It's not a typo. However, since I'm not the only one to think this, I might make a set of module methods, which can be called by the non- module methods to avoid breaking the current specs. Any idea why one works (specs) and the other doesn't (stories)?
James Deville http://devillecompanies.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] rspec r3172 rspec_on_rails r3172 rails r8331 On Jan 10, 2008, at 7:42 PM, John D. Hume wrote: > Your implementation looks so much like a ModelFactory my team > implemented last week that it's scary. Anyway ... > Is it a typo that you show the "create_..." methods being def'd as > module methods (i.e., "def self.create...") while the > "valid_..._attribute" methods are instance methods? That would > certainly cause NoMethodErrors (though it would affect specs as well > as other contexts). > > -hume. > > > On Jan 10, 2008 8:27 PM, James Deville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> We have a custom implementation of the Mother Object idea. It's >> inside >> of a module, basically like this: >> >> module Factory >> %w(account friendship person invitation message asset >> email_address >> birth).each do |klass| >> eval <<-EOF >> def self.create_#{klass}(attributes = {}) >> default_attributes = valid_#{klass}_attributes >> #{klass.camelize}.create! >> default_attributes.merge(attributes) >> end >> EOF >> end >> >> def valid_message_attributes(options = {}) >> { >> #some message options >> } >> end >> >> #more valid_x_attributes methods >> end >> >> When I require this file in a spec file, Factory.create_person works >> fine. When I try to do it in a step file, Factory.create_person is >> defined, but it fails because valid_person_attributes is missing. If >> I'm in a debugger, and I do require 'model_factory' followed by >> Factory.create_person, same deal. >> >> Do we have a blank slate being loaded somewhere, and why is it wiping >> out require files? >> >> Thanks >> >> James Deville >> http://devillecompanies.org >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> rspec r3172 >> rspec_on_rails r3172 >> rails r8331 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> rspec-users mailing list >> rspec-users@rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users >> > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
