Class: Cranky::Factory

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/cranky/factory.rb

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ Factory

Returns a new instance of Factory.



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 6

def initialize
  # Factory jobs can be nested, i.e. a factory method can itself invoke another factory method to
  # build a dependent object. In this case jobs the jobs are pushed into a pipeline and executed
  # in a last in first out order. 
  @pipeline = []
  @n = 0
  @errors = []
end

Instance Attribute Details

#debug(*args) ⇒ Object

Can be left in your tests as an alternative to build and to warn if your factory method ever starts producing invalid instances



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 39

def debug(*args)
  item = build(*args) 
  if !item.valid?
    if item.errors.respond_to?("messages")
      errors = item.errors.messages
    else
      errors = item.errors
    end
    raise "Oops, the #{item.class} created by the Factory has the following errors: #{errors}"
  end
  item
end

Instance Method Details

#attributes_for(what, attrs = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 33

def attributes_for(what, attrs={})
  build(what, attrs.merge(:_return_attributes => true))
end

#build(what, overrides = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 15

def build(what, overrides={})
  crank_it(what, overrides)
end

#create(what, overrides = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 19

def create(what, overrides={})
  item = build(what, overrides)
  item.save
  item
end

#debug!(*args) ⇒ Object

Same thing for create



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 53

def debug!(*args)
  item = debug(*args)
  item.save
  item
end

#reset ⇒ Object

Reset the factory instance, clear all instance variables



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# File 'lib/cranky/factory.rb', line 26

def reset
  self.instance_variables.each do |var|
    instance_variable_set(var, nil)
  end
  initialize
end