require 'spec_helper' describe "build multiple instances" do before do define_model('Post', :title => :string) FactoryGirl.define do factory(:post) do |post| post.title "Through the Looking Glass" end end end context "without default attributes" do subject { FactoryGirl.build_list(:post, 20) } its(:length) { should == 20 } it "builds (but doesn't save) all the posts" do subject.each do |record| record.should be_new_record end end it "uses the default factory values" do subject.each do |record| record.title.should == "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| record.title.should == "The Hunting of the Snark" end end end end