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  • Generate the integration test. This generates the staticpagesspec.rb in the spec/requests directory.

    rails generate integration_test static_pages
  • Write the test:

    require 'spec_helper'
    describe "Static pages" do
    	describe "Home page" do
    		it "should have the content 'Sample App'" do
    			visit '/static_pages/home'

We specify the page we're describing (Home page), and in the "it" statement write whatever we want to describe the test. RSpec doesn't care what we call it--like any other function or method.

The body of the spec describes the actions to take: visit the homepage at the specified URL. If it has the content "Sample App," it passes the test.

	bundle exec spec spec/requests/static_pages_spec.rb

bundle exec ensures that RSpec runs in the environment specified by the Gemfile. Then pass the path to the spec file.