preload test data from factory_girl

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Is there a way to preload common data made by factory_girl to speed up tests instead of recreating these common data at the beginning of every test. For example, I want to have 10 users premade at the beginning of every test.

I found this http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/factory_data_preloader But the page says that this plugin does not "play nice" with autotest. But I use autotest. Is there another solution?

Thanks.

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Learn by Doing wrote:

Is there a way to preload common data made by factory_girl to speed up tests instead of recreating these common data at the beginning of every test. For example, I want to have 10 users premade at the beginning of every test.

No, you probably don't. Factories aren't fixtures and shouldn't be used in the same way.

I found this http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/factory_data_preloader But the page says that this plugin does not "play nice" with autotest. But I use autotest. Is there another solution?

Use factories correctly. Don't try to prematurely optimize your tests.

Thanks.

Best,

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Thanks Marnen. I'll heed your advice.