module Factory # Build actions for the model def self.build(model, &block) name = model.to_s.underscore define_method("#{name}_attributes", block) define_method("valid_#{name}_attributes") {|*args| valid_attributes_for(model, *args)} define_method("new_#{name}") {|*args| new_record(model, *args)} define_method("create_#{name}") {|*args| create_record(model, *args)} end # Get valid attributes for the model def valid_attributes_for(model, attributes = {}) name = model.to_s.underscore send("#{name}_attributes", attributes) attributes end # Build an unsaved record def new_record(model, *args) model.new(valid_attributes_for(model, *args)) end # Build and save/reload a record def create_record(model, *args) record = new_record(model, *args) record.save! record.reload record end build Email do |attributes| attributes[:sender] = create_user unless attributes.include?(:sender) attributes.reverse_merge!( :subject => 'New features', :body => 'Lots of new things to talk about... come to the meeting tonight to find out!' ) end build EmailAddress do |attributes| attributes.reverse_merge!( :name => 'John Smith', :spec => 'john.smith@gmail.com' ) end build MessageRecipient do |attributes| attributes[:message] = create_message unless attributes.include?(:message) attributes[:receiver] = create_user(:login => 'me') unless attributes.include?(:receiver) attributes.reverse_merge!( :kind => 'to' ) end end