How do I test helpers in Rails?

I'm trying to build some unit tests for testing my Rails helpers, but I can never remember how to access them. Annoying. Suggestions?

From stackoverflow

• Stolen from here: http://joakimandersson.se/archives/2006/10/05/test-your-rails-helpers/

  require File.dirname(__FILE__) + ‘/../test_helper’
  require ‘user_helper’
  
  class UserHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  
  include UserHelper
  
  def test_a_user_helper_method_here
  end
  
  end
  

  [Stolen from Matt Darby, who also wrote in this thread.] You can do the same in RSpec as:

  require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
  
  describe FoosHelper do
  
    it "should do something" do
      helper.some_helper_method.should == @something
    end
  
  end
  

• You can do the same in RSpec as:

  require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
  
  describe FoosHelper do
  
    it "should do something" do
      helper.some_helper_method.should == @something
    end
  
  end
  

  aronchick : it's times like this i wish i could approve two answers. Would you mind copying and pasting in my answer below into your answer and I'll make it the answer to this question?