require 'spec_helper' describe "build multiple instances" do before do define_model('Post', title: :string, position: :integer) FactoryGirl.define do factory(:post) do |post| post.title "Through the Looking Glass" post.position { rand(10**4) } end end end context "without default attributes" do subject { FactoryGirl.build_list(:post, 20) } its(:length) { should eq 20 } it "builds (but doesn't save) all the posts" do subject.each do |record| expect(record).to be_new_record end end it "uses the default factory values" do subject.each do |record| expect(record.title).to eq "Through the Looking Glass" end end end context "with default attributes" do subject { FactoryGirl.build_list(:post, 20, title: "The Hunting of the Snark") } it "overrides the default values" do subject.each do |record| expect(record.title).to eq "The Hunting of the Snark" end end end context "with a block" do subject do FactoryGirl.build_list(:post, 20, title: "The Listing of the Block") do |post| post.position = post.id end end it "correctly uses the set value" do subject.each_with_index do |record, index| expect(record.position).to eq record.id end end end end