15 files changed, 274 insertions, 296 deletions

diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_censor_rule_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_censor_rule_controller_spec.rb
index fb9ddf594..37ffd9764 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_censor_rule_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_censor_rule_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe AdminCensorRuleController, "when making censor rules from the admin interface" do
-    integrate_views
-    before do
-        basic_auth_login @request
-        PurgeRequest.destroy_all
-    end
-
-
+    render_views
+    before { basic_auth_login @request }
+  
     it "should create a censor rule and purge the corresponding request from varnish" do
-        ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
+        ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request) 
         post :create, :censor_rule => {
                          :text => "meat",
                          :replacement => "tofu",
                          :last_edit_comment => "none",
-                         :info_request => ir
+                         :info_request_id => ir
         }
         PurgeRequest.all().first.model_id.should == ir.id
     end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_general_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_general_controller_spec.rb
index dc1eb0d97..971960762 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_general_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_general_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe AdminGeneralController do
 
     describe "when viewing front page of admin interface" do
 
-        integrate_views
+        render_views
         before { basic_auth_login @request }
 
         it "should render the front page" do
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ describe AdminGeneralController do
 
         it "should redirect to include trailing slash" do
             get :index
-            response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'admin_general',
-                                        :action => 'index')
+            response.should redirect_to admin_general_index_url(:trailing_slash => true)
         end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_public_body_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_public_body_controller_spec.rb
index 317c186fa..8a72db724 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_public_body_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_public_body_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies" do
-    integrate_views
-
-    before do
-        @old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
-    end
-
-    after do
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = @old_filters
-    end
+    render_views
 
     it "shows the index page" do
         get :index
@@ -38,7 +29,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies" do
     it "saves edits to a public body" do
         public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body).name.should == "Department for Humpadinking"
         post :update, { :id => 3, :public_body => { :name => "Renamed", :short_name => "", :tag_string => "some tags", :request_email => 'edited@localhost', :last_edit_comment => 'From test code' } }
-        response.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
+        request.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
         pb = PublicBody.find(public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body).id)
         pb.name.should == "Renamed"
     end
@@ -66,7 +57,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies" do
     it "mass assigns tags" do
         n = PublicBody.count
         post :mass_tag_add, { :new_tag => "department", :table_name => "substring" }
-        response.flash[:notice].should == "Added tag to table of bodies."
+        request.flash[:notice].should == "Added tag to table of bodies."
         response.should redirect_to(:action=>'list')
         PublicBody.find_by_tag("department").count.should == n
     end
@@ -86,8 +77,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies" do
 
             before do
                 PublicBody.stub!(:import_csv).and_return([[],[]])
-                @file_object = mock("a file upload", :read => 'some contents',
-                                                     :original_filename => 'contents.txt')
+                @file_object = fixture_file_upload('/files/fake-authority-type.csv')
             end
 
             it 'should handle a nil csv file param' do
@@ -106,7 +96,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies" do
                 it 'should assign the original filename to the view' do
                     post :import_csv, { :csv_file => @file_object,
                                         :commit => 'Dry run'}
-                    assigns[:original_csv_file].should == 'contents.txt'
+                    assigns[:original_csv_file].should == 'fake-authority-type.csv'
                 end
 
             end
@@ -154,7 +144,7 @@ end
 
 describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies and paying attention to authentication" do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before do
         config = MySociety::Config.load_default()
@@ -217,7 +207,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies and paying
 
     it "doesn't let people with good emergency account credentials log in if the emergency user is disabled" do
         setup_emergency_credentials('biz', 'fuz')
-        Configuration.stub!(:disable_emergency_user).and_return(true)
+        AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:disable_emergency_user).and_return(true)
         n = PublicBody.count
         basic_auth_login(@request, "biz", "fuz")
         post :show, { :id => public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body).id, :emergency => 1}
@@ -276,7 +266,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies and paying
 end
 
 describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies with i18n" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "shows the index page" do
         get :index
@@ -295,7 +285,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies with i18n"
         get :edit, {:id => 3, :locale => :en}
 
         # When editing a body, the controller returns all available translations
-        assigns[:public_body].translation("es").name.should == 'El Department for Humpadinking'
+        assigns[:public_body].find_translation_by_locale("es").name.should == 'El Department for Humpadinking'
         assigns[:public_body].name.should == 'Department for Humpadinking'
         response.should render_template('edit')
     end
@@ -317,7 +307,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies with i18n"
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            response.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
+            request.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
         end
 
         pb = PublicBody.find(public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body).id)
@@ -338,16 +328,7 @@ describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when administering public bodies with i18n"
 end
 
 describe AdminPublicBodyController, "when creating public bodies with i18n" do
-    integrate_views
-
-    before do
-        @old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
-    end
-
-    after do
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = @old_filters
-    end
+    render_views
 
     it "creates a new public body in one locale" do
         n = PublicBody.count
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_request_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_request_controller_spec.rb
index 8a3934685..b7b726507 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_request_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_request_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe AdminRequestController, "when administering requests" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
     before { basic_auth_login @request }
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
-        @old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
-    end
-    after do
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = @old_filters
     end
 
     it "shows the index/list page" do
@@ -39,7 +34,7 @@ describe AdminRequestController, "when administering requests" do
                                            :awaiting_description => false,
                                            :allow_new_responses_from => 'anybody',
                                            :handle_rejected_responses => 'bounce' } }
-        response.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
+        request.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
         ir = InfoRequest.find(info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).id)
         ir.title.should == "Renamed"
     end
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ describe AdminRequestController, "when administering requests" do
     it "saves edits to an outgoing_message" do
         outgoing_messages(:useless_outgoing_message).body.should include("fancy dog")
         post :update_outgoing, { :id => outgoing_messages(:useless_outgoing_message), :outgoing_message => { :body => "Why do you have such a delicious cat?" } }
-        response.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
+        request.flash[:notice].should include('successful')
         ir = OutgoingMessage.find(outgoing_messages(:useless_outgoing_message).id)
         ir.body.should include("delicious cat")
     end
@@ -82,15 +77,10 @@ describe AdminRequestController, "when administering requests" do
 end
 
 describe AdminRequestController, "when administering the holding pen" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
     before(:each) do
         basic_auth_login @request
         load_raw_emails_data
-        @old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
-    end
-    after do
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = @old_filters
     end
 
     it "shows a rejection reason for an incoming message from an invalid address" do
@@ -100,7 +90,7 @@ describe AdminRequestController, "when administering the holding pen" do
         ir.save!
         receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-plain.email', ir.incoming_email, "frob@nowhere.com")
         get :show_raw_email, :id => InfoRequest.holding_pen_request.get_last_response.raw_email.id
-        response.should have_text(/Only the authority can reply to this request/)
+        response.should contain "Only the authority can reply to this request"
     end
 
     it "allows redelivery even to a closed request" do
@@ -164,7 +154,7 @@ describe AdminRequestController, "when administering the holding pen" do
         receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-plain.email', ir.incoming_email, "")
         InfoRequest.holding_pen_request.incoming_messages.length.should == 2
         get :show_raw_email, :id => interesting_email
-        response.should have_text(/Could not identify the request/)
+        response.should contain "Could not identify the request"
         assigns[:info_requests][0].should == ir
     end
 
