require "cases/helper" require 'models/aircraft' require 'models/post' require 'models/comment' require 'models/author' require 'models/topic' require 'models/reply' require 'models/category' require 'models/company' require 'models/developer' require 'models/computer' require 'models/project' require 'models/minimalistic' require 'models/warehouse_thing' require 'models/parrot' require 'models/minivan' require 'models/owner' require 'models/person' require 'models/pet' require 'models/toy' require 'rexml/document' class PersistenceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase fixtures :topics, :companies, :developers, :projects, :computers, :accounts, :minimalistics, 'warehouse_things', :authors, :author_addresses, :categorizations, :categories, :posts, :minivans, :pets, :toys # Oracle UPDATE does not support ORDER BY unless current_adapter?(:OracleAdapter) def test_update_all_ignores_order_without_limit_from_association author = authors(:david) assert_nothing_raised do assert_equal author.posts_with_comments_and_categories.length, author.posts_with_comments_and_categories.update_all([ "body = ?", "bulk update!" ]) end end def test_update_all_doesnt_ignore_order assert_equal authors(:david).id + 1, authors(:mary).id # make sure there is going to be a duplicate PK error test_update_with_order_succeeds = lambda do |order| begin Author.order(order).update_all('id = id + 1') rescue ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError false end end if !current_adapter?(:IBM_DBAdapter) && test_update_with_order_succeeds.call('id DESC') # The update below goes on successfully in DB2. assert !test_update_with_order_succeeds.call('id ASC') # test that this wasn't a fluke and using an incorrect order results in an exception else # test that we're failing because the current Arel's engine doesn't support UPDATE ORDER BY queries is using subselects instead assert_sql(/\AUPDATE .+ \(SELECT .* ORDER BY id DESC\)\Z/i) do test_update_with_order_succeeds.call('id DESC') end end end def test_update_all_with_order_and_limit_updates_subset_only author = authors(:david) assert_nothing_raised do assert_equal 1, author.posts_sorted_by_id_limited.size assert_equal 2, author.posts_sorted_by_id_limited.limit(2).to_a.size assert_equal 1, author.posts_sorted_by_id_limited.update_all([ "body = ?", "bulk update!" ]) assert_equal "bulk update!", posts(:welcome).body assert_not_equal "bulk update!", posts(:thinking).body end end end def test_update_many topic_data = { 1 => { "content" => "1 updated" }, 2 => { "content" => "2 updated" } } updated = Topic.update(topic_data.keys, topic_data.values) assert_equal 2, updated.size assert_equal "1 updated", Topic.find(1).content assert_equal "2 updated", Topic.find(2).content end def test_delete_all assert Topic.count > 0 assert_equal Topic.count, Topic.delete_all end def test_delete_all_with_joins_and_where_part_is_hash where_args = {:toys => {:name => 'Bone'}} count = Pet.joins(:toys).where(where_args).count assert_equal count, 1 assert_equal count, Pet.joins(:toys).where(where_args).delete_all end def test_delete_all_with_joins_and_where_part_is_not_hash where_args = ['toys.name = ?', 'Bone'] count = Pet.joins(:toys).where(where_args).count assert_equal count, 1 assert_equal count, Pet.joins(:toys).where(where_args).delete_all end def test_increment_attribute assert_equal 50, accounts(:signals37).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).increment! :credit_limit assert_equal 51, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).increment(:credit_limit).increment!(:credit_limit) assert_equal 53, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit end def test_increment_nil_attribute assert_nil topics(:first).parent_id topics(:first).increment! :parent_id assert_equal 1, topics(:first).parent_id end def test_increment_attribute_by assert_equal 50, accounts(:signals37).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).increment! :credit_limit, 5 assert_equal 55, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).increment(:credit_limit, 1).increment!(:credit_limit, 3) assert_equal 59, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit end def test_destroy_all conditions = "author_name = 'Mary'" topics_by_mary = Topic.all.merge!