For access to the youtube and google APIs, we need an access_token
To obtain an access token, one must actually log into google using a browser running javascript. This redirects to the URL specified, as long as it is specified in the oauth configuration.
Getting an access token for the purposes of automated testing is tricky, but possible using Capybara with a javascript-enabled driver. (Note, web/spec/support/utilities.rb utilizes the JK youtube client to perform the intricate bits):
1) Obtain the login URL. It's ugly, but we can get it from the GoogleClient. It contains the callback URL, as well as a "hint" that will fill in the username for us.
2) Start a web server on an enabled callback server, such as localhost:3000
3) Obtain the URL using a known test user
4) Visit the URL in a capybara test
4a) Fill in password with the right value
4b) Click the login button
4c) The approve page should load. Wait for the approve button to be enabled. This is usually a second or two after the page loads, but not immediately.
5) After google approves, some javascript will redirect to our test web server, which contains a code. This is not the access_token, but a one-time code that can be exchanged for an access_token, again POSTing to google's auth server. You can see it in gory detail in GoogleClient.exchange_for_token.
6) If all goes well, the test web server will call back the invoker with a real access token.
7) For testing purposes, stick the access token in the user.user_authorizations table for the user for which we are testing.
Notes:
* When authenticating, client_id is required by several of the APIs. However, this doesn't work for /o/oauth2/token. What actually works is the "email" value from the developer console. This is now saved in the app as well.
The tests in question use the following credentials:
u: jamkazamtest@gmail.com
p: stinkyblueberryjam
Also, a server is started on port 2112, as 3000 was already being used on the build server.