@@ -260,13 +250,13 @@ describe AdminRequestController, "when administering the holding pen" do
             end
 
             it 'should not send a notification email' do
-                ContactMailer.should_not_receive(:deliver_from_admin_message)
+                ContactMailer.should_not_receive(:from_admin_message)
                 make_request
             end
 
             it 'should add a notice to the flash saying that the request has been hidden' do
                 make_request
-                response.flash[:notice].should == "This external request has been hidden"
+                request.flash[:notice].should == "This external request has been hidden"
             end
 
             it 'should expire the file cache for the request' do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_track_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_track_controller_spec.rb
index 728c79f1f..f2de6c0d3 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_track_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_track_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe AdminTrackController, "when administering tracks" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
   
     it "shows the list page" do
         get :list
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_user_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_user_controller_spec.rb
index cf3665c9f..a6e5a0d7e 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_user_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_user_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe AdminUserController, "when administering users" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
   
     it "shows the index/list page" do
         get :index
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api_controller_spec.rb
index 1c320f85c..749be9f85 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def normalise_whitespace(s)
     return s
 end
 
-Spec::Matchers.define :be_equal_modulo_whitespace_to do |expected|
+RSpec::Matchers.define :be_equal_modulo_whitespace_to do |expected|
   match do |actual|
     normalise_whitespace(actual) == normalise_whitespace(expected)
   end
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
                 "body" => "xxx"
             }.to_json
 
-        response.status.should == "500 Internal Server Error"
+        response.status.should == 500
         ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)["errors"].should == [
           "Request #{request_id} cannot be updated using the API"]
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
                 "body" => "xxx"
             }.to_json
 
-        response.status.should == "500 Internal Server Error"
+        response.status.should == 500
         ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)["errors"].should == [
           "You do not own request #{request_id}"]
 
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
                     "body" => "Are you joking, or are you serious?"
                 }.to_json,
             :attachments => [
-                fixture_file_upload("files/tfl.pdf")
+                fixture_file_upload("/files/tfl.pdf")
             ]
 
 
         # Make sure it worked
-        response.status.to_i.should == 500
+        response.status.should == 500
         errors = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)["errors"]
         errors.should == ["You cannot attach files to messages in the 'request' direction"]
     end
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
                     "body" => response_body
                 }.to_json,
             :attachments => [
-                fixture_file_upload("files/tfl.pdf")
+                fixture_file_upload("/files/tfl.pdf")
             ]
 
         # And make sure it worked
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
             :feed_type => "atom"
 
         response.should be_success
-        response.should render_template("api/request_events.atom")
+        response.should render_template("api/request_events")
         assigns[:events].size.should > 0
         assigns[:events].each do |event|
             event.info_request.public_body.should == public_bodies(:geraldine_public_body)
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
             :feed_type => "atom"
 
         response.should be_success
-        response.should render_template("api/request_events.atom")
+        response.should render_template("api/request_events")
         assigns[:events].size.should > 0
         assigns[:events].each do |event|
             event.created_at.should >= Date.new(2010, 1, 1)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
                 "sent_at" => sent_at,
                 "body" => response_body
             }.to_json
-        response.status.should == "404 Not Found"
+        response.status.should == 404
         ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)["errors"].should == ["Could not find request 123459876"]
     end
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ describe ApiController, "when using the API" do
                 "sent_at" => sent_at,
                 "body" => response_body
             }.to_json
-        response.status.should == "500 Internal Server Error"
+        response.status.should == 500
         ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)["errors"].should == ["Request #{request_id} cannot be updated using the API"]
     end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/comment_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/comment_controller_spec.rb
index 4a7acee23..c03615ce2 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/comment_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/comment_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe CommentController, "when commenting on a request" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should give an error and render 'new' template when body text is just some whitespace" do
         post :new, :url_title => info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).url_title,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/general_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/general_controller_spec.rb
index 642ed0e05..9a88dbc3a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/general_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/general_controller_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe GeneralController, "when trying to show the blog" do
     it "should fail silently if the blog is returning an error" do
         FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|.*|, :body => "Error", :status => ["500", "Error"])
         get :blog
-        response.status.should == "200 OK"
+        response.status.should == 200
         assigns[:blog_items].count.should == 0
     end
 end
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ end
 describe GeneralController, 'when getting the blog feed' do
 
     it 'should add a lang param correctly to a url with no querystring' do
-        Configuration.stub!(:blog_feed).and_return("http://blog.example.com")
+        AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:blog_feed).and_return("http://blog.example.com")
         get :blog
         assigns[:feed_url].should == "http://blog.example.com?lang=en"
     end
 
     it 'should add a lang param correctly to a url with an existing querystring' do
-        Configuration.stub!(:blog_feed).and_return("http://blog.example.com?alt=rss")
+        AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:blog_feed).and_return("http://blog.example.com?alt=rss")
         get :blog
         assigns[:feed_url].should == "http://blog.example.com?alt=rss&lang=en"
     end
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ end
 
 describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before do
       public_body = mock_model(PublicBody, :name => "Example Public Body",
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
 
     it "should render the front page with default language" do
         get :frontpage
-        response.should have_tag('html[lang="en"]')
+        response.should have_selector('html[lang="en"]')
     end
 
     it "should render the front page with default language" do
         old_default_locale = I18n.default_locale
         I18n.default_locale = "es"
         get :frontpage
-        response.should have_tag('html[lang="es"]')
+        response.should have_selector('html[lang="es"]')
         I18n.default_locale = old_default_locale
     end
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
         old_default_locale = I18n.default_locale
         I18n.default_locale = "es"
         get :frontpage
-        response.should have_tag('html[lang="es"]')
+        response.should have_selector('html[lang="es"]')
         I18n.default_locale = old_default_locale
     end
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
         accept_language = "es-ES,en-GB,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6"
         request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] = accept_language
         get :frontpage
-        response.should have_tag('html[lang="es"]')
+        response.should have_selector('html[lang="es"]')
         request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] = nil
     end
 
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
             before do
                 @default_lang_home_link = /href=".*\/en\//
                 @other_lang_home_link = /href=".*\/es\//
-                @old_include_default_locale_in_urls = Configuration::include_default_locale_in_urls
+                @old_include_default_locale_in_urls = AlaveteliConfiguration::include_default_locale_in_urls
             end
 
             def set_default_locale_in_urls(value)
-                Configuration.stub!(:include_default_locale_in_urls).and_return(value)
+                AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:include_default_locale_in_urls).and_return(value)
                 load Rails.root.join("config/initializers/fast_gettext.rb")
             end
 
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
 
                 it 'should generate URLs without a locale prepended' do
                     get :frontpage
-                    response.should_not have_text(@default_lang_home_link)
+                    response.should_not contain @default_lang_home_link
                 end
 
                 it 'should render the front page in the default language when no locale param
                     is present and the session locale is not the default' do
                     get(:frontpage, {}, {:locale => 'es'})
-                    response.should_not have_text(@other_lang_home_link)
+                    response.should_not contain @other_lang_home_link
                 end
             end
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
                 INCLUDE_DEFAULT_LOCALE_IN_URLS is true' do
                 set_default_locale_in_urls(true)
                 get :frontpage
-                response.should have_text(@default_lang_home_link)
+                response.body.should match /#{@default_lang_home_link}/
             end
 
             after do
@@ -150,28 +150,28 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
 
         it "should generate URLs with a locale prepended when there's more than one locale set" do
             get :frontpage
-            response.should have_text(home_link_regex)
+            response.body.should match home_link_regex
         end
 
         it "should use our test PO files rather than the application one" do
             I18n.default_locale = :es
             get :frontpage
-            response.should have_text(/XOXO/)
+            response.body.should match /XOXO/
             I18n.default_locale = :en
         end
 
         it "should generate URLs that include the locale when using one that includes an underscore" do
             I18n.default_locale = :"en_GB"
             get :frontpage
-            response.should have_text(/href="\/en_GB\//)
+            response.body.should match /href="\/en_GB\//
             I18n.default_locale = :en
         end
 
         it "should fall back to the language if the territory is unknown" do
             I18n.default_locale = :"en_US"
             get :frontpage
-            response.should have_text(/href="\/en\//)
-            response.should_not have_text(/href="\/en_US\//)
+            response.body.should match /href="\/en\//
+            response.body.should_not match /href="\/en_US\//
             I18n.default_locale = :en
         end
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe GeneralController, "when showing the frontpage" do
             FastGettext.default_available_locales = I18n.available_locales = ['en']
 
             get :frontpage
-            response.should_not have_text(home_link_regex)
+            response.should_not contain home_link_regex
 
