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README.md

factory_bot

factory_bot 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.

If you want to use factory_bot with Rails, see factory_bot_rails.

Interested in the history of the project name?

Transitioning from factory_girl?

Check out the guide.

Documentation

You should find the documentation for your version of factory_bot on Rubygems.

See GETTING_STARTED for information on defining and using factories. We also have a detailed introductory video, available for free on Upcase.

Install

Add the following line to Gemfile:

gem 'factory_bot'

and run bundle install from your shell.

To install the gem manually from your shell, run:

gem install factory_bot

Supported Ruby versions

The factory_bot 5.x series supports MRI Ruby 2.3+.

The factory_bot 3.x+ series supports MRI Ruby 1.9. Additionally, factory_bot 3.6+ supports JRuby 1.6.7.2+ while running in 1.9 mode. See GETTING_STARTED for more information on configuring the JRuby environment.

For versions of Ruby prior to 1.9, please use factory_bot 2.x.

More Information

You may also find useful information under the factory_girl tag on Stack Overflow.

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING.md.

factory_bot was originally written by Joe Ferris and is now maintained by Josh Clayton. Many improvements and bugfixes were contributed by the open source community.

License

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