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  2. data/CONTRIBUTING.md +52 -13
  3. data/GETTING_STARTED.md +432 -65
  4. data/NEWS.md +23 -2
  5. data/README.md +2 -8
  6. data/lib/factory_bot.rb +19 -53
  7. data/lib/factory_bot/aliases.rb +3 -3
  8. data/lib/factory_bot/attribute/association.rb +2 -2
  9. data/lib/factory_bot/attribute/dynamic.rb +1 -1
  10. data/lib/factory_bot/attribute_assigner.rb +9 -10
  11. data/lib/factory_bot/attribute_list.rb +1 -1
  12. data/lib/factory_bot/callback.rb +2 -10
  13. data/lib/factory_bot/configuration.rb +7 -7
  14. data/lib/factory_bot/declaration.rb +1 -1
  15. data/lib/factory_bot/declaration/association.rb +23 -6
  16. data/lib/factory_bot/declaration_list.rb +2 -2
  17. data/lib/factory_bot/decorator.rb +18 -6
  18. data/lib/factory_bot/decorator/invocation_tracker.rb +10 -3
  19. data/lib/factory_bot/definition.rb +46 -15
  20. data/lib/factory_bot/definition_proxy.rb +63 -5
  21. data/lib/factory_bot/enum.rb +27 -0
  22. data/lib/factory_bot/evaluator.rb +19 -11
  23. data/lib/factory_bot/evaluator_class_definer.rb +1 -1
  24. data/lib/factory_bot/factory.rb +12 -12
  25. data/lib/factory_bot/factory_runner.rb +3 -3
  26. data/lib/factory_bot/find_definitions.rb +1 -1
  27. data/lib/factory_bot/internal.rb +12 -25
  28. data/lib/factory_bot/linter.rb +8 -12
  29. data/lib/factory_bot/null_factory.rb +11 -5
  30. data/lib/factory_bot/null_object.rb +2 -6
  31. data/lib/factory_bot/registry.rb +2 -2
  32. data/lib/factory_bot/reload.rb +0 -1
  33. data/lib/factory_bot/sequence.rb +5 -5
  34. data/lib/factory_bot/strategy/null.rb +4 -2
  35. data/lib/factory_bot/strategy/stub.rb +6 -2
  36. data/lib/factory_bot/syntax/default.rb +6 -6
  37. data/lib/factory_bot/trait.rb +1 -1
  38. data/lib/factory_bot/version.rb +1 -1
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  ## Submitting a Pull Request
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  1. [Fork][fork] the [official repository][repo].
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+ ### Notes
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+ ## Running the test suite
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+ ## Formatting
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  Getting Started
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  ===============
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- Update Your Gemfile
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+ * [Setup](#setup)
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+ + [Update Your Gemfile](#update-your-gemfile)
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+ + [Configure your test suite](#configure-your-test-suite)
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+ - [RSpec](#rspec)
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+ - [Test::Unit](#testunit)
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+ - [Cucumber](#cucumber)
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+ - [Spinach](#spinach)
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+ - [Minitest](#minitest)
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+ - [Minitest::Spec](#minitestspec)
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+ - [minitest-rails](#minitest-rails)
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+ * [Defining factories](#defining-factories)
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+ + [Factory name and attributes](#factory-name-and-attributes)
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+ + [Specifying the class explicitly](#specifying-the-class-explicitly)
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+ + [Hash attributes](#hash-attributes)
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+ + [Best practices](#best-practices)
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+ + [Definition file paths](#definition-file-paths)
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+ + [Static Attributes](#static-attributes)
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+ * [Using factories](#using-factories)
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+ + [Build strategies](#build-strategies)
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+ + [Attribute overrides](#attribute-overrides)
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+ + [`build_stubbed` and `Marshal.dump`](#build_stubbed-and-marshaldump)
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+ * [Aliases](#aliases)
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+ * [Dependent Attributes](#dependent-attributes)
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+ * [Transient Attributes](#transient-attributes)
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+ + [With other attributes](#with-other-attributes)
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+ + [With `attributes_for`](#with-attributes_for)
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+ + [With callbacks](#with-callbacks)
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+ + [With associations](#with-associations)
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+ * [Method Name / Reserved Word Attributes](#method-name--reserved-word-attributes)
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+ * [Inheritance](#inheritance)
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+ + [Nested factories](#nested-factories)
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+ + [Assigning parent explicitly](#assigning-parent-explicitly)
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+ + [Best practices](#best-practices-1)
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+ * [Associations](#associations)
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+ + [Implicit definition](#implicit-definition)
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+ + [Explicit definition](#explicit-definition)
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+ + [Specifying the factory](#specifying-the-factory)
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+ + [Overriding attributes](#overriding-attributes)
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+ + [Build strategies](#build-strategies-1)
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+ + [`has_many` associations](#has_many-associations)
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+ + [`has_and_belongs_to_many` associations](#has_and_belongs_to_many-associations)
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+ + [Polymorphic associations](#polymorphic-associations)
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+ * [Sequences](#sequences)
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+ + [Global sequences](#global-sequences)
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+ + [With dynamic attributes](#with-dynamic-attributes)
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+ + [As implicit attributes](#as-implicit-attributes)
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+ + [Rewinding](#rewinding)
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+ * [Traits](#traits)
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+ + [Defining traits](#defining-traits)
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+ + [Attribute precedence](#attribute-precedence)
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+ + [In child factories](#in-child-factories)
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+ + [Using traits](#using-traits)
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  end
263
395
 
