group :development, :test do
  gem 'byebug', platforms: [:mri, :mingw, :x64_mingw]	# for debugging
  gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 3.8', '>= 3.8.2'	# drop-in alternative testing framework for Minitest
  gem 'factory_bot_rails'		              # replaces Rails fixtures
  gem 'database_cleaner'		              # ensures a clean state for testing
end