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# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb, line 525 def process(action, http_method = 'GET', *args) check_required_ivars http_method, args = handle_old_process_api(http_method, args, caller) if args.first.is_a?(String) && http_method != 'HEAD' @request.env['RAW_POST_DATA'] = args.shift end parameters, session, flash = args # Ensure that numbers and symbols passed as params are converted to # proper params, as is the case when engaging rack. parameters = paramify_values(parameters) if html_format?(parameters) @html_document = nil unless @controller.respond_to?(:recycle!) @controller.extend(Testing::Functional) @controller.class.class_eval { include Testing } end @request.recycle! @response.recycle! @controller.recycle! @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = http_method parameters ||= {} controller_class_name = @controller.class.anonymous? ? "anonymous" : @controller.class.controller_path @request.assign_parameters(@routes, controller_class_name, action.to_s, parameters) @request.session.update(session) if session @request.flash.update(flash || {}) @controller.request = @request @controller.response = @response build_request_uri(action, parameters) name = @request.parameters[:action] @controller.process(name) if cookies = @request.env['action_dispatch.cookies'] cookies.write(@response) end @response.prepare! @assigns = @controller.respond_to?(:view_assigns) ? @controller.view_assigns : {} @request.session['flash'] = @request.flash.to_session_value @request.session.delete('flash') if @request.session['flash'].blank? @response end