factory_boy

factory_boy is a fixtures replacement based on thoughtbot's factory_bot.

As a fixtures replacement tool, it aims to replace static, hard to maintain fixtures with easy-to-use factories for complex objects.

Instead of building an exhaustive test setup with every possible combination of corner cases, factory_boy allows you to use objects... See more

Suppose that we followed three simple rules. Don’t write any production code until you have written a failing unit test. Don’t write more of a unit test than is sufficient to fail or fail to compile. Don’t write any more production code than is sufficient to pass the failing test. If we worked this way, we’d be working in very short cycles. We’d be

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