When to use the create syntax

[IAmNaN]

With FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods included in my tests, this does not work:

FactoryGirl.define do

  factory :article do
    after_create {|a| a.comments << create(:comment) }
  end

  factory :comment do
  end

end

...it produces this error: Comment(#nnn) expected, got FactoryGirl::Declaration::Static on the after_create line. However, this does work (notice FactoryGirl.create instead of create)...

FactoryGirl.define do

  factory :article do
    after_create {|a| a.comments << FactoryGirl.create(:comment) }
  end

  factory :comment do
  end

end

'create' works in other places, but within a factory. So I am confused about whether I'm using create incorrectly or if this is a bug.


[Joe Ferris]

Hey,

Can you make sure you're on the latest version of factory_girl? Support for calling syntax methods in attribute blocks was added in 3.2.0.

Thanks,

-Joe

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[IAmNaN]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I'm on the latest gems.

factory_girl (3.2.0)

factory_girl_rails (3.2.0)

rails (3.2.3)

ruby (1.9.3)

rspec (2.9.0) if that matters

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[Josh Clayton]

Hi,

This isn't currently supported - only dynamic attributes (*not*
callbacks) support calling the syntax methods (build, create,
generate, etc.) without explicitly calling them on FactoryGirl. It
shouldn't be too difficult to add.

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[IAmNaN]

Thank you for that answer, Josh.

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