             FastGettext.default_available_locales = old_fgt_available_locales
             I18n.available_locales = old_i18n_available_locales
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ end
 
 describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     # rebuild xapian index after fixtures loaded
     before(:each) do
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
     end
 
     it "should find info request when searching for '\"fancy dog\"'" do
-      get :search, :combined => ['"fancy dog"']
+      get :search, :combined => '"fancy dog"'
       response.should render_template('search')
       assigns[:xapian_requests].matches_estimated.should == 1
       assigns[:xapian_requests].results.size.should == 1
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
     end
 
     it "should find public body and incoming message when searching for 'geraldine quango'" do
-      get :search, :combined => ['geraldine quango']
+      get :search, :combined => 'geraldine quango'
       response.should render_template('search')
 
       assigns[:xapian_requests].matches_estimated.should == 1
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
     end
 
     it "should filter results based on end of URL being 'all'" do
-        get :search, :combined => ['"bob"', "all"]
+        get :search, :combined => "bob/all"
         assigns[:xapian_requests].results.map{|x| x[:model]}.should =~ [
             info_request_events(:useless_outgoing_message_event),
             info_request_events(:silly_outgoing_message_event),
@@ -284,14 +284,14 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
     end
 
     it "should filter results based on end of URL being 'users'" do
-        get :search, :combined => ['"bob"', "users"]
+        get :search, :combined => "bob/users"
         assigns[:xapian_requests].should == nil
         assigns[:xapian_users].results.map{|x| x[:model]}.should == [users(:bob_smith_user)]
         assigns[:xapian_bodies].should == nil
     end
 
     it "should filter results based on end of URL being 'requests'" do
-        get :search, :combined => ['"bob"', "requests"]
+        get :search, :combined => "bob/requests"
         assigns[:xapian_requests].results.map{|x|x[:model]}.should =~ [
             info_request_events(:useless_outgoing_message_event),
             info_request_events(:silly_outgoing_message_event),
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
     end
 
     it "should filter results based on end of URL being 'bodies'" do
-        get :search, :combined => ['"quango"', "bodies"]
+        get :search, :combined => "quango/bodies"
         assigns[:xapian_requests].should == nil
         assigns[:xapian_users].should == nil
         assigns[:xapian_bodies].results.map{|x|x[:model]}.should == [public_bodies(:geraldine_public_body)]
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
     end
 
     it "should not show unconfirmed users" do
-        get :search, :combined => ["unconfirmed", "users"]
+        get :search, :combined => "unconfirmed/users"
         response.should render_template('search')
         assigns[:xapian_users].results.map{|x|x[:model]}.should == []
     end
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ describe GeneralController, 'when using xapian search' do
         u.save!
         update_xapian_index
 
-        get :search, :combined => ["unconfirmed", "users"]
+        get :search, :combined => "unconfirmed/users"
         response.should render_template('search')
         assigns[:xapian_users].results.map{|x|x[:model]}.should == [u]
     end
 
     it "should show tracking links for requests-only searches" do
-        get :search, :combined => ['"bob"', "requests"]
+        get :search, :combined => "bob/requests"
         response.body.should include('Track this search')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/help_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/help_controller_spec.rb
index 28fd08c80..0f6f75eb9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/help_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/help_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe HelpController, "when using help" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
   
     it "shows the about page" do
         get :about
diff --git a/spec/controllers/public_body_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/public_body_controller_spec.rb
index 8f5b79489..22d8418c9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/public_body_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/public_body_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe PublicBodyController, "when showing a body" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -50,17 +50,16 @@ describe PublicBodyController, "when showing a body" do
 
     it "should assign the body using same locale as that used in url_name" do
         get :show, {:url_name => "edfh", :view => 'all', :show_locale => "es"}
-        response.should include_text("Baguette")
+        response.should contain("Baguette")
     end
 
     it "should redirect use to the relevant locale even when url_name is for a different locale" do
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         get :show, {:url_name => "edfh", :view => 'all'}
         response.should redirect_to "http://test.host/body/dfh"
 
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
     it "should remember the filter (view) setting on redirecting" do
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ describe PublicBodyController, "when showing a body" do
 end
 
 describe PublicBodyController, "when listing bodies" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should be successful" do
         get :list
@@ -108,9 +107,12 @@ describe PublicBodyController, "when listing bodies" do
 
         response.should render_template('list')
 
-        assigns[:public_bodies].should == PublicBody.all(
-            :conditions => "id <> #{PublicBody.internal_admin_body.id}",
-            :order => "(select name from public_body_translations where public_body_id=public_bodies.id and locale='en')")
+        assigns[:public_bodies].should == [ public_bodies(:other_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:forlorn_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:geraldine_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:sensible_walks_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:silly_walks_public_body) ]
         assigns[:tag].should == "all"
         assigns[:description].should == ""
     end
@@ -148,11 +150,20 @@ describe PublicBodyController, "when listing bodies" do
 
         get :list, :tag => "other"
         response.should render_template('list')
-        assigns[:public_bodies].should =~ PublicBody.all(:conditions => "id not in (#{public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body).id}, #{PublicBody.internal_admin_body.id})")
+        assigns[:public_bodies].should == [ public_bodies(:other_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:forlorn_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:geraldine_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:sensible_walks_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:silly_walks_public_body) ]
 
         get :list
         response.should render_template('list')
-        assigns[:public_bodies].should =~ PublicBody.all(:conditions => "id <> #{PublicBody.internal_admin_body.id}")
+        assigns[:public_bodies].should == [ public_bodies(:other_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:humpadink_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:forlorn_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:geraldine_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:sensible_walks_public_body),
+            public_bodies(:silly_walks_public_body) ]
     end
 
     it "should list a machine tagged thing, should get it in both ways" do
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ end
 
 describe PublicBodyController, "when doing type ahead searches" do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
diff --git a/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
index 672c2c361..4161f1118 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 
 describe RequestController, "when listing recent requests" do
-
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
         get_fixtures_xapian_index
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when listing recent requests" do
     end
 
     it "should assign the first page of results" do
-        xap_results = mock_model(ActsAsXapian::Search,
+        xap_results = mock(ActsAsXapian::Search,
                    :results => (1..25).to_a.map { |m| { :model => m } },
                    :matches_estimated => 1000000)
 
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when listing recent requests" do
     end
 
     it "should return 404 for pages we don't want to serve up" do
-        xap_results = mock_model(ActsAsXapian::Search,
+        xap_results = mock(ActsAsXapian::Search,
                    :results => (1..25).to_a.map { |m| { :model => m } },
                    :matches_estimated => 1000000)
         lambda {
@@ -120,10 +119,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when listing recent requests" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when changing things that appear on the request page" do
-
-    before do
-      PurgeRequest.destroy_all
-    end
+    render_views
 
     it "should purge the downstream cache when mail is received" do
         ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
@@ -189,7 +185,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when changing things that appear on the request pag
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -218,20 +214,20 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
     end
 
     it "should redirect from a numeric URL to pretty one" do
-        get :show, :url_title => info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).id
+        get :show, :url_title => info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).id.to_s
         response.should redirect_to(:action => 'show', :url_title => info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).url_title)
     end
 
     it 'should show actions the request owner can take' do
         get :show, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog'
-        response.should have_tag('div#owner_actions')
+        response.should have_selector('div#owner_actions')
     end
 
     describe 'when the request does allow comments' do
       it 'should have a comment link' do
         get :show, { :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog' },
                    { :user_id => users(:admin_user).id }
-        response.should have_tag('#anyone_actions', /Add an annotation/)
+        response.should have_selector('#anyone_actions', :content => "Add an annotation")
       end
     end
 
