factory_bot

# factory_bot 

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factory_bot is a fixtures replacement with a straightforward definition syntax, support for multiple build strategies (saved instances, unsaved instances, attribute hashes, and stubbed objects), and support for multiple factories for the same class (user, admin_user, and so on), including factory inheritance.

If you want to use factory_bot with Rails, see
[factory_bot_rails](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot_rails).

Interested in the history of the project name? You can find the history [here](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/blob/main/NAME.md)

## Documentation

See our extensive reference, guides, and cookbook in [the factory_bot book][].

For information on integrations with third party libraries, such as RSpec or
Rails, see [the factory_bot wiki][].

 We also have [a detailed introductory video][], available for free on Upcase.

[a detailed introductory video]: https://upcase.com/videos/factory-bot?utm_source=github&utm_medium=open-source&utm_campaign=factory-girl
[the factory_bot book]: https://thoughtbot.github.io/factory_bot
[the factory_bot wiki]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/wiki

## Install

Run:

```ruby
bundle add factory_bot
```

To install the gem manually from your shell, run:

```shell
gem install factory_bot
```

## Supported Ruby versions

Supported Ruby versions are listed in `.github/workflows/build.yml` ([source](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yml))

## More Information

* [Rubygems](https://rubygems.org/gems/factory_bot)
* [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/factory-bot)
* [Issues](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/issues)
* [GIANT ROBOTS SMASHING INTO OTHER GIANT ROBOTS](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/)

[GETTING_STARTED]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/blob/main/GETTING_STARTED.md

## Useful Tools

* [FactoryTrace](https://github.com/djezzzl/factory_trace) - helps to find unused factories and traits.
* [ruby-lsp-factory_bot](https://github.com/donny741/ruby-lsp-factory_bot) / [ruby-lsp-rails-factory-bot](https://github.com/johansenja/ruby-lsp-rails-factory-bot) - integration with [ruby-lsp](https://github.com/Shopify/ruby-lsp) to provide intellisense

Contributing
------------

Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).

factory_bot was originally written by Joe Ferris and is maintained by thoughtbot.
Many improvements and bugfixes were contributed by the [open source
community](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/graphs/contributors).

License
-------

factory_bot is Copyright © 2008 Joe Ferris and thoughtbot. It is free
software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the
[LICENSE] file.

[LICENSE]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/blob/main/LICENSE

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