(:where => conditions, :order => 'id').to_a assert ! topics_by_mary.empty? assert_difference('Topic.count', -topics_by_mary.size) do destroyed = Topic.destroy_all(conditions).sort_by(&:id) assert_equal topics_by_mary, destroyed assert destroyed.all? { |topic| topic.frozen? }, "destroyed topics should be frozen" end end def test_destroy_many clients = Client.all.merge!(:order => 'id').find([2, 3]) assert_difference('Client.count', -2) do destroyed = Client.destroy([2, 3]).sort_by(&:id) assert_equal clients, destroyed assert destroyed.all? { |client| client.frozen? }, "destroyed clients should be frozen" end end def test_becomes assert_kind_of Reply, topics(:first).becomes(Reply) assert_equal "The First Topic", topics(:first).becomes(Reply).title end def test_becomes_includes_errors company = Company.new(:name => nil) assert !company.valid? original_errors = company.errors client = company.becomes(Client) assert_equal original_errors, client.errors end def test_dupd_becomes_persists_changes_from_the_original original = topics(:first) copy = original.dup.becomes(Reply) copy.save! assert_equal "The First Topic", Topic.find(copy.id).title end def test_becomes_includes_changed_attributes company = Company.new(name: "37signals") client = company.becomes(Client) assert_equal "37signals", client.name assert_equal %w{name}, client.changed end def test_delete_many original_count = Topic.count Topic.delete(deleting = [1, 2]) assert_equal original_count - deleting.size, Topic.count end def test_decrement_attribute assert_equal 50, accounts(:signals37).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).decrement!(:credit_limit) assert_equal 49, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).decrement(:credit_limit).decrement!(:credit_limit) assert_equal 47, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit end def test_decrement_attribute_by assert_equal 50, accounts(:signals37).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).decrement! :credit_limit, 5 assert_equal 45, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit accounts(:signals37).decrement(:credit_limit, 1).decrement!(:credit_limit, 3) assert_equal 41, accounts(:signals37, :reload).credit_limit end def test_create topic = Topic.new topic.title = "New Topic" topic.save topic_reloaded = Topic.find(topic.id) assert_equal("New Topic", topic_reloaded.title) end def test_save! topic = Topic.new(:title => "New Topic") assert topic.save! reply = WrongReply.new assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { reply.save! } end def test_save_null_string_attributes topic = Topic.find(1) topic.attributes = { "title" => "null", "author_name" => "null" } topic.save! topic.reload assert_equal("null", topic.title) assert_equal("null", topic.author_name) end def test_save_nil_string_attributes topic = Topic.find(1) topic.title = nil topic.save! topic.reload assert_nil topic.title end def test_save_for_record_with_only_primary_key minimalistic = Minimalistic.new assert_nothing_raised { minimalistic.save } end def test_save_for_record_with_only_primary_key_that_is_provided assert_nothing_raised { Minimalistic.create!(:id => 2) } end def test_save_with_duping_of_destroyed_object developer = Developer.first developer.destroy new_developer = developer.dup new_developer.save assert new_developer.persisted? assert_not new_developer.destroyed? end def test_create_many topics = Topic.create([ { "title" => "first" }, { "title" => "second" }]) assert_equal 2, topics.size assert_equal "first", topics.first.title end def test_create_columns_not_equal_attributes topic = Topic.instantiate( 'title' => 'Another New Topic', 'does_not_exist' => 'test' ) assert_nothing_raised { topic.save } end def test_create_through_factory_with_block topic = Topic.create("title" => "New Topic") do |t| t.author_name = "David" end assert_equal("New Topic", topic.title) assert_equal("David", topic.author_name) end def test_create_many_through_factory_with_block topics = Topic.create([ { "title" => "first" }, { "title" => "second" }]) do |t| t.author_name = "David" end assert_equal 2, topics.size topic1, topic2 = Topic.find(topics[0].id), Topic.find(topics[1].id) assert_equal "first", topic1.title assert_equal "David", topic1.author_name assert_equal "second", topic2.title assert_equal "David", topic2.author_name end def test_update_object topic = Topic.new topic.title = "Another New Topic" topic.written_on = "2003-12-12 23:23:00" topic.save topic_reloaded = Topic.find(topic.id) assert_equal("Another New Topic", topic_reloaded.title) topic_reloaded.title = "Updated topic" topic_reloaded.save topic_reloaded_again = Topic.find(topic.id) assert_equal("Updated topic", topic_reloaded_again.title) end def test_update_columns_not_equal_attributes topic = Topic.new topic.title = "Still another topic" topic.save topic_reloaded = Topic.instantiate(topic.attributes.merge('does_not_exist' => 'test')) topic_reloaded.title = 'A New Topic' assert_nothing_raised { topic_reloaded.save } end def test_update_for_record_with_only_primary_key minimalistic = minimalistics(:first) assert_nothing_raised { minimalistic.save } end def test_update_sti_type assert_instance_of Reply, topics(:second) topic = topics(:second).becomes!(Topic) assert_instance_of Topic, topic topic.save! assert_instance_of Topic, Topic.find(topic.id) end def test_preserve_original_sti_type reply = topics(:second) assert_equal "Reply", reply.type topic = reply.becomes(Topic) assert_equal "Reply", reply.type assert_instance_of Topic, topic assert_equal "Reply", topic.type end def test_update_sti_subclass_type assert_instance_of Topic, topics(:first) reply = topics(:first).becomes!(Reply) assert_instance_of Reply, reply reply.save! assert_instance_of Reply, Reply.find(reply.id) end def test_update_after_create klass = Class.new(Topic) do def self.name; 'Topic'; end after_create do update_attribute("author_name", "David") end end topic = klass.new topic.title = "Another New Topic" topic.save topic_reloaded = Topic.find(topic.id) assert_equal("Another New Topic", topic_reloaded.title) assert_equal("David", topic_reloaded.author_name) end def test_delete topic = Topic.find(1) assert_equal topic, topic.delete, 'topic.delete did not return self' assert topic.frozen?, 'topic not frozen after delete' assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Topic.find(topic.id) } end def test_delete_doesnt_run_callbacks Topic.find(1).delete assert_not_nil Topic.find(2) end def test_destroy topic = Topic.find(1) assert_equal topic, topic.destroy, 'topic.destroy did not return self' assert topic.frozen?, 'topic not frozen after destroy' assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Topic.find(topic.id) } end def test_destroy! topic = Topic.find(1) assert_equal topic, topic.destroy!, 'topic.destroy! did not return self' assert topic.frozen?, 'topic not frozen after destroy!' assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Topic.find(topic.id) } end def test_record_not_found_exception assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Topic.find(99999) } end def test_update_all assert_equal Topic.count, Topic.update_all("content = 'bulk updated!'") assert_equal "bulk updated!", Topic.find(1).content assert_equal "bulk updated!", Topic.find(2).content assert_equal Topic.count, Topic.update_all(['content = ?', 'bulk updated again!']) assert_equal "bulk updated again!", Topic.find(1).content assert_equal "bulk updated again!", Topic.find(2).content assert_equal Topic.count, Topic.update_all(['content = ?', nil]) assert_nil Topic.find(1).content end def test_update_all_with_hash assert_not_nil Topic.find(1).last_read assert_equal Topic.count, Topic.update_all(:content => 'bulk updated with hash!', :last_read => nil) assert_equal "bulk updated with hash!", Topic.find(1).content assert_equal "bulk updated with hash!", Topic.find(2).content assert_nil Topic.find(1).last_read assert_nil Topic.find(2).last_read end def test_update_all_with_non_standard_table_name assert_equal 1, WarehouseThing.where(id: 1).update_all(['value = ?', 0]) assert_equal 0, WarehouseThing.find(1).value end def test_delete_new_record client = Client.new client.delete assert client.frozen? end def test_delete_record_with_associations client = Client.find(3) client.delete assert client.frozen? assert_kind_of Firm, client.firm assert_raise(RuntimeError) { client.name = "something else" } end def test_destroy_new_record client = Client.new client.destroy assert client.frozen? end def test_destroy_record_with_associations client = Client.find(3) client.destroy assert client.frozen? assert_kind_of Firm, client.firm assert_raise(RuntimeError) { client.name = "something else" } end def test_update_attribute assert !Topic.find(1).approved? Topic.find(1).update_attribute("approved", true) assert Topic.find(1).approved? Topic.find(1).update_attribute(:approved, false) assert !Topic.find(1).approved? end def test_update_attribute_for_readonly_attribute