populate.rake

namespace :db do
  desc "Populate Users Table with images from /public/feedimg"
  task :populate => :environment do
    require "populator"
    require "faker"

    image_filenames = Dir.glob(File.join(Rails.root, '/public/feedimg', '*'))
    User.populate 1 do |user|
      user.username = Faker::Name.first_name.downcase
      user.email = Faker::Internet.user_name + "@myhost.com".downcase
      user.confirmed_at = DateTime.now
      user.created_at = DateTime.now
    end

    User.all.each do |user|
      File.open(image_filenames.sample, "r") do |file|
        user.create_attachable(file: file)
      end
    end
  end
end