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
       it 'should not have a comment link' do
         get :show, { :url_title => 'spam_1' },
                    { :user_id => users(:admin_user).id }
-        response.should_not have_tag('#anyone_actions', /Add an annotation/)
+        response.should_not have_selector('#anyone_actions', :content => "Add an annotation")
       end
     end
 
@@ -256,13 +252,13 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             it 'should show the describe state form' do
                 get :show, { :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog' },
                            { :user_id => users(:admin_user).id }
-                response.should have_tag('div.describe_state_form')
+                response.should have_selector('div.describe_state_form')
             end
 
             it 'should ask the user to use the describe state from' do
                 get :show, { :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog' },
                            { :user_id => users(:admin_user).id }
-                response.should have_tag('p#request_status', :text => /answer the question above/)
+                response.should have_selector('p#request_status', :content => "answer the question above")
             end
 
         end
@@ -280,7 +276,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             it 'should give a link to requesting an internal review' do
                 get :show, { :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog' },
                            { :user_id => users(:admin_user).id }
-                response.should have_tag('p#request_status', :text =>/requesting an internal review/)
+                response.should have_selector('p#request_status', :content => "requesting an internal review")
             end
 
         end
@@ -298,7 +294,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             it 'should give a link to make a followup' do
                 get :show, { :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog' },
                            { :user_id => users(:admin_user).id }
-                response.should have_tag('p#request_status a', :text =>/send a follow up message/)
+                response.should have_selector('p#request_status a', :content => "send a follow up message")
             end
         end
 
@@ -315,7 +311,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
 
             it 'should not display actions the request owner can take' do
                 get :show, :url_title => 'balalas'
-                response.should_not have_tag('div#owner_actions')
+                response.should_not have_selector('div#owner_actions')
             end
 
         end
@@ -341,12 +337,12 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
 
                 it 'should not show the describe state form' do
                     make_request
-                    response.should_not have_tag('div.describe_state_form')
+                    response.should_not have_selector('div.describe_state_form')
                 end
 
                 it 'should not ask the user to use the describe state form' do
                     make_request
-                    response.should_not have_tag('p#request_status', :text => /answer the question above/)
+                    response.should_not have_selector('p#request_status', :content => "answer the question above")
                 end
 
             end
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
 
                 it 'should not give a link to requesting an internal review' do
                     make_request
-                    response.should_not have_tag('p#request_status', :text =>/requesting an internal review/)
+                    response.should_not have_selector('p#request_status', :content => "requesting an internal review")
                 end
             end
 
@@ -379,12 +375,12 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
 
                 it 'should not give a link to make a followup' do
                     make_request
-                    response.should_not have_tag('p#request_status a', :text =>/send a follow up message/)
+                    response.should_not have_selector('p#request_status a', :content => "send a follow up message")
                 end
 
                 it 'should not give a link to sign in (in the request status paragraph)' do
                     make_request
-                    response.should_not have_tag('p#request_status a', :text => /sign in/)
+                    response.should_not have_selector('p#request_status a', :content => "sign in")
                 end
 
             end
@@ -447,7 +443,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
 
     describe 'when handling incoming mail' do
 
-        integrate_views
+        render_views
 
         it "should receive incoming messages, send email to creator, and show them" do
             ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
@@ -481,13 +477,13 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             (assigns[:info_request_events].size - size_before).should == 1
             ir.reload
 
-            get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt'], :skip_cache => 1
+            get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt', :skip_cache => 1
             response.content_type.should == "text/plain"
-            response.should have_text(/Second hello/)
+            response.should contain "Second hello"
 
-            get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 3, :file_name => ['hello.txt'], :skip_cache => 1
+            get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 3, :file_name => 'hello.txt', :skip_cache => 1
             response.content_type.should == "text/plain"
-            response.should have_text(/First hello/)
+            response.should contain "First hello"
         end
 
         it 'should cache an attachment on a request with normal prominence' do
@@ -498,24 +494,23 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id,
                                  :id => ir.id,
                                  :part => 2,
-                                 :file_name => ['hello.txt']
-
+                                 :file_name => 'hello.txt'
         end
 
         it "should convert message body to UTF8" do
             ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
             receive_incoming_mail('iso8859_2_raw_email.email', ir.incoming_email)
             get :show, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog'
-            response.should have_text(/tënde/u)
+            response.should contain "tënde"
         end
 
         it "should generate valid HTML verson of plain text attachments" do
             ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
             receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
             ir.reload
-            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
             response.content_type.should == "text/html"
-            response.should have_text(/Second hello/)
+            response.should contain "Second hello"
         end
 
         # This is a regression test for a bug where URLs of this form were causing 500 errors
@@ -534,11 +529,11 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             ir.reload
             ugly_id = "55195"
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
 
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
         end
         it "should return 404 when incoming message and request ids don't match" do
@@ -547,7 +542,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
             ir.reload
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => wrong_id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => wrong_id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
         end
         it "should return 404 for ugly URLs contain a request id that isn't an integer, even if the integer prefix refers to an actual request" do
@@ -557,11 +552,11 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             ugly_id = "%d95" % [info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).id]
 
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
 
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ugly_id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
         end
         it "should return 404 when incoming message and request ids don't match" do
@@ -570,7 +565,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
             ir.reload
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => wrong_id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => wrong_id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
         end
 
@@ -578,9 +573,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
             receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-pdf-attachment.email', ir.incoming_email)
             ir.reload
-            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['fs_50379341.pdf.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'fs_50379341.pdf.html', :skip_cache => 1
             response.content_type.should == "text/html"
-            response.should have_text(/Walberswick Parish Council/)
+            response.should contain "Walberswick Parish Council"
         end
 
         it "should not cause a reparsing of the raw email, even when the result would be a 404" do
@@ -588,7 +583,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
             ir.reload
             attachment = IncomingMessage.get_attachment_by_url_part_number(ir.incoming_messages[1].get_attachments_for_display, 2)
-            attachment.body.should have_text(/Second hello/)
+            attachment.body.should contain "Second hello"
 
             # change the raw_email associated with the message; this only be reparsed when explicitly asked for
             ir.incoming_messages[1].raw_email.data = ir.incoming_messages[1].raw_email.data.sub("Second", "Third")
@@ -596,23 +591,24 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             # in a 404 for browsing users.  This shouldn't cause a
             # re-parse...
             lambda {
-                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.baz.html'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.baz.html', :skip_cache => 1
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
 
             attachment = IncomingMessage.get_attachment_by_url_part_number(ir.incoming_messages[1].get_attachments_for_display, 2)
-            attachment.body.should have_text(/Second hello/)
+            attachment.body.should contain "Second hello"
 
             # ...nor should asking for it by its correct filename...
-            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
-            response.should_not have_text(/Third hello/)
+            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
+            response.should_not contain "Third hello"
 