minivan = Minivan.find('m1') assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { minivan.update_attribute(:color, 'black') } end def test_update_attribute_with_one_updated t = Topic.first t.update_attribute(:title, 'super_title') assert_equal 'super_title', t.title assert !t.changed?, "topic should not have changed" assert !t.title_changed?, "title should not have changed" assert_nil t.title_change, 'title change should be nil' t.reload assert_equal 'super_title', t.title end def test_update_attribute_for_updated_at_on developer = Developer.find(1) prev_month = Time.now.prev_month.change(usec: 0) developer.update_attribute(:updated_at, prev_month) assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at developer.update_attribute(:salary, 80001) assert_not_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at developer.reload assert_not_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at end def test_update_column topic = Topic.find(1) topic.update_column("approved", true) assert topic.approved? topic.reload assert topic.approved? topic.update_column(:approved, false) assert !topic.approved? topic.reload assert !topic.approved? end def test_update_column_should_not_use_setter_method dev = Developer.find(1) dev.instance_eval { def salary=(value); write_attribute(:salary, value * 2); end } dev.update_column(:salary, 80000) assert_equal 80000, dev.salary dev.reload assert_equal 80000, dev.salary end def test_update_column_should_raise_exception_if_new_record topic = Topic.new assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { topic.update_column("approved", false) } end def test_update_column_should_not_leave_the_object_dirty topic = Topic.find(1) topic.update_column("content", "--- Have a nice day\n...\n") topic.reload topic.update_column(:content, "--- You too\n...\n") assert_equal [], topic.changed topic.reload topic.update_column("content", "--- Have a nice day\n...\n") assert_equal [], topic.changed end def test_update_column_with_model_having_primary_key_other_than_id minivan = Minivan.find('m1') new_name = 'sebavan' minivan.update_column(:name, new_name) assert_equal new_name, minivan.name end def test_update_column_for_readonly_attribute minivan = Minivan.find('m1') prev_color = minivan.color assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { minivan.update_column(:color, 'black') } assert_equal prev_color, minivan.color end def test_update_column_should_not_modify_updated_at developer = Developer.find(1) prev_month = Time.now.prev_month.change(usec: 0) developer.update_column(:updated_at, prev_month) assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at developer.update_column(:salary, 80001) assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at developer.reload assert_equal prev_month.to_i, developer.updated_at.to_i end def test_update_column_with_one_changed_and_one_updated t = Topic.order('id').limit(1).first author_name = t.author_name t.author_name = 'John' t.update_column(:title, 'super_title') assert_equal 'John', t.author_name assert_equal 'super_title', t.title assert t.changed?, "topic should have changed" assert t.author_name_changed?, "author_name should have changed" t.reload assert_equal author_name, t.author_name assert_equal 'super_title', t.title end def test_update_column_with_default_scope developer = DeveloperCalledDavid.first developer.name = 'John' developer.save! assert developer.update_column(:name, 'Will'), 'did not update record due to default scope' end def test_update_columns topic = Topic.find(1) topic.update_columns({ "approved" => true, title: "Sebastian Topic" }) assert topic.approved? assert_equal "Sebastian Topic", topic.title topic.reload assert topic.approved? assert_equal "Sebastian Topic", topic.title end def test_update_columns_should_not_use_setter_method dev = Developer.find(1) dev.instance_eval { def salary=(value); write_attribute(:salary, value * 2); end } dev.update_columns(salary: 80000) assert_equal 80000, dev.salary dev.reload assert_equal 80000, dev.salary end def test_update_columns_should_raise_exception_if_new_record topic = Topic.new assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { topic.update_columns({ approved: false }) } end def test_update_columns_should_not_leave_the_object_dirty topic = Topic.find(1) topic.update({ "content" => "--- Have a nice day\n...\n", :author_name => "Jose" }) topic.reload topic.update_columns({ content: "--- You too\n...