FactoryGirl: attributes_for not giving me associated attributes

Question

I have a Code model factory like this:

Factory.define :code do |f|
    f.value \"code\"
    f.association :code_type
    f.association(:codeable, :factory =&         


        

Answer 1

Here's another way. You probably want to omit the id, created_at and updated_at attributes.

FactoryGirl.build(:car).attributes.except('id', 'created_at', 'updated_at').symbolize_keys

Limitations:

• It does not generate attributes for HMT and HABTM associations (as these associations are stored in a join table, not an actual attribute).
• Association strategy in the factory must be create, as in association :user, strategy: :create. This strategy can make your factory very slow if you don't use it wisely.