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# factory_girl [](http://travis-ci.org/thoughtbot/factory_girl?branch=master) [](https://gemnasium.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl)
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factory_girl is a fixtures replacement with a straightforward definition syntax, support for multiple build strategies (saved instances, unsaved instances, attribute hashes, and stubbed objects), and support for multiple factories for the same class (user, admin_user, and so on), including factory inheritance.
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If you want to use factory_girl with Rails, see
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[factory_girl_rails ](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl_rails ).
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Documentation
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You should find the documentation for your version of factory_girl on [Rubygems ](https://rubygems.org/gems/factory_girl ).
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See [GETTING_STARTED ](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/blob/master/GETTING_STARTED.md ) for information on defining and using factories.
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Install
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--------
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```shell
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gem install factory_girl
```
or add the following line to Gemfile:
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```ruby
gem 'factory_girl'
```
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and run `bundle install` from your shell.
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Supported Ruby versions
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The Factory Girl 3.x series supports Ruby 1.9.x.
For older versions of Ruby, please use the Factory Girl 2.x series.
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More Information
----------------
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* [Rubygems ](https://rubygems.org/gems/factory_girl )
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* [Mailing list ](http://groups.google.com/group/factory_girl )
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* [Issues ](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/issues )
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* [GIANT ROBOTS SMASHING INTO OTHER GIANT ROBOTS ](http://robots.thoughtbot.com/ )
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Contributing
------------
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Please see the [contribution guidelines ](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/blob/master/CONTRIBUTION_GUIDELINES.md ).
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Credits
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factory_girl was written by Joe Ferris with contributions from several authors, including:
* Alex Sharp
* Eugene Bolshakov
* Jon Yurek
* Josh Nichols
* Josh Owens
* Nate Sutton
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* Josh Clayton
* Thomas Walpole
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The syntax layers are derived from software written by the following authors:
* Pete Yandell
* Rick Bradley
* Yossef Mendelssohn
factory_girl is maintained and funded by [thoughtbot, inc ](http://thoughtbot.com/community )
The names and logos for thoughtbot are trademarks of thoughtbot, inc.
License
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factory_girl is Copyright © 2008-2011 Joe Ferris and thoughtbot. It is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the LICENSE file.