             # ...but if we explicitly ask for attachments to be extracted, then they should be
             force = true
             ir.incoming_messages[1].parse_raw_email!(force)
+            ir.reload
             attachment = IncomingMessage.get_attachment_by_url_part_number(ir.incoming_messages[1].get_attachments_for_display, 2)
-            attachment.body.should have_text(/Second hello/)
-            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt.html'], :skip_cache => 1
-            response.should have_text(/Third hello/)
+            attachment.body.should contain "Third hello"
+            get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt.html', :skip_cache => 1
+            response.should contain "Third hello"
         end
 
         it "should treat attachments with unknown extensions as binary" do
@@ -620,9 +616,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-attachment-unknown-extension.email', ir.incoming_email)
             ir.reload
 
-            get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.qwglhm'], :skip_cache => 1
+            get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.qwglhm', :skip_cache => 1
             response.content_type.should == "application/octet-stream"
-            response.should have_text(/an unusual sort of file/)
+            response.should contain "an unusual sort of file"
         end
 
         it "should not download attachments with wrong file name" do
@@ -631,7 +627,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
 
             lambda {
                 get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2,
-                    :file_name => ['http://trying.to.hack']
+                    :file_name => 'http://trying.to.hack'
             }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
         end
 
@@ -648,9 +644,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             begin
                 receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
 
-                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt', :skip_cache => 1
                 response.content_type.should == "text/plain"
-                response.should have_text(/xxxxxx hello/)
+                response.should contain "xxxxxx hello"
             ensure
                 ir.censor_rules.clear
             end
@@ -670,9 +666,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
                 receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
                 ir.reload
 
-                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => ['hello.txt'], :skip_cache => 1
+                get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id, :id => ir.id, :part => 2, :file_name => 'hello.txt', :skip_cache => 1
                 response.content_type.should == "text/plain"
-                response.should have_text(/xxxxxx hello/)
+                response.should contain "xxxxxx hello"
             ensure
                 ir.user.censor_rules.clear
             end
@@ -694,11 +690,13 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             get :show, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog'
             assert assigns[:info_request].info_request_events[3].incoming_message.get_attachments_for_display.count == 2
             # the issue is that the info_request_events have got cached on them the old info_requests.
-            # where i'm at: trying to replace those fields that got re-read from the raw email.  however tests are failing in very strange ways.  currently I don't appear to be getting any attachments parsed in at all when in the template (see "*****" in _correspondence.rhtml) but do when I'm in the code.
+            # where i'm at: trying to replace those fields that got re-read from the raw email.  however tests are failing in very strange ways.  currently I don't appear to be getting any attachments parsed in at all when in the template (see "*****" in _correspondence.html.erb) but do when I'm in the code.
 
             # so at this point, assigns[:info_request].incoming_messages[1].get_attachments_for_display is returning stuff, but the equivalent thing in the template isn't.
             # but something odd is that the above is return a whole load of attachments which aren't there in the controller
-            response.body.should have_tag("p.attachment strong", /hello.txt/m)
+            response.body.should have_selector("p.attachment strong") do |s|
+                s.should contain /hello.txt/m
+            end
 
             censor_rule = CensorRule.new()
             censor_rule.text = "hello.txt"
@@ -708,7 +706,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
             ir.censor_rules << censor_rule
             begin
                 get :show, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog'
-                response.body.should have_tag("p.attachment strong", /goodbye.txt/m)
+                response.body.should have_selector("p.attachment strong") do |s|
+                    s.should contain /goodbye.txt/m
+                end
             ensure
                 ir.censor_rules.clear
             end
@@ -731,17 +731,17 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
                 ir = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
                 session[:user_id] = ir.user.id # bob_smith_user
                 get :download_entire_request, :url_title => title
-                assigns[:url_path].should have_text(/#{title}.zip$/)
+                assigns[:url_path].should contain /#{title}.zip$/
                 old_path = assigns[:url_path]
-                response.location.should have_text(/#{assigns[:url_path]}$/)
+                response.location.should contain /#{assigns[:url_path]}$/
                 zipfile = Zip::ZipFile.open(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "../../cache/zips", old_path)) { |zipfile|
                     zipfile.count.should == 1 # just the message
                 }
                 receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-two-same-name.email', ir.incoming_email)
                 get :download_entire_request, :url_title => title
-                assigns[:url_path].should have_text(/#{title}.zip$/)
+                assigns[:url_path].should contain /#{title}.zip$/
                 old_path = assigns[:url_path]
-                response.location.should have_text(/#{assigns[:url_path]}$/)
+                response.location.should contain /#{assigns[:url_path]}$/
                 zipfile = Zip::ZipFile.open(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "../../cache/zips", old_path)) { |zipfile|
                     zipfile.count.should == 3 # the message plus two "hello.txt" files
                 }
@@ -752,9 +752,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
                 sleep 1
                 receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-attachment-unknown-extension.email', ir.incoming_email)
                 get :download_entire_request, :url_title => title
-                assigns[:url_path].should have_text(/#{title}.zip$/)
+                assigns[:url_path].should contain /#{title}.zip$/
                 assigns[:url_path].should_not == old_path
-                response.location.should have_text(/#{assigns[:url_path]}/)
+                response.location.should contain assigns[:url_path]
                 zipfile = Zip::ZipFile.open(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "../../cache/zips", assigns[:url_path])) { |zipfile|
                     zipfile.count.should == 4 # the message, two hello.txt plus the unknown attachment
                 }
@@ -764,14 +764,13 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing one request" do
                 info_request = info_requests(:external_request)
                 get :download_entire_request, { :url_title => info_request.url_title },
                                               { :user_id => users(:bob_smith_user) }
-                response.location.should have_text(/#{assigns[:url_path]}$/)
+                response.location.should contain /#{assigns[:url_path]}$/
             end
         end
     end
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when changing prominence of a request" do
-
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
     end
@@ -853,14 +852,14 @@ describe RequestController, "when changing prominence of a request" do
                              :part => 2,
                              :skip_cache => 1
         response.content_type.should == "text/html"
-        response.should_not have_text(/Second hello/)
+        response.should_not contain "Second hello"
         response.should render_template('request/hidden')
         get :get_attachment, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id,
                              :id => ir.id,
                              :part => 3,
                              :skip_cache => 1
         response.content_type.should == "text/html"
-        response.should_not have_text(/First hello/)
+        response.should_not contain "First hello"
         response.should render_template('request/hidden')
         response.code.should == '410'
     end
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when changing prominence of a request" do
             get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id,
                                       :id => ir.id,
                                       :part => 2,
-                                      :file_name => ['hello.txt']
+                                      :file_name => 'hello.txt'
         end.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
     end
 
@@ -891,7 +890,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when changing prominence of a request" do
             get :get_attachment_as_html, :incoming_message_id => ir.incoming_messages[1].id,
                                       :id => ir.id,
                                       :part => 2,
-                                      :file_name => ['hello.txt']
+                                      :file_name => 'hello.txt'
         end.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
     end
 
@@ -904,7 +903,6 @@ end
 #  end
 
 describe RequestController, "when searching for an authority" do
-
     # Whether or not sign-in is required for this step is configurable,
     # so we make sure we're logged in, just in case
     before do
@@ -920,6 +918,8 @@ describe RequestController, "when searching for an authority" do
     end
 
     it "should return matching bodies" do
+        get_fixtures_xapian_index
+
         session[:user_id] = @user.id
         get :select_authority, :query => "Quango"
 
