On Oct 7, 2007, at 3:01 PM, Ben Mabey wrote: > >> >> The factory method (or attribute_helper) still hits the database. I >> don't see it as any sort of performance gain. In fact, I've even >> developed a plugin around the Factory idea, and it was only when I >> started using it in all of my tests that the speed really started to >> affect me (I was using mocking/stubbing, with much frustration prior >> to that point). But to me it's pretty clear the plugin (or the >> factory) is not the problem - the hit is the database. DHH saw this >> hit, and since they were using fixtures,he found that creating the >> fixtures, and then wrapping each test in a transaction was a huge >> performance gain. I wonder if the same would be true with setups/ >> before(:each)... >> >> > > Scott, > > Where is this factory plugin you speak of?
http://replacefixtures.rubyforge.org/ There is also a screencast at the top of that page. I would highly advise you watch it. Scott _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
