Feature: anonymous controller Use the `controller` method to define an anonymous controller derived from ApplicationController, or any other base controller. This is useful for specifying behavior like global error handling. Scenario: specify error handling in ApplicationController Given a file named "spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb" with: """ require "spec_helper" class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base class AccessDenied < StandardError; end rescue_from AccessDenied, :with => :access_denied private def access_denied redirect_to "/401.html" end end describe ApplicationController do controller do def index raise ApplicationController::AccessDenied end end describe "handling AccessDenied exceptions" do it "redirects to the /401.html page" do get :index response.should redirect_to("/401.html") end end end """ When I run `rspec spec` Then the examples should all pass Scenario: specify error handling in subclass of ApplicationController Given a file named "spec/controllers/application_controller_subclass_spec.rb" with: """ require "spec_helper" class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base class AccessDenied < StandardError; end end class ApplicationControllerSubclass < ApplicationController rescue_from ApplicationController::AccessDenied, :with => :access_denied private def access_denied redirect_to "/401.html" end end describe ApplicationControllerSubclass do controller(ApplicationControllerSubclass) do def index raise ApplicationController::AccessDenied end end describe "handling AccessDenied exceptions" do it "redirects to the /401.html page" do get :index response.should redirect_to("/401.html") end end end """ When I run `rspec spec` Then the examples should all pass Scenario: regression with ApplicationController around_filters Given a file named "spec/controllers/application_controller_around_filter_spec.rb" with: """ require "spec_helper" class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base around_filter :some_around_filter def some_around_filter @callback_invoked = true yield end end describe ApplicationController do controller do def index render :nothing => true end end it "invokes the callback" do get :index assigns[:callback_invoked].should be_true end end """ When I run `rspec spec` Then the examples should all pass