396
+ create(:user).name
397
+ #=> "John Doe"
398
+
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  create(:user, upcased: true).name
265
- #=> "JOHN DOE - ROCKSTAR"
400
+ #=> "JOHN DOE"
266
401
  ```
267
402
 
268
- Transient attributes will be ignored within attributes\_for and won't be
269
- set on the model,
270
- even if the attribute exists or you attempt to override it.
403
+ ### With associations
271
404
 
272
- Within factory_bot's dynamic attributes, you can access transient attributes as
273
- you would expect. If you need to access the evaluator in a factory_bot callback,
274
- you'll need to declare a second block argument (for the evaluator) and access
275
- transient attributes from there.
405
+ Transient [associations](#associations) are not supported in factory\_bot.
406
+ Associations within the transient block will be treated as regular,
407
+ non-transient associations.
408
+
409
+ If needed, you can generally work around this by building a factory within a
410
+ transient attribute:
411
+
412
+ ```ruby
413
+ factory :post
414
+
415
+ factory :user do
416
+ transient do
417
+ post { build(:post) }
418
+ end
419
+ end
420
+ ```
276
421
 
277
422
  Method Name / Reserved Word Attributes
278
423
  -------------------------------
@@ -293,7 +438,10 @@ end
293
438
  Inheritance
294
439
  -----------
295
440
 
296
- You can easily create multiple factories for the same class without repeating common attributes by nesting factories:
441
+ ### Nested factories
442
+
443
+ You can easily create multiple factories for the same class without repeating
444
+ common attributes by nesting factories:
297
445
 
298
446
  ```ruby
299
447
  factory :post do
@@ -309,6 +457,8 @@ approved_post.title # => "A title"
309
457
  approved_post.approved # => true
310
458
  ```
311
459
 
460
+ ### Assigning parent explicitly
461
+
312
462
  You can also assign the parent explicitly:
313
463
 
314
464
  ```ruby
@@ -321,6 +471,8 @@ factory :approved_post, parent: :post do
321
471
  end
322
472
  ```
323
473
 
474
+ ### Best practices
475
+
324
476
  As mentioned above, it's good practice to define a basic factory for each class
325
477
  with only the attributes required to create it. Then, create more specific
326
478
  factories that inherit from this basic parent. Factory definitions are still
@@ -329,7 +481,10 @@ code, so keep them DRY.
329
481
  Associations
330
482
  ------------
331
483
 
332
- It's possible to set up associations within factories. If the factory name is the same as the association name, the factory name can be left out.
484
+ ### Implicit definition
485
+
486
+ It's possible to set up associations within factories. If the factory name is
487
+ the same as the association name, the factory name can be left out.
333
488
 
334
489
  ```ruby
335
490
  factory :post do
@@ -338,15 +493,66 @@ factory :post do
338
493
  end
339
494
  ```
340
495
 
341
- You can also specify a different factory or override attributes:
496
+ ### Explicit definition
497
+
498
+ You can define associations explicitly. This can be handy especially when
499
+ [Overriding attributes](#overriding-attributes)
500
+
501
+ ```ruby
502
+ factory :post do
503
+ # ...
504
+ association :author
505
+ end
506
+ ```
507
+
508
+ ### Specifying the factory
509
+
510
+ You can specify a different factory (although [Aliases](#aliases) might also
511
+ help you out here).
512
+
513
+ Implicitly:
514
+
515
+ ```ruby
516
+ factory :post do
517
+ # ...
518
+ author factory: :user
519
+ end
520
+ ```
521
+
522
+ Explicitly:
523
+
524
+ ```ruby
525
+ factory :post do
526
+ # ...
527
+ association :author, factory: :user
528
+ end
529
+ ```
530
+
531
+ ### Overriding attributes
532
+
533
+ You can also override attributes.
534
+
535
+ Implicitly:
536
+
537
+ ```ruby
538
+ factory :post do
539
+ # ...
540
+ author factory: :author, last_name: "Writely"
541
+ end
542
+ ```
543
+
544
+ Explicitly:
545
+
342
546
 
343
547
  ```ruby
344
548
  factory :post do
345
549
  # ...
346
- association :author, factory: :user, last_name: "Writely"
550
+ association :author, last_name: "Writely"
347
551
  end
348
552
  ```
349
553
 
554
+ ### Build strategies
555
+
350
556
  In factory\_bot 5, associations default to using the same build strategy as
351
557
  their parent object:
352
558
 
@@ -412,6 +618,8 @@ factory :post do
412
618
  author strategy: :build # <<< this does *not* work; causes author_id to be nil
413
619
  ```
414
620
 
