Why is my factory not recognizing my pool association? - ruby-on-rails

Question

we defined the following model
class UserPool < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :pool
belongs_to :user
validates :pool, presence: true
validates :user, presence: true
def self.created(date)
where("DATE(created_at) = ?", date)
end
end
and the following Factroy
FactoryGirl.define do
factory :user_pool do
pool
user
factory :paid_user_pool do
money_on_pool 10
end
end
end
When I run the following test I recive an error
describe "obtain users_pools created at specifict time" do
before do
users = create_list :user, 3, active: false
user4 = create :user
#pool = create :pool
users.each do |user|
create :user_pool, user: user, pool: #pool, created_at: 1.days.ago
end
create :user_pool, user: user4, pool: #pool
end
it "should return just users_pools created at specifict time" do
users_pools = #pool.user_pools.created( 1.days.ago )
users_pools.count.should eq 3
end
end
Error:
ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid:
The validation failed: Pool can’t be blank
Why is my factory not recognizing my pool association?

Answer 1

When creating a factory, you list the attributes with predefined values. Otherwise, you can omit them from the factory and explicitly state it in the test (during create).
# Example for :user
factory :user do
sequence(:name) { |n| "Test User #{n}" }
end
Now, when you call create(:user), the default name will include a number that increases by 1 for every user created. See #sequence and "Sequences" for more information.
Now onto your specific example. You can create the user_pool factory one of two ways.
# No default attributes, requires explicit assignment
factory :user_pool do
end
create(:user_pool, user: user, pool: #pool)
# Default attributes can be overridden during test
# Requires you to create :user and :pool factories
factory :user_pool do
after(:build) do |user_pool|
user_pool.user = create(:user)
user_pool.pool = create(:pool)
end
end
When you build an ActiveRecord object, it is not committed to the database. You are allowed to leave out required attributes. After building the object, two are created (user, pool), and assigned to the correct user_pool attributes. See "Callbacks" in the docs for more information.
If you want to create #pool in your test, you can still do the following. It will override the default pool and user attributes.
user_pool = create(:user_pool, user: user, pool: #pool)