I have the following library code:
def normal_time_now
return DateTime.now.utc if default_timezone == :utc
return DateTime.now
end
This is dependent upon a setting in config/environment.rb
# Make Active Record use UTC-base instead of local time
config.active_record.default_timezone = :utc
I want to test that I get the expected results with the config set to
utc and otherwise. The library code is used to automatically set a
model attribute on create. My existing specification looks somewhat
like this:
describe "Builds a Model with custom magic columns" do
before(:all) do
build_model :magiks do
string :description
# these are Rails' own magic columns
...
# these are our custom magic columns
...
end
@my_mage = Magik.new
@my_mage.save!
end
it "should set each custom magic column present" do
(Magik.column_names & ActiveRecord::Base::HLL_AUDIT_COLUMNS).each do
|magic_column|
@my_mage.read_attribute(magic_column).should_not be_nil
end
end
I can simply create duplicate separate specification file and set the
configuration value appropriately in each. Something along the lines of:
describe "Builds a Model with custom magic columns" do
before(:all) do
config.active_record.default_timezone = nil
or
config.active_record.default_timezone = :utc
But this strikes me as inappropriate. I believe that this test belongs
inside the basic specification file but I cannot conceive of how to do
this. Basically, I require some form of variable setup routine. Does
anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this case?
Regards,
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