将测试数据从Rails存储到数据库中

Question

I want to store my test data in database automatically when i run my application.

The following is the data that i want to use:

INSERT INTO `crm_donation_email_types` (`id`, `emailtype`, `created_at`, `updated_at`) VALUES
(1, 'to', '2013-08-28 05:19:08', '2013-08-28 05:19:08'),
(2, 'cc', '2013-08-28 05:19:15', '2013-08-28 05:19:15'),
(3, 'bcc', '2013-08-28 05:19:26', '2013-08-28 05:19:26'),
(4, 'from', '2013-08-28 05:19:35', '2013-08-28 05:19:35');

I want to know where to add these lines?? I don't want to run either rake db:migration/seed but i want when i start my application like start the server it should be included in the database. Any Idea???

Answer 1

1) create a file in config/initializers/test_data.rb

2) In that file

  conn = ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection( :adapter => "mysql", :host => "localhost", :username => "myuser", :password => "mypass", :database => "test_database" )

  conn.execute("INSERT INTO 'crm_donation_email_types' ('id', 'emailtype', 'created_at', 'updated_at') VALUES   (1, 'to', '2013-08-28 05:19:08', '2013-08-28 05:19:08'), (2, 'cc', '2013-08-28 05:19:15', '2013-08-28 05:19:15'), (3, 'bcc', '2013-08-28 05:19:26', '2013-08-28 05:19:26'), (4, 'from', '2013-08-28 05:19:35', '2013-08-28 05:19:35');") 

Answer 2

Is there any reason you can't use fixtures or factory_girl ?

To use fixtures, you would place a yaml file in spec/fixtures or test/fixtures named crm_donation_email_types.yml and the contents would be

to:
  id: 1
  email_type: to
  updated_at: <%= DateTime.parse '2013-08-28 05:19:08' %>
  created_at: <%= DateTime.parse '2013-08-28 05:19:08' %>

cc:
  id: 2
  email_type: cc
  updated_at: <%= DateTime.parse '2013-08-28 05:19:15' %>
  created_at: <%= Datetime.parse '2013-08-28 05:19:15' %>

bcc:
  id: 3
  email_type: bcc
  updated_at: <%= DateTime.parse '2013-08-28 05:19:26'
  created_at: <%= DateTime.parse '2013-08-28 05:19:26'

from:
  id: 4
  email_type: from
  updated_at: <%= '2013-08-28 05:19:35' %>
  created_at: <%= '2013-08-28 05:19:35' %>

Rails will insert records according to this file when you run the unit test for this specific model. If you need these fixtures in other tests, then use the fixtures class method. Read 2.3 The Low-Down on Fixtures for all the details.

If you decide to go with factory_girl, read the GETTING_STARTED guide.