Midje provided not stubbing function in Compojure / Ring handler

Question

I'm attempting to use Midje to stub the view in a handler unit test, but my use of Midje's (provided) obviously isn't correct.

I've simplified and inlined the view to a (content) function in the handler:

(ns whattodo.handler
  (:use compojure.core)
  (:require [whattodo.views :as views]))

(defn content [] (views/index))

(defn index [] (content))

(defroutes app
  (GET "/" [] (index)))

and am trying to test it using

(ns whattodo.t-handler
  (:use midje.sweet)
  (:use ring.mock.request)
  (:use whattodo.handler))

(facts "It returns response"
       (let [response (app (request :get "/"))]
         (fact "renders index view" (:body response) => "fake-html"
               (provided (#'whattodo.handler/content) => (fn [] "fake-html")))))

I was expecting the stubbed function to be called returning 'fake-html' and thus the unit test passing, but instead, the test fails as the real implementation is called - invoking the real view.

Answer 1

I discovered today that I had my scopes confused - the let block introducing response was outside of the fact call that included the provided. Thus the response was created before the provided was invoked.

Working code which passed this early test instead used the against-background call

(facts "It returns response"                                                                                                                          
   (against-background (whattodo.handler/content) => "fake-html")                                                                                 
   (let [response (app (request :get "/"))]                                                                                                       
     (fact "renders index view"                                                                                                                   
           (:body response) => "fake-html")))