From: Pauli Price <margrymouse-newsletters@...>
Date: 2008-10-28T03:16:58+09:00
Subject: why hash not being passed into method?

A rails plugin I'm trying to use has the following pattern of failing
tests:


--- unit test file for editor

def setup
  create_editor!(:role => 'author')
end



--- "test factory" method meant to simplify test writing

def create_editor!(attributes = {})
   default_attributes = {
     # :key => 'value'
   }
   Editor.create! default_attributes.merge(attributes)
end

Using ruby-debug I have confirmed that the value of attributes is nil
inside create_editor!

What's going on?  I don't belief that the plugin creator would have
published it if most of the tests failed.

I can play with the code to figure out how to correctly pass the hash (
I'm a ruby nuby, so the solution is not immediately obvious ) but I'm
curious about why it stopped working.

Any thoughts?

Pauli
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