\n", "author_name" => "Sebastian" }) assert_equal [], topic.changed topic.reload topic.update_columns({ content: "--- Have a nice day\n...\n", author_name: "Jose" }) assert_equal [], topic.changed end def test_update_columns_with_model_having_primary_key_other_than_id minivan = Minivan.find('m1') new_name = 'sebavan' minivan.update_columns(name: new_name) assert_equal new_name, minivan.name end def test_update_columns_with_one_readonly_attribute minivan = Minivan.find('m1') prev_color = minivan.color prev_name = minivan.name assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { minivan.update_columns({ name: "My old minivan", color: 'black' }) } assert_equal prev_color, minivan.color assert_equal prev_name, minivan.name minivan.reload assert_equal prev_color, minivan.color assert_equal prev_name, minivan.name end def test_update_columns_should_not_modify_updated_at developer = Developer.find(1) prev_month = Time.now.prev_month.change(usec: 0) developer.update_columns(updated_at: prev_month) assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at developer.update_columns(salary: 80000) assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at assert_equal 80000, developer.salary developer.reload assert_equal prev_month.to_i, developer.updated_at.to_i assert_equal 80000, developer.salary end def test_update_columns_with_one_changed_and_one_updated t = Topic.order('id').limit(1).first author_name = t.author_name t.author_name = 'John' t.update_columns(title: 'super_title') assert_equal 'John', t.author_name assert_equal 'super_title', t.title assert t.changed?, "topic should have changed" assert t.author_name_changed?, "author_name should have changed" t.reload assert_equal author_name, t.author_name assert_equal 'super_title', t.title end def test_update_columns_changing_id topic = Topic.find(1) topic.update_columns(id: 123) assert_equal 123, topic.id topic.reload assert_equal 123, topic.id end def test_update_columns_returns_boolean topic = Topic.find(1) assert_equal true, topic.update_columns(title: "New title") end def test_update_columns_with_default_scope developer = DeveloperCalledDavid.first developer.name = 'John' developer.save! assert developer.update_columns(name: 'Will'), 'did not update record due to default scope' end def test_update topic = Topic.find(1) assert !topic.approved? assert_equal "The First Topic", topic.title topic.update("approved" => true, "title" => "The First Topic Updated") topic.reload assert topic.approved? assert_equal "The First Topic Updated", topic.title topic.update(approved: false, title: "The First Topic") topic.reload assert !topic.approved? assert_equal "The First Topic", topic.title end def test_update_attributes topic = Topic.find(1) assert !topic.approved? assert_equal "The First Topic", topic.title topic.update_attributes("approved" => true, "title" => "The First Topic Updated") topic.reload assert topic.approved? assert_equal "The First Topic Updated", topic.title topic.update_attributes(approved: false, title: "The First Topic") topic.reload assert !topic.approved? assert_equal "The First Topic", topic.title assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique, ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid) do topic.update_attributes(id: 3, title: "Hm is it possible?") end assert_not_equal "Hm is it possible?", Topic.find(3).title topic.update_attributes(id: 1234) assert_nothing_raised { topic.reload } assert_equal topic.title, Topic.find(1234).title end def test_update_attributes_parameters topic = Topic.find(1) assert_nothing_raised do topic.update_attributes({}) end assert_raises(ArgumentError) do topic.update_attributes(nil) end end def test_update! Reply.validates_presence_of(:title) reply = Reply.find(2) assert_equal "The Second Topic of the day", reply.title assert_equal "Have a nice day", reply.content reply.update!("title" => "The Second Topic of the day updated", "content" => "Have a nice evening") reply.reload assert_equal "The Second Topic of the day updated", reply.title assert_equal "Have a nice evening", reply.content reply.update!(title: "The Second Topic of the day", content: "Have a nice day") reply.reload assert_equal "The Second Topic of the day", reply.title assert_equal "Have a nice day", reply.content assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { reply.update!