Factory.define :user do |user|
  user.email "someuser@somesite.com"
  user.password "somepassword"

  user.email "another_existing_user@somesite.com"
  user.password "somepassword"
end

Factory.define :user do |user|
  user.email "someuser@somesite.com"
  user.password "somepassword"
end

Factory.define :user do |user|
  user.email "another_existing_user@somesite.com"
  user.password "somepassword"
end

Factory.define :user do |u|
  u.sequence(:email) { |n| "mike#{n}@awesome.com"}
  u.password "password123"
end

@user1 = Factory(:user) #has an email of mike1@awesome.com
 @user2 = Factory(:user) # has an email of mike2@awesome.com due to sequences in FG

created_users = FactoryGirl.create_list(:user, 25)  #creates 25 users

twenty_year_olds = FactoryGirl.build_list(:user, 25, date_of_birth: 20.years.ago)  #builds 25 users, sets their date_of_birth

factory :post, aliases: [:approved_post] do
  title "A title"
  approved true
end

approved_post = create(:approved_post)
unapproved_post = create(:post, approved: false)

factory :post do
  title "A title"

  factory :approved_post do
    approved true
  end

  factory :unapproved_post do
    approved false
  end
end

approved_post = create(:approved_post)
unapproved_post = create(:unapproved_post)

factory :user do
  sequence(:email, 1000) { |n| "person#{n}@example.com" }
end

factory :post do
  title "My awesome title"

  trait(:approved) { approved true }

  trait(:unapproved) { approved false }

  trait :with_comments do
    after(:create) do |instance|
      create_list :comment, 2, post: instance
    end
  end

  factory :approved_post_with_comments, traits: [:approved, :with_comments]
end

approved_post_with_comments = create(:approved_post_with_comments)
unapproved_post_with_no_comments = create(:post, :unapproved, title: "Test")
post_with_title = build(:post)

factory :user do
  sequence(:username) { |n| "user#{n}" }
  date_of_birth Date.today
end

# Build a pair and a list of users.
two_newborns     = build_pair(:user)
ten_young_adults = build_list(:user, 10, date_of_birth: 20.years.ago)

# Create a pair and a list of users.
two_young_adults = create_pair(:user, date_of_birth: 20.years.ago)
ten_newborns     = create_list(:user, 10)

FactoryGirl.define do
  factory :model do
     ...
     # fake traits to urge factory_girl to always return a new instance:
    (1..5).each {|n| trait "var#{n}".to_sym }
  end
end