assert_recognizes

Asserts that the routing of the given `path` was handled correctly and that the parsed options (given in the `expected_options` hash) match `path`. Basically, it asserts that Rails recognizes the route given by `expected_options`.

Pass a hash in the second argument (`path`) to specify the request method. This is useful for routes requiring a specific HTTP method. The hash should contain a `:path` with the incoming request path and a `:method` containing the required HTTP verb.

# Asserts that POSTing to /items will call the create action on ItemsController
assert_recognizes({controller: 'items', action: 'create'}, {path: 'items', method: :post})

You can also pass in `extras` with a hash containing URL parameters that would normally be in the query string. This can be used to assert that values in the query string will end up in the params hash correctly. To test query strings you must use the extras argument because appending the query string on the path directly will not work. For example:

# Asserts that a path of '/items/list/1?view=print' returns the correct options
assert_recognizes({controller: 'items', action: 'list', id: '1', view: 'print'}, 'items/list/1', { view: "print" })

The `message` parameter allows you to pass in an error message that is displayed upon failure.

# Check the default route (i.e., the index action)
assert_recognizes({controller: 'items', action: 'index'}, 'items')

# Test a specific action
assert_recognizes({controller: 'items', action: 'list'}, 'items/list')

# Test an action with a parameter
assert_recognizes({controller: 'items', action: 'destroy', id: '1'}, 'items/destroy/1')

# Test a custom route
assert_recognizes({controller: 'items', action: 'show', id: '1'}, 'view/item1')