module Shoulda::Matchers::ActiveRecord

Matchers for your active record models¶ ↑

These matchers will test the associations for your ActiveRecord models.

describe User do
  it { should have_one(:profile) }
  it { should have_many(:dogs) }
  it { should have_many(:messes).through(:dogs) }
  it { should belong_to(:lover) }
end

Public Instance Methods

accept_nested_attributes_for(name) click to toggle source

Ensures that the model can accept nested attributes for the specified association.

Options:

allow_destroy - Whether or not to allow destroy
limit - Max number of nested attributes
update_only - Only allow updates

Example:

it { should accept_nested_attributes_for(:friends) }
it { should accept_nested_attributes_for(:friends).
              allow_destroy(true).
              limit(4) }
it { should accept_nested_attributes_for(:friends).
              update_only(true) }

# File lib/shoulda/matchers/active_record/accept_nested_attributes_for_matcher.rb, line 20
def accept_nested_attributes_for(name)
  AcceptNestedAttributesForMatcher.new(name)
end