Factory.define :post do |p| p.sequence(:text) { |n| "Post #{ n }" } p.author_id { Factory(:friend).receiver.id } p.owner_id { |q| Actor.find(q.author_id).received_ties.first.sender.id } p.user_author_id { |q| q.author_id } end Factory.define :public_post, :parent => :post do |p| p.owner_id { |q| q.author_id } p._relation_ids { |q| Array(q.author.relation_public.id) } end