https://github.com/chrislerum/factory
I tried whipping up an app with your code, the controller test passes fine 
for me, see if it works for you and compare.

On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 10:32:47 AM UTC-4, Rafael Adel wrote:
>
> I'm trying to create a `photo` factory that's in a many to one association 
> with `gallery`. And I'm getting two errors, depending on how I specify the 
> association between those two models.
>
> Here's the models:
>
> *Photo*
>
> belongs_to :gallery, class_name: "SevenGallery::Gallery"
>
> *Gallery*
>  
> has_many :photos, class_name: "SevenGallery::Photo", foreign_key: 
> "seven_gallery_gallery_id", dependent: :destroy
>
>
>
> And the migrations
>
>     
> create_table :seven_gallery_galleries do |t|
>      t.string :title  
>        t.timestamps null: false
>     end
>     
>     create_table :seven_gallery_photos do |t|
>        t.string :caption
>        t.string :image
>        t.references :seven_gallery_gallery, index: true
>        t.timestamps null: false
>      end
>
>
>      add_foreign_key :seven_gallery_photos, :seven_gallery_galleries, 
> on_delete: :cascade
>
>
>
> Now Here's my factories:
> **Gallery**: 
>
>     
> FactoryGirl.define do
>       factory :gallery, class: 'SevenGallery::Gallery' do
>         title "an event gallery"
>         factory :gallery_with_photos do 
>        after(:build) do |gallery| 
>         gallery.photos << FactoryGirl.create(:photo_one, 
> seven_gallery_gallery_id: gallery)
>         gallery.photos << FactoryGirl.create(:photo_two, 
> seven_gallery_gallery_id: gallery)
>         gallery.photos << FactoryGirl.create(:photo_three, 
> seven_gallery_gallery_id: gallery)
>        end
>         end
>       end
>     end
>
>
> And **Photo**:
>
>     
> FactoryGirl.define do
>       factory :photo, class: "SevenGallery::Photo" do
>          
>      factory :photo_one do
>      end
>     
>      factory :photo_two do
>      end
>     
>      factory :photo_three do
>      end
>     
>      factory :photo_with_gallery do
>       gallery 
>      end
>       end
>     end
>
>
>
> And here's the controller spec that generates the error:
>
>    
>  it "changes is_main to true in self and false in rest" do
>      photo_one = FactoryGirl.create(:photo_with_gallery)
>      expect(photo_one.gallery).to be_a SevenGallery::Gallery
>  end
>
>
> Whenever I run the test I get this error:
>
>     
> Failure/Error: photo_one = FactoryGirl.create(:photo_with_gallery)
>       ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError:
>         can't write unknown attribute `gallery_id`
>       # ./spec/controllers/seven_gallery/photos_controller_spec.rb:
>
> When I change  the association part to be:
>
>     
> factory :photo_with_gallery do
>       association :gallery, factory: gallery 
>     end
>
> I get this error:
>
>    
>  Failure/Error: photo_one = FactoryGirl.create(:photo_with_gallery)
>       NoMethodError:
>          undefined method `name' for :photo_with_gallery:Symbol 
>        # ./spec/controllers/seven_gallery/photos_controller_spec.rb:8
>
>
> **Backtrace**:
>
>    
>  # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute.rb:138:in
>  
> `with_value_from_database'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute_set.rb:39:in
>  
> `write_from_user'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb:74:in
>  
> `write_attribute_with_type_cast'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb:56:in
>  
> `write_attribute'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/dirty.rb:96:in
>  
> `write_attribute'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:373:in
>  
> `[]='
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb:83:in
>  
> `replace_keys'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb:14:in
>  
> `replace'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb:17:in
>  
> `writer'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.1/lib/active_record/associations/builder/association.rb:123:in
>  
> `gallery='
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/attribute_assigner.rb:16:in
>  
> `public_send'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/attribute_assigner.rb:16:in
>  
> `block (2 levels) in object'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/attribute_assigner.rb:15:in
>  
> `each'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/attribute_assigner.rb:15:in
>  
> `block in object'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/attribute_assigner.rb:14:in
>  
> `tap'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/attribute_assigner.rb:14:in
>  
> `object'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/evaluation.rb:12:in
>  
> `object'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/strategy/create.rb:9:in
>  
> `result'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/factory.rb:42:in
>  
> `run'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/factory_runner.rb:23:in
>  
> `block in run'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.1/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:166:in
>  
> `instrument'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/factory_runner.rb:22:in
>  
> `run'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/factory_girl-4.5.0/lib/factory_girl/strategy_syntax_method_registrar.rb:20:in
>  
> `block in define_singular_strategy_method'
>          # 
> ./spec/controllers/seven_gallery/photos_controller_spec.rb:8:in `block (3 
> levels) in <module:SevenGallery>'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:177:in
>  
> `instance_exec'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:177:in
>  
> `block in run'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:385:in
>  
> `block in with_around_and_singleton_context_hooks'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:343:in
>  
> `block in with_around_example_hooks'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:474:in
>  
> `block in run'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:614:in
>  
> `block in run_around_example_hooks_for'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:247:in
>  
> `call'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:247:in
>  
> `call'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-rails-3.2.1/lib/rspec/rails/example/controller_example_group.rb:179:in
>  
> `block (2 levels) in <module:ControllerExampleGroup>'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:333:in
>  
> `instance_exec'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:333:in
>  
> `instance_exec'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:387:in
>  
> `execute_with'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:616:in
>  
> `block (2 levels) in run_around_example_hooks_for'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:247:in
>  
> `call'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:247:in
>  
> `call'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-rails-3.2.1/lib/rspec/rails/adapters.rb:113:in
>  
> `block (2 levels) in <module:MinitestLifecycleAdapter>'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:333:in
>  
> `instance_exec'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:333:in
>  
> `instance_exec'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:387:in
>  
> `execute_with'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:616:in
>  
> `block (2 levels) in run_around_example_hooks_for'
>          # 
> /home/rafael/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.3/lib/rspec/core/example.rb:247:in
>  
> `call'
>          # /home/rafael/
> ...

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