metaprogramming_spec_examples.rb

# now there is no metaprogramming involve, but finger saving it is indeed :-)

    describe 'active ones' do
      it 'should require required attributes' do
        REQUIRED_ATTRS = [ :email, :name, :birthday, :phone, :address, :city,
                           :province, :postal_code,
                           :country, :nationality,
                           :employment_status ] unless defined?(REQUIRED_ATTRS)

        Candidate.new.attribute_names.each do |attr|
          #we need a clean state, since shoulda could be changing the object
          candidate = Candidate.make_active
          if REQUIRED_ATTRS.include? attr.to_sym
            candidate.should validate_presence_of(attr)
          else
            candidate.should_not validate_presence_of(attr)
          end
        end
      end
    end