gistfile1.rb

ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test"
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment")
require 'test_help'
require 'active_resource/http_mock'

class Test::Unit::TestCase
  self.use_transactional_fixtures = true
  self.use_instantiated_fixtures  = false

  def self.all_fixtures
    fixtures :all
    remote_fixtures
  end

  def self.get_xml(model_name, name)
    path = File.join(RAILS_ROOT, "test", "remote_fixtures", 
      model_name.to_s, "#{name}.xml")
    
    return nil unless File.exists?(path)

    File.read path  
  end

    
  def self.remote_fixtures
    fixtures_files = {:companies => ["flowers", "bitrock"], 
      :users => ["nickel", "aaron"]}
    
    fixtures_files.each do |models, names|
      ActiveResource::HttpMock.respond_to do |mock|
        mock.get  "/#{models.to_s}/1.xml", {}, get_xml(models, names.first)
        mock.get  "/#{models.to_s}/2.xml", {}, get_xml(models, names.last)
        mock.put  "/#{models.to_s}/1.xml", {}, nil, 204
        mock.delete "/#{models.to_s}/1.xml", {}, nil, 200
        mock.get "/#{models.to_s}/99.xml", {}, nil, 404
      end
    end
  end

  def companies(name)
    case name
    when :flowers
      Company.find(1)
    when :bitrock
      Company.find(2)
    else
      nil
    end
  end

  def users(name)
    case name
    when :nickel
      User.find(1)
    when :aaron
      User.find(2)
    else
      nil
    end
  end
end