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factories-issues.rb

FactoryGirl.define do
  factory :issue do
    association :issueable, factory: :lodge
    issue_number { Faker::Number.number(2) }
    quantity_issued { Faker::Number.number(2) }
    description 'Test description for test issue'
    oa_bb_category_id '1'
    category_id '1'
    issue_type_id '1'
    border_color_id '1'
    border_type_id '1'
    background_color_id '1'
    lettering_color_id '1'
    fdl_bsa_color_id '1'
    variety { Faker::Lorem.character }

    transient do
      combined_value nil
    end


    before(:each) do
      @lodge_issue = FactoryGirl.create(:lodge_issue)
      @issue = @lodge_issue.issue
    end

    # Assign an issue if we can
    after(:create) do |issue, factory|
      # Assign an issue based on a provided :combined value
      if factory.combined_value
        string = factory.combined_value

        type_abbrev,
        second_abbrev,
        issue_number,
        variety = string.match(/([A-Z])([A-Z]?)([\d]*)([a-z])?/).captures

        if second_abbrev
          issue.issue_type = IssueType.find_by_abbreviation(second_abbrev)
        else
          issue.issue_type = IssueType.find_by_abbreviation(type_abbrev)
        end
        issue.issue_number = issue_number
        issue.variety = variety.to_s
        issue.combined = factory.combined_value
      elsif issue.issue_type.nil?
        # If an IssueType was not specified, assign a random one
        issue_type = IssueType.order_by_rand.first
        issue.issue_type = issue_type
        issue.variety =  Faker::Lorem.character
      end
    end
  end

  factory :lodge_issue, class: "Issue" do
    association :issueable, factory: :lodge
  end
end