621
+ ### `has_many` associations
622
+
415
623
  Generating data for a `has_many` relationship is a bit more involved,
416
624
  depending on the amount of flexibility desired, but here's a surefire example
417
625
  of generating associated data.
@@ -457,6 +665,8 @@ create(:user_with_posts).posts.length # 5
457
665
  create(:user_with_posts, posts_count: 15).posts.length # 15
458
666
  ```
459
667
 
668
+ ### `has_and_belongs_to_many` associations
669
+
460
670
  Generating data for a `has_and_belongs_to_many` relationship is very similar
461
671
  to the above `has_many` relationship, with a small change, you need to pass an
462
672
  array of objects to the model's pluralized attribute name rather than a single
@@ -508,6 +718,8 @@ create(:profile_with_languages).languages.length # 5
508
718
  create(:profile_with_languages, languages_count: 15).languages.length # 15
509
719
  ```
510
720
 
721
+ ### Polymorphic associations
722
+
511
723
  Polymorphic associations can be handled with traits:
512
724
 
513
725
  ```ruby
@@ -541,6 +753,8 @@ create(:comment, :for_photo)
541
753
  Sequences
542
754
  ---------
543
755
 
756
+ ### Global sequences
757
+
544
758
  Unique values in a specific format (for example, e-mail addresses) can be
545
759
  generated using sequences. Sequences are defined by calling `sequence` in a
546
760
  definition block, and values in a sequence are generated by calling
@@ -561,6 +775,8 @@ generate :email
561
775
  # => "person2@example.com"
562
776
  ```
563
777
 
778
+ ### With dynamic attributes
779
+
564
780
  Sequences can be used in dynamic attributes:
565
781
 
566
782
  ```ruby
@@ -569,6 +785,8 @@ factory :invite do
569
785
  end
570
786
  ```
571
787
 
788
+ ### As implicit attributes
789
+
572
790
  Or as implicit attributes:
573
791
 
574
792
  ```ruby
@@ -580,6 +798,8 @@ end
580
798
  Note that defining sequences as implicit attributes will not work if you have a
581
799
  factory with the same name as the sequence.
582
800
 
801
+ ### Inline sequences
802
+
583
803
  And it's also possible to define an in-line sequence that is only used in
584
804
  a particular factory:
585
805
 
@@ -589,7 +809,10 @@ factory :user do
589
809
  end
590
810
  ```
591
811
 
