def test_hate_method_should_record_vote
    initial_vote_count = Vote.count
    post :hate, { :id => 2 }, { :user => 7 }
    assert_equal initial_vote_count + 1, Vote.count
  end


# before the method hate runs it must be authenticated with login_required from lib/authenticated_system.rb

def login_required
  username, passwd = get_auth_data
	# I think the get_auth_data might be creating the error
  self.current_user ||= User.authenticate(username, passwd) || :false if username && passwd
  return true if logged_in? && authorized?
  respond_to do |accepts|
    accepts.html do
      session[:return_to] = request.request_uri
      redirect_to :controller => 'account', :action => 'login'
    end
    accepts.xml do
      headers["Status"]           = "Unauthorized"
      headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = %(Basic realm="Web Password")
      render :text => "Could't authenticate you", :status => '401 Unauthorized'
    end
  end
  false
end


    def get_auth_data
      user, pass = nil, nil
      # extract authorisation credentials
      if request.env.has_key? 'X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'
        # try to get it where mod_rewrite might have put it
        authdata = request.env['X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
      elsif request.env.has_key? 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'
        # this is the regular location
        authdata = request.env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
      end

      # at the moment we only support basic authentication
      if authdata && authdata[0] == 'Basic'
        user, pass = Base64.decode64(authdata[1]).split(':')[0..1]
      end
      return [user, pass]
    end