Suggested testing options for complex models?

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Hi all, just looking for some recommendations on testing frameworks to use for complex models with many associations. Fixtures just aren't cutting it and I need a new option. Been looking into factory_girl. Any recommendations you could throw out would be very helpful.

Thanks, Marli

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You don't need a testing framework, you need some kind of object generator. FactoryGirl Should be just fine. You can also take a look at machinist[1] and spawn[2]

[1]http://github.com/notahat/machinist/ [2]http://github.com/soveran/spawn

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I moved off fixtures a long time ago and never looked back. I tend to favor FactoryGirl, but machinist seems to work just as good for my purposes.

Darian Shimy