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when searching for an authority" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when creating a new request" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before do
         @user = users(:bob_smith_user)
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when creating a new request" do
         response.should redirect_to show_new_request_url(:url_title => ir.url_title)
         # This test uses an explicit path because it's relied in
         # Google Analytics goals:
-        response.redirected_to.should =~ /request\/why_is_your_quango_called_gerald\/new$/
+        response.redirect_url.should =~ /request\/why_is_your_quango_called_gerald\/new$/
     end
 
     it "should give an error if the same request is submitted twice" do
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when making a new request" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when viewing an individual response for reply/followup" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when viewing an individual response for reply/follo
     it "should offer the opportunity to reply to the main address" do
         session[:user_id] = users(:bob_smith_user).id
         get :show_response, :id => info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).id, :incoming_message_id => incoming_messages(:useless_incoming_message)
-        response.body.should have_tag("div#other_recipients ul li", /the main FOI contact address for/)
+        response.body.should have_selector("div#other_recipients ul li", :content => "the main FOI contact address for")
     end
 
     it "should offer an opportunity to reply to another address" do
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when viewing an individual response for reply/follo
         ir.save!
         receive_incoming_mail('incoming-request-plain.email', ir.incoming_email, "Frob <frob@bonce.com>")
         get :show_response, :id => ir.id, :incoming_message_id => incoming_messages(:useless_incoming_message)
-        response.body.should have_tag("div#other_recipients ul li", /Frob/)
+        response.body.should have_selector("div#other_recipients ul li", :content => "Frob")
     end
 
     it "should not show individual responses if request hidden, even if request owner" do
@@ -1295,7 +1295,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
 
             before do
                 @dog_request.stub!(:is_old_unclassified?).and_return(true)
-                RequestMailer.stub!(:deliver_old_unclassified_updated)
+                mail_mock = mock("mail")
+                mail_mock.stub(:deliver)
+                RequestMailer.stub!(:old_unclassified_updated).and_return(mail_mock)
             end
 
             describe 'when the user is not logged in' do
@@ -1332,7 +1334,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
                 end
 
                 it 'should send an email to the requester letting them know someone has updated the status of their request' do
-                    RequestMailer.should_receive(:deliver_old_unclassified_updated)
+                    RequestMailer.should_receive(:old_unclassified_updated)
                     post_status('rejected')
                 end
 
@@ -1364,7 +1366,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
                     deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
                     deliveries.size.should == 1
                     mail = deliveries[0]
-                    mail.from_addrs.first.to_s.should == users(:silly_name_user).name_and_email
+                    mail.from_addrs.first.to_s.should == users(:silly_name_user).email
                 end
             end
         end
@@ -1403,7 +1405,9 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
             end
 
             it 'should send an email to the requester letting them know someone has updated the status of their request' do
-                RequestMailer.should_receive(:deliver_old_unclassified_updated)
+                mail_mock = mock("mail")
+                mail_mock.stub :deliver
+                RequestMailer.should_receive(:old_unclassified_updated).and_return(mail_mock)
                 post_status('rejected')
             end
 
@@ -1442,7 +1446,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
             end
 
             it 'should not send an email to the requester letting them know someone has updated the status of their request' do
-                RequestMailer.should_not_receive(:deliver_old_unclassified_updated)
+                RequestMailer.should_not_receive(:old_unclassified_updated)
                 post_status('rejected')
             end
 
@@ -1499,7 +1503,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
             end
 
             it 'should not send an email to the requester letting them know someone has updated the status of their request' do
-                RequestMailer.should_not_receive(:deliver_old_unclassified_updated)
+                RequestMailer.should_not_receive(:old_unclassified_updated)
                 post_status('rejected')
             end
 
@@ -1562,11 +1566,10 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
                 @dog_request = info_requests(:fancy_dog_request)
                 @dog_request.stub!(:each).and_return([@dog_request])
                 InfoRequest.stub!(:find).and_return(@dog_request)
-                @old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-                ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+                RoutingFilter.active = false
             end
             after do
-                ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = @old_filters
+                RoutingFilter.active = true
             end
 
             def request_url
@@ -1670,7 +1673,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when classifying an information request" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when sending a followup message" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -1723,7 +1726,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when sending a followup message" do
         deliveries.size.should == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
         mail.body.should =~ /What a useless response! You suck./
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == "FOI Person <foiperson@localhost>"
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == "foiperson@localhost"
 
         response.should redirect_to(:action => 'show', :url_title => info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).url_title)
 
@@ -1752,7 +1755,7 @@ end
 # it can't check the URLs in the emails I don't think, ugh.
 
 describe RequestController, "sending overdue request alerts" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -1770,9 +1773,9 @@ describe RequestController, "sending overdue request alerts" do
         mail = chicken_mails[0]
 
         mail.body.should =~ /promptly, as normally/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).user.name_and_email
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).user.email
 
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_token = $2
 
@@ -1799,7 +1802,7 @@ describe RequestController, "sending overdue request alerts" do
         mail = chicken_mails[0]
 
         mail.body.should =~ /promptly, as normally/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).user.name_and_email
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).user.email
     end
 
     it "should send not actually send the overdue alert if the user is banned but should
@@ -1827,9 +1830,9 @@ describe RequestController, "sending overdue request alerts" do
         mail = chicken_mails[0]
 
         mail.body.should =~ /required by law/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).user.name_and_email
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).user.email
 
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_token = $2
 
@@ -1897,7 +1900,7 @@ describe RequestController, "sending overdue request alerts" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "sending unclassified new response reminder alerts" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -1910,8 +1913,8 @@ describe RequestController, "sending unclassified new response reminder alerts"
         deliveries.size.should == 3 # sufficiently late it sends reminders too
         mail = deliveries[0]
         mail.body.should =~ /To let everyone know/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.name_and_email
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.email
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_token = $2
 
@@ -1927,7 +1930,7 @@ describe RequestController, "sending unclassified new response reminder alerts"
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "clarification required alerts" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
     end
@@ -1946,8 +1949,8 @@ describe RequestController, "clarification required alerts" do
         deliveries.size.should == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
         mail.body.should =~ /asked you to explain/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.name_and_email
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.email
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_token = $2
 
@@ -1980,7 +1983,7 @@ describe RequestController, "clarification required alerts" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "comment alerts" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
     end
@@ -1999,8 +2002,8 @@ describe RequestController, "comment alerts" do
         deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
         mail = deliveries[0]
         mail.body.should =~ /has annotated your/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.name_and_email
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*)/
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.email
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*)/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_url.should match("/request/why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog#comment-#{new_comment.id}")
 
@@ -2049,8 +2052,8 @@ describe RequestController, "comment alerts" do
         deliveries.size.should == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
         mail.body.should =~ /There are 2 new annotations/
-        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.name_and_email
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*)/
+        mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == info_requests(:fancy_dog_request).user.email
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*)/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_url.should match("/request/why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog#comment-#{comments(:silly_comment).id}")
 
@@ -2059,7 +2062,7 @@ describe RequestController, "comment alerts" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when viewing comments" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
     end
@@ -2067,22 +2070,26 @@ describe RequestController, "when viewing comments" do
     it "should link to the user who submitted it" do
         session[:user_id] = users(:bob_smith_user).id
         get :show, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog'
-        response.body.should have_tag("div#comment-1 h2", /Silly.*left an annotation/m)
-        response.body.should_not have_tag("div#comment-1 h2", /You.*left an annotation/m)
+        response.body.should have_selector("div#comment-1 h2") do |s|
+            s.should contain /Silly.*left an annotation/m
+            s.should_not contain /You.*left an annotation/m
+        end
     end
 
     it "should link to the user who submitted to it, even if it is you" do
         session[:user_id] = users(:silly_name_user).id
         get :show, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog'
-        response.body.should have_tag("div#comment-1 h2", /Silly.*left an annotation/m)
-        response.body.should_not have_tag("div#comment-1 h2", /You.*left an annotation/m)
+        response.body.should have_selector("div#comment-1 h2") do |s|
+            s.should contain /Silly.*left an annotation/m
+            s.should_not contain /You.*left an annotation/m
+        end
     end
 
 end
 
 
 describe RequestController, "authority uploads a response from the web interface" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         # domain after the @ is used for authentication of FOI officers, so to test it
@@ -2120,7 +2127,7 @@ describe RequestController, "authority uploads a response from the web interface
         session[:user_id] = @normal_user.id
 
