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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Api::V1::ConferencesController do
+  let!(:conf_one) { create(:conference, short_title: 'conf_one') }
+  let!(:conf_two) { create(:conference, short_title: 'conf_two') }
+
+  describe 'GET #index' do
+    before(:each) do
+      get :index, format: :json
+      @json = JSON.parse(response.body)['conferences']
+    end
+
+    it 'returns successful response' do
+      expect(response).to be_success
+    end
+
+    it 'returns all conferences' do
+      expect(@json.length).to eq(2)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns correct conferences' do
+      expect(@json[0]['short_title']).to eq('conf_one')
+      expect(@json[1]['short_title']).to eq('conf_two')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'GET #show' do
+    before(:each) do
+      get :show, id: 'conf_two', format: :json
+      @json = JSON.parse(response.body)['conferences']
+    end
+
+    it 'returns successful response' do
+      expect(response).to be_success
+    end
+
+    it 'returns only one conference' do
+      expect(@json.length).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the correct conference' do
+      expect(@json[0]['short_title']).to eq('conf_two')
+    end
+  end
+end