592
- You can also override the initial value:
812
+ ### Initial value
813
+
814
+ You can override the initial value. Any value that response to the `#next`
815
+ method will work (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 'a', 'b', 'c')
593
816
 
594
817
  ```ruby
595
818
  factory :user do
@@ -597,6 +820,8 @@ factory :user do
597
820
  end
598
821
  ```
599
822
 
823
+ ### Without a block
824
+
600
825
  Without a block, the value will increment itself, starting at its initial value:
601
826
 
602
827
  ```ruby
@@ -605,6 +830,8 @@ factory :post do
605
830
  end
606
831
  ```
607
832
 
833
+ ### Aliases
834
+
608
835
  Sequences can also have aliases. The sequence aliases share the same counter:
609
836
 
610
837
  ```ruby
@@ -634,6 +861,8 @@ end
634
861
 
635
862
  The value just needs to support the `#next` method. Here the next value will be 'a', then 'b', etc.
636
863
 
864
+ ### Rewinding
865
+
637
866
  Sequences can also be rewound with `FactoryBot.rewind_sequences`:
638
867
 
639
868
  ```ruby
@@ -650,9 +879,27 @@ generate(:email) # "person1@example.com"
650
879
 
651
880
  This rewinds all registered sequences.
652
881
 
882
+ ### Uniqueness
883
+
884
+ When working with uniqueness constraints, be careful not to pass in override values that will conflict with the generated sequence values.
885
+
886
+ In this example the email will be the same for both users. If email must be unique, this code will error:
887
+
888
+ ```rb
889
+ factory :user do
890
+ sequence(:email) { |n| "person#{n}@example.com" }
891
+ end
892
+
893
+ FactoryBot.create(:user, email: "person1@example.com")
894
+ FactoryBot.create(:user)
895
+ ```
896
+
897
+
653
898
  Traits
654
899
  ------
655
900
 
901
+ ### Defining traits
902
+
656
903
  Traits allow you to group attributes together and then apply them
657
904
  to any factory.
658
905
 
@@ -688,6 +935,8 @@ factory :story do
688
935
  end
689
936
  ```
690
937
 
938
+ ### As implicit attributes
939
+
691
940
  Traits can be used as implicit attributes:
692
941
 
693
942
  ```ruby
@@ -701,6 +950,8 @@ end
701
950
  Note that defining traits as implicit attributes will not work if you have a
702
951
  factory or sequence with the same name as the trait.
703
952
 
953
+ ### Attribute precedence
954
+
704
955
  Traits that define the same attributes won't raise AttributeDefinitionErrors;
705
956
  the trait that defines the attribute latest gets precedence.
706
957
 