         # post up a photo of the parrot
-        parrot_upload = fixture_file_upload('files/parrot.png','image/png')
+        parrot_upload = fixture_file_upload('/files/parrot.png','image/png')
         post :upload_response, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog',
             :body => "Find attached a picture of a parrot",
             :file_1 => parrot_upload,
@@ -2148,7 +2155,7 @@ describe RequestController, "authority uploads a response from the web interface
         session[:user_id] = @foi_officer_user.id
 
         # post up a photo of the parrot
-        parrot_upload = fixture_file_upload('files/parrot.png','image/png')
+        parrot_upload = fixture_file_upload('/files/parrot.png','image/png')
         post :upload_response, :url_title => 'why_do_you_have_such_a_fancy_dog',
             :body => "Find attached a picture of a parrot",
             :file_1 => parrot_upload,
@@ -2172,7 +2179,6 @@ describe RequestController, "authority uploads a response from the web interface
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when showing JSON version for API" do
-
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
     end
@@ -2191,25 +2197,28 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing JSON version for API" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when doing type ahead searches" do
+    render_views
 
-    integrate_views
+    before :each do
+        get_fixtures_xapian_index
+    end
 
     it "should return nothing for the empty query string" do
         get :search_typeahead, :q => ""
-        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead.rhtml')
+        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead')
         assigns[:xapian_requests].should be_nil
     end
 
     it "should return a request matching the given keyword, but not users with a matching description" do
         get :search_typeahead, :q => "chicken"
-        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead.rhtml')
+        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead')
         assigns[:xapian_requests].results.size.should == 1
         assigns[:xapian_requests].results[0][:model].title.should == info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request).title
     end
 
     it "should return all requests matching any of the given keywords" do
         get :search_typeahead, :q => "money dog"
-        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead.rhtml')
+        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead')
         assigns[:xapian_requests].results.map{|x|x[:model].info_request}.should =~ [
             info_requests(:fancy_dog_request),
             info_requests(:naughty_chicken_request),
@@ -2219,13 +2228,13 @@ describe RequestController, "when doing type ahead searches" do
 
     it "should not return matches for short words" do
         get :search_typeahead, :q => "a"
-        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead.rhtml')
+        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead')
         assigns[:xapian_requests].should be_nil
     end
 
     it "should do partial matches for longer words" do
         get :search_typeahead, :q => "chick"
-        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead.rhtml')
+        response.should render_template('request/_search_ahead')
         assigns[:xapian_requests].results.size.should ==1
     end
 
@@ -2250,7 +2259,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when doing type ahead searches" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when showing similar requests" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should work" do
         get :similar, :url_title => info_requests(:badger_request).url_title
@@ -2259,6 +2268,8 @@ describe RequestController, "when showing similar requests" do
     end
 
     it "should show similar requests" do
+        get_fixtures_xapian_index
+
         badger_request = info_requests(:badger_request)
         get :similar, :url_title => badger_request.url_title
 
@@ -2292,7 +2303,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when reporting a request when not logged in" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when reporting a request (logged in)" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before do
         @user = users(:robin_user)
@@ -2368,7 +2379,6 @@ describe RequestController, "when reporting a request (logged in)" do
 end
 
 describe RequestController, "when caching fragments" do
-
     it "should not fail with long filenames" do
         long_name = "blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah.txt"
         info_request = mock(InfoRequest, :user_can_view? => true,
@@ -2384,7 +2394,7 @@ describe RequestController, "when caching fragments" do
         IncomingMessage.stub!(:find).with("44").and_return(incoming_message)
         IncomingMessage.stub!(:get_attachment_by_url_part_number).and_return(attachment)
         InfoRequest.stub!(:find).with("132").and_return(info_request)
-        params = { :file_name => [long_name],
+        params = { :file_name => long_name,
                    :controller => "request",
                    :action => "get_attachment_as_html",
                    :id => "132",
diff --git a/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb
index a9950d520..399f48acb 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'fakeweb'
 
 describe ServicesController, "when returning a message for people in other countries" do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     # store and restore the locale in the context of the test suite to isolate
     # changes made in these tests
@@ -54,27 +54,27 @@ describe ServicesController, "when returning a message for people in other count
         it "should return the 'another country' message if the service responds OK" do
             config = MySociety::Config.load_default()
             config['ISO_COUNTRY_CODE'] = "DE"
-            Configuration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://denmark.com')
+            AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://denmark.com')
             FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|denmark.com|, :body => "DK")
             get :other_country_message
             response.should be_success
             response.body.should == 'Hello! We have an  <a href="/help/alaveteli?country_name=Deutschland">important message</a> for visitors outside Deutschland <span class="close-button">X</span>'
         end
         it "should default to no message if the country_from_ip domain doesn't exist" do
-            Configuration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://12123sdf14qsd.com')
+            AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://12123sdf14qsd.com')
             get :other_country_message
             response.should be_success
             response.body.should == ''
         end
         it "should default to no message if the country_from_ip service doesn't exist" do
-            Configuration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://www.google.com')
+            AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://www.google.com')
             get :other_country_message
             response.should be_success
             response.body.should == ''
         end
         it "should default to no message if the country_from_ip service returns an error" do
             FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|500.com|, :body => "Error", :status => ["500", "Error"])
-            Configuration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://500.com')
+            AlaveteliConfiguration.stub!(:gaze_url).and_return('http://500.com')
             get :other_country_message
             response.should be_success
             response.body.should == ''
diff --git a/spec/controllers/track_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/track_controller_spec.rb
index 5505afe59..e9501b1ed 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/track_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/track_controller_spec.rb
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ describe TrackController, "when making a new track on a request" do
     it "should save a search track and redirect to the right place" do
         session[:user_id] = @user.id
         @track_thing.should_receive(:save!)
-        get :track_search_query, :query_array => ["bob variety:sent"], :feed => 'track'
+        get :track_search_query, :query_array => "bob variety:sent", :feed => 'track'
         response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'general', :action => 'search', :combined => ["bob", "requests"])
     end
 
 end
 
 describe TrackController, "when sending alerts for a track" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ describe TrackController, "when sending alerts for a track" do
 
     it "should send alerts" do
         # Don't do clever locale-insertion-unto-URL stuff
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         # set the time the comment event happened at to within the last week
         ire = info_request_events(:silly_comment_event)
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ describe TrackController, "when sending alerts for a track" do
         mail = deliveries[0]
         mail.body.should =~ /Alter your subscription/
         mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should include(users(:silly_name_user).email)
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*\/c\/(.*))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_token = $2
 
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ describe TrackController, "when sending alerts for a track" do
         deliveries.size.should == 0
 
