stevehodges

# Demonstration of why you should use Faker's .unique option when using
#   Faker on attributes with uniqueness constraints

def first_collision_lazy
  names={}
  1_000.times do |a|
    name = Faker::Company.name 
    return names.count if names[name]
    names[name]=true
  end

stevehodges

class Widget < ActiveRecord::Base
  ## add data_class option when calling attr_encrypted
  attr_encrypted :written_on, key: MY_SECURE_KEY, marshal: true, data_class: Date
end

## This monkeypatch of ActiveRecord ensures that Rails knows that `written_on` is a date when setting it via
## forms/assign_attributes.
##
## The problem:
## When submitted via form, the `written_on` attribute is submitted in parts, with these params: