factories.rb

class Override

  # This assoc method is designed as a helpful tool to work around a shortcoming I found with Factory Girl's inability
  # to associate records created by other factories.  Instead of sharing previously created factories, 
  # it was creating duplicate records when associating records.
  def self.assoc(record, model_name, factory_name = nil)
    factory_name = model_name if factory_name.nil?
    existing_factory = eval("@#{model_name}")
    #puts "existing_factory: #{existing_factory}, model_name: #{model_name}, factory_name: #{factory_name}, model: #{model_name.to_s.camelize.constantize.name}"
    #puts "#{model_name.to_s.camelize.constantize.find_by_oid(Factory.stub(factory_name).oid)}"
    last_resort = Proc.new do
      if defined?(@@stub) && @@stub == true
        #puts "stubbing #{factory_name}"
        last_resort = Factory.stub(factory_name)
      else
        last_resort = record.association(factory_name)
      end
    end
    existing_factory || model_name.to_s.camelize.constantize.find_by_oid(Factory.stub(factory_name).oid) || last_resort.call
  end

  module String
    # Yes this method was taken directly from of Rails
    def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, first_letter_in_uppercase = true)
      if first_letter_in_uppercase
        lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/\/(.?)/) { "::#{$1.upcase}" }.gsub(/(?:^|_)(.)/) { $1.upcase }
      else
        lower_case_and_underscored_word.first.downcase + camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)[1..-1]
      end
    end
  end
  
end

Factory.define :event do |f|
  f.oid 'mainEvent1'
  f.name "Main Event"
  f.short_name 'mainevent'
end

Factory.define :notification do |f|
  f.event {|r| Override.assoc(r, :event)}
  f.oid { Oid::create }
  f.name "Penut Butter Jelly Time"
  f.add_attribute :type, "Alert"
  f.priority 10
  f.last_displayed Time.now - 2.days
  f.content "IT'S PENUT BUTTER JELLY TIME.  WHERE YOU AT? WHERE YOU AT? NOW THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO..."
  #f.image
end