Question

Using ActiveSupport::TestCase. I think that’s the old Test::Unit.

I have several tables that represent enumerated values. These never change and I would like to use their data in class scope for activerecord finders.

This causes a problem with tests because model classes load before fixtures and fixtures are rolled back between tests. I can’t copy the enum tables into a fixture because the data will not yet be loaded when models load.

Is there a way to bring the test database to an initial state before models load and before the fixture transaction begins?

Answer 1

How about defining a setup method for your tests?

Or seeding the database using db/seeds.rb?