Class: CollectionsFactory

Inherits:
Array
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/test-factory/collections_factory.rb

Overview

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CollectionsFactory

Use this as the superclass for your data object collection classes.

Direct Known Subclasses

CollectionFactory

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(browser) ⇒ CollectionsFactory

Returns a new instance of CollectionsFactory.



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# File 'lib/test-factory/collections_factory.rb', line 22

def initialize(browser)
  @browser=browser
end

Class Method Details

.contains(klass) ⇒ Object

Defines the class of objects contained in the collection



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# File 'lib/test-factory/collections_factory.rb', line 28

def self.contains klass

  # Creates a method called "add" that will create the specified data
  # object and then add it as an item in the collection.
  #
  # Note that it's assumed that the target data object will have a
  # create method defined. If not, this will not work properly.
  define_method 'add' do |opts|
    element = klass.new @browser, opts
    element.create
    self << element
  end

end

Instance Method Details

#copy ⇒ Object

Makes a “deep copy” of the Collection. See the #data_object_copy method description in the DataObject class for more information.



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# File 'lib/test-factory/collections_factory.rb', line 46

def copy
  new_collection = self.class.new(@browser)
  self.each do |item|
    new_collection << item.data_object_copy
  end
  new_collection
end

#notify_members(*updates) ⇒ Object

Used in conjunction with the Parent object containing the collection.

The parent sends updated information to the collection(s) using #notify_collections



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# File 'lib/test-factory/collections_factory.rb', line 60

def notify_members *updates
  self.each { |member| member.update_from_parent *updates }
end