set up devise authentication more srsly. Still doesn't pass the test though haha

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ private
   end
   
   def authenticated?
-    return nil if warden.nil? #rspec tests
     current_user
   end
     
@@ -59,11 +58,9 @@ private
   end
 
   def get_invite_link
-    unless warden.nil? # rspec tests
-      unsafe_uri = request.env["REQUEST_URI"]
-      valid_url = /^https?:\/\/([\w\.-]+)(:\d{1,5})?\/?$/
-      safe_uri = (unsafe_uri.match(valid_url)) ? unsafe_uri : "http://metamaps.cc/"
-      @invite_link = "#{safe_uri}join" + (current_user ? "?code=#{current_user.code}" : "")
-    end
+    unsafe_uri = request.env["REQUEST_URI"]
+    valid_url = /^https?:\/\/([\w\.-]+)(:\d{1,5})?\/?$/
+    safe_uri = (unsafe_uri.match(valid_url)) ? unsafe_uri : "http://metamaps.cc/"
+    @invite_link = "#{safe_uri}join" + (current_user ? "?code=#{current_user.code}" : "")
   end
 end

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -101,5 +101,4 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   def user_params
     params.require(:user).permit(:name, :email, :image, :password, :password_confirmation)
   end
-
 end

app/models/user.rb

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_uniqueness_of :name # done by devise
   validates_uniqueness_of :email # done by devise
 
-  validates :joinedwithcode, :presence => true, :inclusion => { :in => $codes, :message => "%{value} is not valid" }, :on => :create
+  validates :joinedwithcode, :presence => true, :inclusion => { :in => User.all.pluck(:code), :message => "%{value} is not valid" }, :on => :create
     
   # This method associates the attribute ":image" with a file attachment
   has_attached_file :image, :styles => {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   #generate a random 8 letter/digit code that they can use to invite people
   def generate_code
-	  self.code = rand(36**8).to_s(36)
+	  self.code ||= rand(36**8).to_s(36)
     $codes.push(self.code)
     self.generation = get_generation!
   end

db/schema.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151025083043) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151028061513) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"

db/seeds.rb

@@ -2,36 +2,36 @@
 # The data can then be loaded with the rake db:seed (or created alongside the db with db:setup).
 
 ## USERS
-User.create({
+User.new({
   name: 'user',
   email: 'user@user.com',
   password: 'toolsplusconsciousness',
   code: 'qwertyui',
   joinedwithcode: 'qwertyui',
-  admin: 'false',
-})
+  admin: 'false'
+}).save
 
-User.create({
+User.new({
   name: 'admin',
   email: 'admin@admin.com',
   password: 'toolsplusconsciousness',
   code: 'iuytrewq',
   joinedwithcode: 'iuytrewq',
-  admin: 'true',
-})
+  admin: 'true'
+}).save
 ## END USERS
 
 ## METACODES
 Metacode.create({
   name: 'Action',
   icon: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/metamaps-assets/metacodes/blueprint/96px/bp_action.png',
-  color: '#BD6C85',
+  color: '#BD6C85'
 })
 
 Metacode.create({
   name: 'Activity',
   icon: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/metamaps-assets/metacodes/blueprint/96px/bp_activity.png',
-  color: '#6EBF65',
+  color: '#6EBF65'
 })
 
 Metacode.create({

spec/controllers/metacodes_controller_spec.rb

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe MetacodesController, :type => :controller do
   before :each do
-    @user = User.new(admin: true)
+    @user = create(:user, admin: true)
     sign_in @user
   end
 

spec/factories/users.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     name { random_string(10) }
     email { random_string(10) + '@' + random_string(10) + '.com' }
     code { random_string(8) }
-    joinedwithcode { random_string(8) }
+    joinedwithcode { code }
     password 'omgwtfbbq'
+    to_create {|instance| instance.save(validate: false) } # bypass validation of the joinedwithcode
   end
 end

spec/rails_helper.rb

@@ -7,20 +7,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 require 'rspec/rails'
 # Add additional requires below this line. Rails is not loaded until this point!
 
-# Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
-# spec/support/ and its subdirectories. Files matching `spec/**/*_spec.rb` are
-# run as spec files by default. This means that files in spec/support that end
-# in _spec.rb will both be required and run as specs, causing the specs to be
-# run twice. It is recommended that you do not name files matching this glob to
-# end with _spec.rb. You can configure this pattern with the --pattern
-# option on the command line or in ~/.rspec, .rspec or `.rspec-local`.
-#
-# The following line is provided for convenience purposes. It has the downside
-# of increasing the boot-up time by auto-requiring all files in the support
-# directory. Alternatively, in the individual `*_spec.rb` files, manually
-# require only the support files necessary.
-#
-# Dir[Rails.root.join('spec/support/**/*.rb')].each { |f| require f }
+# require all support files
+Dir[Rails.root.join('spec/support/**/*.rb')].each { |f| require f }
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   # Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures
@@ -47,5 +35,5 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
 
   config.include Devise::TestHelpers, type: :controller
-
+  config.include ControllerHelpers, type: :controller
 end

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # users commonly want.
 #
 # See http://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
+
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   # rspec-expectations config goes here. You can use an alternate
   # assertion/expectation library such as wrong or the stdlib/minitest

spec/support/controller_helpers.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# https://github.com/plataformatec/devise/wiki/How-To:-Stub-authentication-in-controller-specs
+module ControllerHelpers
+  def sign_in(user = create(:user))
+    if user.nil?
+      # simulate unauthenticated
+      allow(request.env['warden']).to receive(:authenticate!).and_throw(:warden, {:scope => :user})
+      allow(controller).to receive(:current_user).and_return(nil)
+    else
+      # simulate authenticated
+      allow(request.env['warden']).to receive(:authenticate!).and_return(user)
+      allow(controller).to receive(:current_user).and_return(user)
+    end
+  end
+end

spec/support/factory_girl.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# lets you type create(:user) instead of FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+    config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
+end