         # Restore the routing filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
     it "should send localised alerts" do
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ describe TrackController, "when sending alerts for a track" do
 end
 
 describe TrackController, "when viewing RSS feed for a track" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ end
 
 describe TrackController, "when viewing JSON version of a track feed" do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ end
 
 describe TrackController, "when tracking a public body" do
 
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
diff --git a/spec/controllers/user_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/user_controller_spec.rb
index 23006803b..a18554114 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/user_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/user_controller_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
 # http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec-rails/1.1.12/classes/Spec/Rails/Example/ControllerExampleGroup.html
 
 describe UserController, "when showing a user" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
     before(:each) do
         load_raw_emails_data
         get_fixtures_xapian_index
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe UserController, "when showing a user" do
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when signing in" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     def get_last_postredirect
         post_redirects = PostRedirect.find_by_sql("select * from post_redirects order by id desc limit 1")
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
 
     it "should show sign in / sign up page" do
         get :signin
-        response.should have_tag("input#signin_token")
+        response.should have_selector("input#signin_token")
     end
 
     it "should create post redirect to / when you just go to /signin" do
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
     end
 
     it "should log in when you give right email/password, and redirect to where you were" do
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         get :signin, :r => "/list"
         response.should render_template('sign')
@@ -112,14 +111,13 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
         session[:user_id].should == users(:bob_smith_user).id
         # response doesn't contain /en/ but redirect_to does...
         response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'request', :action => 'list', :post_redirect => 1)
-        response.should_not send_email
+        ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.should be_empty
 
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
     it "should not log you in if you use an invalid PostRedirect token, and shouldn't give 500 error either" do
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         post_redirect = "something invalid"
         lambda {
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
         response.should render_template('sign')
         assigns[:post_redirect].should == nil
 
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
 # No idea how to test this in the test framework :(
@@ -152,12 +150,11 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
             :token => post_redirect.token
         }
         response.should render_template('confirm')
-        response.should send_email
+        ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.should_not be_empty
     end
 
     it "should confirm your email, log you in and redirect you to where you were after you click an email link" do
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         get :signin, :r => "/list"
         post_redirect = get_last_postredirect
@@ -165,19 +162,19 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
         post :signin, { :user_signin => { :email => 'unconfirmed@localhost', :password => 'jonespassword' },
             :token => post_redirect.token
         }
-        response.should send_email
+        ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.should_not be_empty
 
         deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
         deliveries.size.should  == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*(\/c\/(.*)))/
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*(\/c\/(.*)))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_path = $2
         mail_token = $3
 
         # check is right confirmation URL
         mail_token.should == post_redirect.email_token
-        params_from(:get, mail_path).should == { :controller => 'user', :action => 'confirm', :email_token => mail_token }
+        Rails.application.routes.recognize_path(mail_path).should == { :controller => 'user', :action => 'confirm', :email_token => mail_token }
 
         # check confirmation URL works
         session[:user_id].should be_nil
@@ -185,12 +182,11 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
         session[:user_id].should == users(:unconfirmed_user).id
         response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'request', :action => 'list', :post_redirect => 1)
 
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
     it "should keep you logged in if you click a confirmation link and are already logged in as an admin" do
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         get :signin, :r => "/list"
         post_redirect = get_last_postredirect
@@ -198,19 +194,19 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
         post :signin, { :user_signin => { :email => 'unconfirmed@localhost', :password => 'jonespassword' },
             :token => post_redirect.token
         }
-        response.should send_email
+        ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.should_not be_empty
 
         deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
         deliveries.size.should  == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*(\/c\/(.*)))/
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*(\/c\/(.*)))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_path = $2
         mail_token = $3
 
         # check is right confirmation URL
         mail_token.should == post_redirect.email_token
-        params_from(:get, mail_path).should == { :controller => 'user', :action => 'confirm', :email_token => mail_token }
+        Rails.application.routes.recognize_path(mail_path).should == { :controller => 'user', :action => 'confirm', :email_token => mail_token }
 
         # Log in as an admin
         session[:user_id] = users(:admin_user).id
@@ -222,19 +218,19 @@ describe UserController, "when signing in" do
         # And the redirect should still work, of course
         response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'request', :action => 'list', :post_redirect => 1)
 
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when signing up" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should be an error if you type the password differently each time" do
         post :signup, { :user_signup => { :email => 'new@localhost', :name => 'New Person',
             :password => 'sillypassword', :password_confirmation => 'sillypasswordtwo' }
         }
-        assigns[:user_signup].errors[:password].should == 'Please enter the same password twice'
+        assigns[:user_signup].errors[:password].should == ['Please enter the same password twice']
     end
 
     it "should be an error to sign up with a misformatted email" do
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@ describe UserController, "when signing up" do
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when signing out" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should log you out and redirect to the home page" do
         session[:user_id] = users(:bob_smith_user).id
@@ -295,21 +291,20 @@ describe UserController, "when signing out" do
     end
 
     it "should log you out and redirect you to where you were" do
-        old_filters = ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = RoutingFilter::Chain.new
+        RoutingFilter.active = false
 
         session[:user_id] = users(:bob_smith_user).id
         get :signout, :r => '/list'
         session[:user_id].should be_nil
         response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'request', :action => 'list')
 
-        ActionController::Routing::Routes.filters = old_filters
+        RoutingFilter.active = true
     end
 
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when sending another user a message" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should redirect to signin page if you go to the contact form and aren't signed in" do
         get :contact, :id => users(:silly_name_user)
@@ -337,16 +332,16 @@ describe UserController, "when sending another user a message" do
         deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
         deliveries.size.should  == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
-        mail.body.should include("Bob Smith has used #{Configuration::site_name} to send you the message below")
+        mail.body.should include("Bob Smith has used #{AlaveteliConfiguration::site_name} to send you the message below")
         mail.body.should include("Just a test!")
         #mail.to_addrs.first.to_s.should == users(:silly_name_user).name_and_email # XXX fix some nastiness with quoting name_and_email
-        mail.from_addrs.first.to_s.should == users(:bob_smith_user).name_and_email
+        mail.from_addrs.first.to_s.should == users(:bob_smith_user).email
     end
 
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when changing password" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should show the email form when not logged in" do
         get :signchangepassword
@@ -386,7 +381,7 @@ describe UserController, "when changing password" do
         post :signchangepassword, { :user => { :password => 'ooo', :password_confirmation => 'ooo' },
             :submitted_signchangepassword_do => 1
         }
-        users(:bob_smith_user).hashed_password.should != old_hash
+        users(:bob_smith_user).reload.hashed_password.should_not == old_hash
 
         response.should redirect_to(:controller => 'user', :action => 'show', :url_name => users(:bob_smith_user).url_name)
     end
@@ -416,7 +411,7 @@ describe UserController, "when changing password" do
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when changing email address" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     it "should require login" do
         get :signchangeemail
@@ -500,10 +495,10 @@ describe UserController, "when changing email address" do
         deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
         deliveries.size.should  == 1
         mail = deliveries[0]
-        mail.body.should include("confirm that you want to change")
+        mail.body.should include("confirm that you want to \nchange")
         mail.to.should == [ 'newbob@localhost' ]
 
-        mail.body =~ /(http:\/\/.*(\/c\/(.*)))/
+        mail.body.to_s =~ /(http:\/\/.*(\/c\/(.*)))/
         mail_url = $1
         mail_path = $2
         mail_token = $3
@@ -561,16 +556,13 @@ describe UserController, "when changing email address" do
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when using profile photos" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before do
         @user = users(:bob_smith_user)
 
-        @uploadedfile = File.open(file_fixture_name("parrot.png"))
-        @uploadedfile.stub!(:original_filename).and_return('parrot.png')
-
-        @uploadedfile_2 = File.open(file_fixture_name("parrot.jpg"))
-        @uploadedfile_2.stub!(:original_filename).and_return('parrot.jpg')
+        @uploadedfile = fixture_file_upload("/files/parrot.png")
+        @uploadedfile_2 = fixture_file_upload("/files/parrot.jpg")
     end
 
     it "should not let you change profile photo if you're not logged in as the user" do
@@ -631,7 +623,7 @@ describe UserController, "when showing JSON version for API" do
 end
 
 describe UserController, "when viewing the wall" do
-    integrate_views
+    render_views
 
     before(:each) do
         get_fixtures_xapian_index