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diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..69b3b99 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +Welcome to Factory Boy's documentation! +======================================= + +factory_boy provides easy replacement for fixtures, based on thouthbot's `factory_girl <http://github.com/thouthbot/factory_girl>`_. + +It allows for an easy definition of factories, various build factories, factory inheritance, ... + + +Example +------- + +Defining a factory +"""""""""""""""""" + +Simply subclass the :py:class:`~factory.Factory` class, adding various class attributes which will be used as defaults:: + + import factory + + class MyUserFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = MyUser # Define the related object + + # A simple attribute + first_name = 'Foo' + + # A 'sequential' attribute: each instance of the factory will have a different 'n' + last_name = factory.Sequence(lambda n: 'Bar' + n) + + # A 'lazy' attribute: computed from the values of other attributes + email = factory.LazyAttribute(lambda o: '%s.%s@example.org' % (o.first_name.lower(), o.last_name.lower())) + +Using a factory +""""""""""""""" + +Once defined, a factory can be instantiated through different methods:: + + # Calls MyUser(first_name='Foo', last_name='Bar0', email='foo.bar0@example.org') + >>> user = MyUserFactory.build() + + # Calls MyUser.objects.create(first_name='Foo', last_name='Bar1', email='foo.bar1@example.org') + >>> user = MyUserFactory.create() + + # Values can be overridden + >>> user = MyUserFactory.build(first_name='Baz') + >>> user.email + 'baz.bar2@example.org' + + # Additional values can be specified + >>> user = MyUserFactory.build(some_other_var=42) + >>> user.some_other_var + 42 + + + + +Contents: + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + +Indices and tables +================== + +* :ref:`genindex` +* :ref:`modindex` +* :ref:`search` + |