Rails - Dec 2004 - Simple fixtures suggestion

I haven''t used fixtures yet, but since Rails 0.9 is coming out soon, I
thought I''d speak up.

A ''users'' fixture might be found here, right?

  test/fixtures/users/users.yaml

And the filename doesn''t matter, so long as it ends in .yaml, right?

Suggestion: also accept fixture data here:

  test/fixtures/users.yaml

In this case, the filename is important.  Only .yaml files will be
examined in the ''fixtures'' directory, and the name of that
file
implies the model it''s fixturing.  The two schemes can work together.

For example, when "create_fixtures ''users''" is
called, the following
files are all read:

  test/fixtures/users.yaml
  test/fixtures/users/u1.yaml
  test/fixtures/users/david

Most people choosing to use YAML for fixtures would not bother with
subdirectories, as all the fixture data for a single table fits in one
YAML file.

Apologies if my presumptions do not match reality.

Cheers,
Gavin

On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 03:01:28AM +1100, Gavin Sinclair
wrote:
> I haven''t used fixtures yet, but since Rails 0.9 is coming out
soon, I
> thought I''d speak up.
> 
> A ''users'' fixture might be found here, right?
> 
>   test/fixtures/users/users.yaml
> 
> And the filename doesn''t matter, so long as it ends in .yaml,
right?
> 
> Suggestion: also accept fixture data here:
> 
>   test/fixtures/users.yaml
This works already in the beta gems.  The generator scripts will create
skeletal test/fixtures/<model>.yml for your fixturating pleasure.

I believe that all methods in 0.8.5 and before will also still work, and
there''s now the option of using CSV.

-Scott