Setting tags through fixtures with be_taggable.

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Setting tags through fixtures with be_taggable.

Anyone know of a way to set tags through a fixture file? For example, I have a Post model that's be_taggable, and I'd like to be able to set some default tags inside the RAILS_ROOT/test/fixtures/posts.yml fixture file. Know of a way to do this?

dorren

01/13

you should be able to setup fixtures using rails 2's named fixtures, which allow you to refer fixtures in other yml file by name. If you have tags.yml like this:

#tags.yml
agile_book:
  name: agile
  model_type: Book

rails_book:
  name: rails
  model_type: Book

ruby_book:
  name: ruby
  model_type: Book

then your books.yml can use named tag fixtures "agile_book", "rails_book", and "ruby_book"

# books.yml
agile_rails:
  name: agile dev with rails
  tags:
    - agile_book
    - rails_book

pickaxe:
  name: Programming ruby
  tags:
    - ruby_book

I haven't tested above code, hopefully it should work.

also this pdf shows some of new features in rails 2.

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