processAction()

Signature

processAction() — returns boolean

Available in: controller Category: Miscellaneous Functions

Description

Process the specified action of the controller. This is exposed in the API primarily for testing purposes; you would not usually call it directly unless in the test suite. The optional includeFilters argument allows you to control whether before filters, after filters, or no filters at all should run when invoking the action. By default, all filters execute unless explicitly restricted.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
includeFilters	string	no	true	Set to before to only execute “before” filters, after to only execute “after” filters or false to skip all filters. This argument is generally inherited from the processRequest function during unit test execution.

Examples

1. Run an action with default behavior (all filters applied)
result = processAction("show");
// Executes the "show" action of the current controller with before/after filters

2. Run an action but only apply "before" filters
result = processAction("edit", includeFilters="before");
// Useful for testing preconditions without running the full action

3. Run an action but only apply "after" filters
result = processAction("update", includeFilters="after");
// Useful for testing cleanup logic that runs post-action

4. Run an action without any filters
result = processAction("delete", includeFilters=false);
// Skips before/after filters, only executes the "delete" action

5. Simulating in a test case
it("should process the show action without filters", function() {
    var controller = controller("users");
    var success = controller.processAction("show", includeFilters=false);
    expect(success).toBeTrue();
});