gistfile1.txt

############# first try, got a NoMethodError

require 'spec_helper'

describe Playdate do
  describe "associatons" do
    it { should have_one(:location) }
  end
end

############## second try, still getting 
#Failures:

 # 1) Playdate associations should have one location
 #    Failure/Error: foo.should have_one :location
 #    NoMethodError:
 #      undefined method `has_one?' for #<Playdate:0x00000103cd2b08>
     # ./spec/models/playdate_spec.rb:8:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'

####### Here's the spec:

require 'spec_helper'

describe Playdate do
  describe "associations" do
#    it { should have_one(:location) }
    it "should have one location" do
      foo = Playdate.new
      foo.should have_one :location
    end
  end


end


##################################### 
############# messing around in the console allowed me to create a Playdate, but not a Location


1.9.2-p290 :009 > Location.create
SyntaxError: /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb:14: syntax error, unexpected '?', expecting ';' or '\n'
def public?=(new_value); write_attribute('public?', new_value); end
           ^
/Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb:14: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting $end
def public?=(new_value); write_attribute('public?', new_value); end
                                                                   ^
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb:14:in `module_eval'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb:14:in `define_method_attribute='
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb:51:in `define_method_attribute='
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activemodel-3.2.2/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:267:in `block in define_attribute_method'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activemodel-3.2.2/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:260:in `each'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activemodel-3.2.2/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:260:in `define_attribute_method'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activemodel-3.2.2/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:256:in `block in define_attribute_methods'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activemodel-3.2.2/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:256:in `each'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activemodel-3.2.2/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:256:in `define_attribute_methods'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:66:in `block in define_attribute_methods'
	from <internal:prelude>:10:in `synchronize'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:63:in `define_attribute_methods'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:167:in `respond_to?'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activesupport-3.2.2/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:398:in `__run_callback'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activesupport-3.2.2/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_initialize_callbacks'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activesupport-3.2.2/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:498:in `initialize'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/persistence.rb:44:in `new'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/activerecord-3.2.2/lib/active_record/persistence.rb:44:in `create'
	from (irb):9
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/railties-3.2.2/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:47:in `start'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/railties-3.2.2/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:8:in `start'
	from /Users/jpb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@cuketest/gems/railties-3.2.2/lib/rails/commands.rb:41:in `<top (required)>'
	from script/rails:6:in `require'

##################################
# Here's the entire playdate class

class Playdate < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_one :location
end

##################################
# and the location class


class Location < ActiveRecord::Base
end

try the following:
foo = Playdate.new
@location = foo.location.build(:name => "location_name_or_whatever_to_be_valid")
foo.location.should == @location

still fails:

Failures:

1. Playdate associations should have one location
   Failure/Error: @location = foo.location.build(:name => "location_name_or_whatever_to_be_valid")
   NoMethodError:
   undefined method `location' for #Playdate:0x000001034b4958

   ./spec/models/playdate_spec.rb:8:in`block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'