@@ -731,7 +982,9 @@ factory :user do
731
982
  end
732
983
  ```
733
984
 
734
- You can also override individual attributes granted by a trait in subclasses.
985
+ ### In child factories
986
+
987
+ You can override individual attributes granted by a trait in a child factory:
735
988
 
736
989
  ```ruby
737
990
  factory :user do
@@ -751,7 +1004,10 @@ factory :user do
751
1004
  end
752
1005
  ```
753
1006
 
754
- Traits can also be passed in as a list of symbols when you construct an instance from factory_bot.
1007
+ ### Using traits
1008
+
1009
+ Traits can also be passed in as a list of symbols when you construct an instance
1010
+ from factory\_bot.
755
1011
 
756
1012
  ```ruby
757
1013
  factory :user do
@@ -790,6 +1046,8 @@ end
790
1046
  create_list(:user, 3, :admin, :male, name: "Jon Snow")
791
1047
  ```
792
1048
 
1049
+ ### With associations
1050
+
793
1051
  Traits can be used with associations easily too:
794
1052
 
795
1053
  ```ruby
@@ -830,6 +1088,8 @@ end
830
1088
  create(:post).author
831
1089
  ```
832
1090
 
1091
+ ### Traits within traits
1092
+
833
1093
  Traits can be used within other traits to mix in their attributes.
834
1094
 
835
1095
  ```ruby
@@ -845,6 +1105,8 @@ factory :order do
845
1105
  end
846
1106
  ```
847
1107
 
1108
+ ### With transient attributes
1109
+
848
1110
  Finally, traits can accept transient attributes.
849
1111
 
850
1112
  ```ruby
@@ -863,9 +1125,103 @@ end
863
1125
  create :invoice, :with_amount, amount: 2
864
1126
  ```
865
1127
 
1128
+ ### Enum traits
1129
+
1130
+ Given an Active Record model with an enum attribute:
1131
+
1132
+ ```rb
1133
+ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
1134
+ enum status: {queued: 0, started: 1, finished: 2}
1135
+ end
1136
+
1137
+ ```
1138
+
1139
+ factory\_bot will automatically define traits for each possible value of the
1140
+ enum:
1141
+
1142
+ ```rb
1143
+ FactoryBot.define do
1144
+ factory :task
1145
+ end
1146
+
1147
+ FactoryBot.build(:task, :queued)
1148
+ FactoryBot.build(:task, :started)
1149
+ FactoryBot.build(:task, :finished)
1150
+ ```
1151
+
1152
+ Writing the traits out manually would be cumbersome, and is not necessary:
1153
+
1154
+ ```rb
1155
+ FactoryBot.define do
1156
+ factory :task do
1157
+ trait :queued do
1158
+ status { :queued }
1159
+ end
1160
+
1161
+ trait :started do
1162
+ status { :started }
1163
+ end
1164
+
1165
+ trait :finished do
1166
+ status { :finished }
1167
+ end
1168
+ end
1169
+ end
1170
+ ```
1171
+
1172
+ If automatically defining traits for enum attributes on every factory is not
1173
+ desired, it is possible to disable the feature by setting
1174
+ `FactoryBot.automatically_define_enum_traits = false`
1175
+
1176
+ In that case, it is still possible to explicitly define traits for an enum
1177
+ attribute in a particular factory:
1178
+
1179
+ ```rb
1180
+ FactoryBot.automatically_define_enum_traits = false
1181
+
1182
+ FactoryBot.define do
1183
+ factory :task do
1184
+ traits_for_enum(:status)
1185
+ end
1186
+ end
1187
+ ```
1188
+
1189
+ It is also possible to use this feature for other enumerable values, not
1190
+ specifically tied to Active Record enum attributes.
1191
+
1192
+ With an array:
1193
+
1194
+ ```rb
1195
+ class Task
1196
+ attr_accessor :status
1197
+ end
1198
+
1199
+ FactoryBot.define do
1200
+ factory :task do
1201
+ traits_for_enum(:status, ["queued", "started", "finished"])
1202
+ end
1203
+ end
1204
+ ```
1205
+
1206
+ Or with a hash:
1207
+
1208
+ ```rb
1209
+ class Task
1210
+ attr_accessor :status
1211
+ end
1212
+
1213
+ FactoryBot.define do
1214
+ factory :task do
1215
+ traits_for_enum(:status, { queued: 0, started: 1, finished: 2 })
1216
+ end
1217
+ end
1218
+ ```
1219
+
866
1220
  Callbacks
867
1221
  ---------
868
1222
 
1223
+ ### Default callbacks
1224
+
869
1225
  factory\_bot makes available four callbacks for injecting some code:
870
1226
 
871
1227
  * after(:build) - called after a factory is built (via `FactoryBot.build`, `FactoryBot.create`)
@@ -884,6 +1240,8 @@ end
884
1240
 
885
1241
  Note that you'll have an instance of the user in the block. This can be useful.
886
1242
 
1243
+ ### Multiple callbacks
1244
+
887
1245
  You can also define multiple types of callbacks on the same factory:
888
1246
 
889
1247
  ```ruby
@@ -893,7 +1251,8 @@ factory :user do
893
1251
  end
894
1252
  ```
895
1253
 
896
- Factories can also define any number of the same kind of callback. These callbacks will be executed in the order they are specified:
1254
+ Factories can also define any number of the same kind of callback. These
1255
+ callbacks will be executed in the order they are specified:
897
1256
 
898
1257
  ```ruby
899
1258
  factory :user do
@@ -904,9 +1263,12 @@ end
904
1263
 
905
1264
  Calling `create` will invoke both `after_build` and `after_create` callbacks.
906
1265
 
