Ruby-on-rails – FactoryBot: create the same object multiple times

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In one of my RSpec test, I am creating multiple objects from the same factory definition

FactoryBot.create(:model_1)
FactoryBot.create(:model_1)
FactoryBot.create(:model_1)

Is there a method that factory_bot provides to do this in one line

I know that I can do

3.times {FactoryBot.create(:model_1)}

But I am looking for something that factory_bot provides for creating multiple objects of the same model.

Note: FactoryBot was originally named FactoryGirl

Best Answer

You can create a list like this (hence create x objects at once):

FactoryBot.create_list(:model_1, 3)

Documentation lives here.

Note: FactoryBot was originally named FactoryGirl

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I think you need to have factory girl definition like that in Gemfile:

  gem 'factory_girl_rails', :require => false

And then you just require it in your spec_helper.rb like that:

  require 'factory_girl_rails'

This is the way I'm always using this gem. You don't need to require it in other places than spec_helper.rb. Your current desired approach is just wrong.

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