Add a controller test for the new action

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Task

• Add a controller test to check that the LimericksController#new method functions correctly for the happy path.

Steps

• Add Test:
  • Controller test file: test/controllers/limericks_controller_test.rb
  • Test name: "should get new"
• Arrange:
  • Retrieve User fixture object one.
  • Sign in the user.
• Act:
  • Simulate an HTTP GET request.
  • URL helper for HTTP request: new_limerick_url
• Assert:
  • Use assert_response to check that the response has a success status code (e.g., 200 OK).
  • Use assert_select to check that the rendered page has an h1 HTML element with the text “New Limerick”.

Reference Code and Commands

• Controller test code:

• Terminal command to run tests:

rails test -v

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