycle:

• Red: Write failing tests that define expected behavior
• Green: Implement minimal code to make tests pass
• Refactor: Improve code while tests continue to pass

2. Test Structure (Arrange-Act-Assert)

Organize tests with clear phases separated by newlines: