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Improve documentation around implicit attributes

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Closes #1017
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Daniel Colson 2018-11-25 22:16:22 -05:00
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@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ factory :user do
end end
``` ```
Note that defining sequences as implicit attributes will not work if you have a
factory with the same name as the sequence.
And it's also possible to define an in-line sequence that is only used in And it's also possible to define an in-line sequence that is only used in
a particular factory: a particular factory:
@ -649,7 +652,7 @@ factory :story do
end end
``` ```
Traits can be used as attributes: Traits can be used as implicit attributes:
```ruby ```ruby
factory :week_long_published_story_with_title, parent: :story do factory :week_long_published_story_with_title, parent: :story do
@ -659,6 +662,9 @@ factory :week_long_published_story_with_title, parent: :story do
end end
``` ```
Note that defining traits as implicit attributes will not work if you have a
factory or sequence with the same name as the trait.
Traits that define the same attributes won't raise AttributeDefinitionErrors; Traits that define the same attributes won't raise AttributeDefinitionErrors;
the trait that defines the attribute latest gets precedence. the trait that defines the attribute latest gets precedence.

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@ -56,17 +56,20 @@ module FactoryBot
# #
# are equivalent. # are equivalent.
# #
# If no argument or block is given, factory_bot will look for a sequence # If no argument or block is given, factory_bot will first look for an
# or association with the same name. This means that: # association, then for a sequence, and finally for a trait with the same
# name. This means that given an "admin" trait, an "email" sequence, and an
# "account" factory:
# #
# factory :user do # factory :user, traits: [:admin] do
# email { create(:email) } # email { generate(:email) }
# association :account # association :account
# end # end
# #
# and: # and:
# #
# factory :user do # factory :user do
# admin
# email # email
# account # account
# end # end