How to examine rspec variables with pry debugger

To use pry in specs we need to add require 'pry' within the spec_helper.rb file. Then we are able to use binding.pry within any of the specs.

This should work:

describe 'happenings' do
  context "#index (GET /api/v1/flat_happenings.json)" do
    before(:each) do
      30.times { FactoryGirl.create(:flat_happening) }
      get "/api/v1/flat_happenings.json"
    end
    it "should list all flat_happenings" do
      binding.pry
      JSON.parse(response.body)["flat_happenings"].length.should eq 30
    end
  end
end

HTH

You should place binding.pry inside it block.