require 'spec_helper' describe "an instance generated by a factory that inherits from another factory" do before do define_model("User", :name => :string, :admin => :boolean, :email => :string, :upper_email => :string, :login => :string) FactoryGirl.define do factory :user do name "John" email { "#{name.downcase}@example.com" } login { email } factory :admin do name "admin" admin true upper_email { email.upcase } end factory :guest do email { "#{name}-guest@example.com" } end end end end describe "the parent class" do subject { FactoryGirl.create(:user) } it { should_not be_admin } its(:email) { should == "john@example.com" } end describe "the child class redefining parent's static method used by a dynamic method" do subject { FactoryGirl.create(:admin) } it { should be_kind_of(User) } it { should be_admin } its(:name) { should == "admin" } its(:email) { should == "admin@example.com" } its(:upper_email) { should == "ADMIN@EXAMPLE.COM"} end describe "the child class redefining parent's dynamic method" do subject { FactoryGirl.create(:guest) } it { should_not be_admin } its(:name) { should == "John" } its(:email) { should eql "John-guest@example.com" } its(:login) { should == "John-guest@example.com" } end end