2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/scaffold_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/scaffold_generator.rb
index f7e907a017..760917896f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/scaffold_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/scaffold_generator.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ module TestUnit
 
       check_class_collision :suffix => "ControllerTest"
 
+      argument :attributes, :type => :array, :default => [], :banner => "field:type field:type"
+
       def create_test_files
         template 'functional_test.rb',
                  File.join('test/functional', controller_class_path, "#{controller_file_name}_controller_test.rb")
       end
+
+      private
+
+      def accessible_attributes
+        attributes.reject(&:reference?).map {|a| "\"#{a.name}\"" }.sort.join(', ')
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/templates/functional_test.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/templates/functional_test.rb
index 9ec2e34545..e9fe27e504 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/templates/functional_test.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/test_unit/scaffold/templates/functional_test.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'test_helper'
 class <%= controller_class_name %>ControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   setup do
     @<%= singular_table_name %> = <%= table_name %>(:one)
+    @valid_attributes = @<%= singular_table_name %>.attributes.slice(<%= accessible_attributes %>)
   end
 
   test "should get index" do
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class <%= controller_class_name %>ControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   test "should create <%= singular_table_name %>" do
     assert_difference('<%= class_name %>.count') do
-      post :create, <%= key_value singular_table_name, "@#{singular_table_name}.attributes" %>
+      post :create, <%= key_value singular_table_name, "@valid_attributes" %>
     end
 
     assert_redirected_to <%= singular_table_name %>_path(assigns(:<%= singular_table_name %>))
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class <%= controller_class_name %>ControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   end
 
   test "should update <%= singular_table_name %>" do
-    put :update, <%= key_value :id, "@#{singular_table_name}" %>, <%= key_value singular_table_name, "@#{singular_table_name}.attributes" %>
+    put :update, <%= key_value :id, "@#{singular_table_name}" %>, <%= key_value singular_table_name, "@valid_attributes" %>
     assert_redirected_to <%= singular_table_name %>_path(assigns(:<%= singular_table_name %>))
   end