module Factory # Build actions for the class def self.build(klass, &block) name = klass.to_s.underscore define_method("#{name}_attributes", block) module_eval <<-end_eval def valid_#{name}_attributes(attributes = {}) #{name}_attributes(attributes) attributes end def new_#{name}(attributes = {}) #{klass}.new(valid_#{name}_attributes(attributes)) end def create_#{name}(*args) record = new_#{name}(*args) record.save! record.reload record end end_eval end build Article do |attributes| attributes[:author] = create_author unless attributes.include?(:author) attributes.reverse_merge!( :content => 'Thanks for visiting my blog!' ) end build Author do |attributes| attributes.reverse_merge!( :name => 'John Smith' ) end build Comment do |attributes| attributes[:commentable] = create_article unless attributes.include?(:commentable) attributes[:commenter] = create_user unless attributes.include?(:commenter) end build Page do |attributes| attributes[:author] = create_author unless attributes.include?(:author) attributes.reverse_merge!( :content => 'Some information about me...' ) end build User do |attributes| attributes.reverse_merge!( :name => 'Mr. Bean' ) end end