907
- Also, like standard attributes, child factories will inherit (and can also define) callbacks from their parent factory.
1266
+ Also, like standard attributes, child factories will inherit (and can also
1267
+ define) callbacks from their parent factory.
908
1268
 
909
- Multiple callbacks can be assigned to run a block; this is useful when building various strategies that run the same code (since there are no callbacks that are shared across all strategies).
1269
+ Multiple callbacks can be assigned to run a block; this is useful when building
1270
+ various strategies that run the same code (since there are no callbacks that are
1271
+ shared across all strategies).
910
1272
 
911
1273
  ```ruby
912
1274
  factory :user do
@@ -916,6 +1278,8 @@ factory :user do
916
1278
  end
917
1279
  ```
918
1280
 
1281
+ ### Global callbacks
1282
+
919
1283
  To override callbacks for all factories, define them within the
920
1284
  `FactoryBot.define` block:
921
1285
 
@@ -930,7 +1294,9 @@ FactoryBot.define do
930
1294
  end
931
1295
  ```
932
1296
 
933
- You can also call callbacks that rely on `Symbol#to_proc`:
1297
+ ### Symbol#to_proc
1298
+
1299
+ You can call callbacks that rely on `Symbol#to_proc`:
934
1300
 
935
1301
  ```ruby
936
1302
  # app/models/user.rb
@@ -953,8 +1319,9 @@ create(:user) # creates the user and confirms it
953
1319
  Modifying factories
954
1320
  -------------------
955
1321
 
956
- If you're given a set of factories (say, from a gem developer) but want to change them to fit into your application better, you can
957
- modify that factory instead of creating a child factory and adding attributes there.
1322
+ If you're given a set of factories (say, from a gem developer) but want to
1323
+ change them to fit into your application better, you can modify that factory
1324
+ instead of creating a child factory and adding attributes there.
958
1325
 
959
1326
  If a gem were to give you a User factory:
960
1327
 
@@ -1048,7 +1415,7 @@ users_attrs = attributes_for_list(:user, 25) # array of attribute hashes
1048
1415
  Linting Factories
1049
1416
  -----------------
1050
1417
 
1051
- factory_bot allows for linting known factories:
1418
+ factory\_bot allows for linting known factories:
1052
1419
 
1053
1420
  ```ruby
1054
1421
  FactoryBot.lint
@@ -1134,7 +1501,7 @@ FactoryBot.lint verbose: true
1134
1501
  Custom Construction
1135
1502
  -------------------
1136
1503
 
1137
- If you want to use factory_bot to construct an object where some attributes
1504
+ If you want to use factory\_bot to construct an object where some attributes
1138
1505
  are passed to `initialize` or if you want to do something other than simply
1139
1506
  calling `new` on your build class, you can override the default behavior by
1140
1507
  defining `initialize_with` on your factory. Example:
@@ -1162,7 +1529,7 @@ end
1162
1529
  build(:user).name # Jane Doe
1163
1530
  ```
1164
1531
 
1165
- Although factory_bot is written to work with ActiveRecord out of the box, it
1532
+ Although factory\_bot is written to work with ActiveRecord out of the box, it
1166
1533
  can also work with any Ruby class. For maximum compatibility with ActiveRecord,
1167
1534
  the default initializer builds all instances by calling `new` on your build class
1168
1535
  without any arguments. It then calls attribute writer methods to assign all the
@@ -1173,7 +1540,7 @@ You can override the initializer in order to:
1173
1540
 
1174
1541
  * Build non-ActiveRecord objects that require arguments to `initialize`
1175
1542
  * Use a method other than `new` to instantiate the instance
1176
- * Do crazy things like decorate the instance after it's built
1543
+ * Do wild things like decorate the instance after it's built
1177
1544
 
1178
1545
  When using `initialize_with`, you don't have to declare the class itself when
1179
1546
  calling `new`; however, any other class methods you want to call will have to
@@ -1235,7 +1602,7 @@ build(:user)
1235
1602
  User.new('value')
1236
1603
  ```
1237
1604
 
1238
- This prevents duplicate assignment; in versions of factory_bot before 4.0, it
1605
+ This prevents duplicate assignment; in versions of factory\_bot before 4.0, it
1239
1606
  would run this:
1240
1607
 
1241
1608
  ```ruby