(title: nil, content: "Have a nice evening") } ensure Reply.clear_validators! end def test_update_attributes! Reply.validates_presence_of(:title) reply = Reply.find(2) assert_equal "The Second Topic of the day", reply.title assert_equal "Have a nice day", reply.content reply.update_attributes!("title" => "The Second Topic of the day updated", "content" => "Have a nice evening") reply.reload assert_equal "The Second Topic of the day updated", reply.title assert_equal "Have a nice evening", reply.content reply.update_attributes!(title: "The Second Topic of the day", content: "Have a nice day") reply.reload assert_equal "The Second Topic of the day", reply.title assert_equal "Have a nice day", reply.content assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { reply.update_attributes!(title: nil, content: "Have a nice evening") } ensure Reply.clear_validators! end def test_destroyed_returns_boolean developer = Developer.first assert_equal false, developer.destroyed? developer.destroy assert_equal true, developer.destroyed? developer = Developer.last assert_equal false, developer.destroyed? developer.delete assert_equal true, developer.destroyed? end def test_persisted_returns_boolean developer = Developer.new(:name => "Jose") assert_equal false, developer.persisted? developer.save! assert_equal true, developer.persisted? developer = Developer.first assert_equal true, developer.persisted? developer.destroy assert_equal false, developer.persisted? developer = Developer.last assert_equal true, developer.persisted? developer.delete assert_equal false, developer.persisted? end def test_class_level_destroy should_be_destroyed_reply = Reply.create("title" => "hello", "content" => "world") Topic.find(1).replies << should_be_destroyed_reply Topic.destroy(1) assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Topic.find(1) } assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Reply.find(should_be_destroyed_reply.id) } end def test_class_level_delete should_be_destroyed_reply = Reply.create("title" => "hello", "content" => "world") Topic.find(1).replies << should_be_destroyed_reply Topic.delete(1) assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) { Topic.find(1) } assert_nothing_raised { Reply.find(should_be_destroyed_reply.id) } end def test_create_with_custom_timestamps custom_datetime = 1.hour.ago.beginning_of_day %w(created_at created_on updated_at updated_on).each do |attribute| parrot = LiveParrot.create(:name => "colombian", attribute => custom_datetime) assert_equal custom_datetime, parrot[attribute] end end def test_persist_inherited_class_with_different_table_name minimalistic_aircrafts = Class.new(Minimalistic) do self.table_name = "aircraft" end assert_difference "Aircraft.count", 1 do aircraft = minimalistic_aircrafts.create(name: "Wright Flyer") aircraft.name = "Wright Glider" aircraft.save end assert_equal "Wright Glider", Aircraft.last.name end def test_instantiate_creates_a_new_instance post = Post.instantiate("title" => "appropriate documentation", "type" => "SpecialPost") assert_equal "appropriate documentation", post.title assert_instance_of SpecialPost, post # body was not initialized assert_raises ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError do post.body end end def test_reload_removes_custom_selects post = Post.select('posts.*, 1 as wibble').last! assert_equal 1, post[:wibble] assert_nil post.reload[:wibble] end def test_find_via_reload post = Post.new assert post.new_record? post.id = 1 post.reload assert_equal "Welcome to the weblog", post.title assert_not post.new_record? end def test_reload_via_querycache ActiveRecord::Base.connection.enable_query_cache! ActiveRecord::Base.connection.clear_query_cache assert ActiveRecord::Base.connection.query_cache_enabled, 'cache should be on' parrot = Parrot.create(:name => 'Shane') # populate the cache with the SELECT result found_parrot = Parrot.find(parrot.id) assert_equal parrot.id, found_parrot.id # Manually update the 'name' attribute in the DB directly assert_equal 1, ActiveRecord::Base.connection.query_cache.length ActiveRecord::Base.uncached do found_parrot.name = 'Mary' found_parrot.save end # Now reload, and verify that it gets the DB version, and not the querycache version found_parrot.reload assert_equal 'Mary', found_parrot.name found_parrot = Parrot.find(parrot.id) assert_equal 'Mary', found_parrot.name ensure ActiveRecord::Base.connection.disable_query_cache! end end