class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessor(:name, :color)
   before_validation(:method1, :method1)

   private

   def method1
     @name = "widget"
   end

   def method2
      @color = "red"
   end
end


it "should have a name and color" do
   @foo = Foo.new
   @foo.save!
   @foo.name.should_not be_nil
    @foo.color.should_not be_nil
end