views-view_helpers.rb

require 'storable'
require 'faker'

module ViewHelpers
  # …

  # Data Faking
  class Subscriber < Storable
    field :id => Integer
    field :first_name
    field :last_name
    field :created_at

    def full_name
      "#{self.first_name} #{self.last_name}"
    end

    def self.all
      ObjectSpace.each_object(self).to_a.sort{|a,b| a.id <=> b.id}
    end
    
    def self.bootstrap
      fixtures = YAML.load ERB.new(File.read(file)).result
      
      fixtures.each do |f|
        from_hash(f[1]) # from_hash is provided by Storable
      end
    end
  end
end