With RSpec, how to seed the database on load?

Question

I\'m using rspec for testing w my rails 3 app. I need to seed the database before the tests start. How can I seed the database with the following:

/db/seeds.rb

Answer 1

In spec_helper.rb or rails_helper.rb:

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before(:suite) do
    Rails.application.load_seed # loading seeds
  end
end