spec your xml
# Gemfile
gem 'rspec-xml'
# some_spec.rb
"<something>else</something>".should have_xpath('/something')
"<something>else</something>".should have_xpath('/something').with_text('else')
"<something>else</something>".should_not have_xpath('/what')
"<something>else</something>".should_not have_xpath('/something').with_text('what')
xml = Nokogiri::XML::Builder.new do |xml|
xml.send("inner", "stuff", "Country" => "USA", "City" => "New York")
end.to_xml
xml.should have_xpath('//some_xml/inner').with_text('stuff').with_attr({"Country" => "USA", "City" =>"New York"})