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| -rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | guides/source/testing.md | 10 |
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb index f3d3cdc9e3..6ba667b996 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # is followed by an indented list of key/value pairs in the "key: value" format. Records are # separated by a blank line for your viewing pleasure. # - # Note that fixtures are unordered. If you want ordered fixtures, use the omap YAML type. + # Note: Fixtures are unordered. If you want ordered fixtures, use the omap YAML type. # See http://yaml.org/type/omap.html # for the specification. You will need ordered fixtures when you have foreign key constraints # on keys in the same table. This is commonly needed for tree structures. Example: @@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ module ActiveRecord # # == Support for YAML defaults # - # You probably already know how to use YAML to set and reuse defaults in - # your <tt>database.yml</tt> file. You can use the same technique in your fixtures: + # You can set and reuse defaults in your fixtures YAML file. + # This is the same technique used in the <tt>database.yml</tt> file + # to specify defaults: # # DEFAULTS: &DEFAULTS # created_on: <%= 3.weeks.ago.to_s(:db) %> diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index bac4b63c75..c01b2e575a 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ The `test_helper.rb` file holds the default configuration for your tests. ### The Low-Down on Fixtures -For good tests, you'll need to give some thought to setting up test data. In Rails, you can handle this by defining and customizing fixtures. +For good tests, you'll need to give some thought to setting up test data. +In Rails, you can handle this by defining and customizing fixtures. +You can find comprehensive documentation in the [fixture api documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html). #### What Are Fixtures? @@ -94,6 +96,12 @@ one: category: about ``` +Note: For associations to reference one another by name, you cannot specify the `id:` + attribute on the fixtures. Rails will auto assign a primary key to be consistent between + runs. If you manually specify an `id:` attribute, this behavior will not work. For more + information on this assocation behavior please read the + [fixture api documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html). + #### ERB'in It Up ERB allows you to embed Ruby code within templates. The YAML fixture format is pre-processed with ERB when Rails loads fixtures. This allows you to use Ruby to help you generate some sample data. For example, the following code generates a thousand users: |