module FactoryGirl
  module Syntax
    module Methods
      # Generates and returns a Hash of attributes from this factory. Attributes
      # can be individually overridden by passing in a Hash of attribute => value
      # pairs.
      #
      # Arguments:
      # * name: +Symbol+ or +String+
      #   The name of the factory that should be used.
      # * overrides: +Hash+
      #   Attributes to overwrite for this set.
      #
      # Returns: +Hash+
      # A set of attributes that can be used to build an instance of the class
      # this factory generates.
      def attributes_for(name, overrides = {})
        FactoryGirl.factory_by_name(name).run(Proxy::AttributesFor, overrides)
      end

      # Generates and returns an instance from this factory. Attributes can be
      # individually overridden by passing in a Hash of attribute => value pairs.
      #
      # Arguments:
      # * name: +Symbol+ or +String+
      #   The name of the factory that should be used.
      # * overrides: +Hash+
      #   Attributes to overwrite for this instance.
      #
      # Returns: +Object+
      # An instance of the class this factory generates, with generated attributes
      # assigned.
      def build(name, overrides = {})
        FactoryGirl.factory_by_name(name).run(Proxy::Build, overrides)
      end

      # Generates, saves, and returns an instance from this factory. Attributes can
      # be individually overridden by passing in a Hash of attribute => value
      # pairs.
      #
      # Instances are saved using the +save!+ method, so ActiveRecord models will
      # raise ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exceptions for invalid attribute sets.
      #
      # Arguments:
      # * name: +Symbol+ or +String+
      #   The name of the factory that should be used.
      # * overrides: +Hash+
      #   Attributes to overwrite for this instance.
      #
      # Returns: +Object+
      # A saved instance of the class this factory generates, with generated
      # attributes assigned.
      def create(name, overrides = {})
        FactoryGirl.factory_by_name(name).run(Proxy::Create, overrides)
      end

      # Generates and returns an object with all attributes from this factory
      # stubbed out. Attributes can be individually overridden by passing in a Hash
      # of attribute => value pairs.
      #
      # Arguments:
      # * name: +Symbol+ or +String+
      #   The name of the factory that should be used.
      # * overrides: +Hash+
      #   Attributes to overwrite for this instance.
      #
      # Returns: +Object+
      # An object with generated attributes stubbed out.
      def build_stubbed(name, overrides = {})
        FactoryGirl.factory_by_name(name).run(Proxy::Stub, overrides)
      end

      # Generates and returns the next value in a sequence.
      #
      # Arguments:
      #   name: (Symbol)
      #     The name of the sequence that a value should be generated for.
      #
      # Returns:
      #   The next value in the sequence. (Object)
      def generate(name)
        FactoryGirl.sequence_by_name(name).next
      end
    end
  end
end