fg_find_or_create.rb

module FactoryGirl
  module Syntax
    module Methods
      def find_or_create(name, attributes = {}, &block)
        attributes = FactoryGirl.attributes_for(name).merge(attributes)

        result =
          FactoryGirl.
            factory_by_name(name).
            build_class.
            find_by(attributes, &block)

        result || FactoryGirl.create(name, attributes, &block)
      end
    end
  end
end

Hi, thanks for putting up this gist!

This helped me a lot. I've put this code inside spec/rails_helper.rb. I am a factory_girl noob, and I am sure there is a better place to put this code.

Where can I put this code?

Thanks in advance!

a fork which works with enums as well https://gist.github.com/coorasse/c9034a484eaf32fa6556