How to write test for Ruby on Rails API that is built on an existing database?
I am trying to build a read-only Rails API that uses another Rails application's DB as its database.
So far I configured the read-only API's database.yml to point to the existing databases, generated models via rails g model but did not run the migration since I already have the corresponding tables in the existing databases.
I wanted to follow TDD approach and started to write tests but my problem is I cannot create instances of models since I did not create the table for that model.
Example Case
I generated a model named project which exists as a table in the existing DB that I am going to use to read data, but since I did not run the migration for that model it does not exist in the current API's DB.
So, I just dumped the schema.rb from the existing DB, copied it as my read-only API's db/schema.rb and run rake db:schema:load when RAILS_ENV=test.
I wonder if there's a better way to do this? Is my way of writing a read-only API like this is correct? I am open to any suggestions for this topic.
Cheers.
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I am trying to build a read-only Rails API that uses another Rails application's DB as its database.
So far I configured the read-only API's database.yml to point to the existing databases, generated models via rails g model but did not run the migration since I already have the corresponding tables in the existing databases.
I wanted to follow TDD approach and started to write tests but my problem is I cannot create instances of models since I did not create the table for that model.
Example Case
I generated a model named project which exists as a table in the existing DB that I am going to use to read data, but since I did not run the migration for that model it does not exist in the current API's DB.
So, I just dumped the schema.rb from the existing DB, copied it as my read-only API's db/schema.rb and run rake db:schema:load when RAILS_ENV=test.
I wonder if there's a better way to do this? Is my way of writing a read-only API like this is correct? I am open to any suggestions for this topic.
Cheers.
ruby-on-rails database rest api rspec
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
recepinancrecepinanc
236
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I am trying to build a read-only Rails API that uses another Rails application's DB as its database.
So far I configured the read-only API's database.yml to point to the existing databases, generated models via rails g model but did not run the migration since I already have the corresponding tables in the existing databases.
I wanted to follow TDD approach and started to write tests but my problem is I cannot create instances of models since I did not create the table for that model.
Example Case
I generated a model named project which exists as a table in the existing DB that I am going to use to read data, but since I did not run the migration for that model it does not exist in the current API's DB.
So, I just dumped the schema.rb from the existing DB, copied it as my read-only API's db/schema.rb and run rake db:schema:load when RAILS_ENV=test.
I wonder if there's a better way to do this? Is my way of writing a read-only API like this is correct? I am open to any suggestions for this topic.
Cheers.
ruby-on-rails database rest api rspec
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
recepinancrecepinanc
236
I am trying to build a read-only Rails API that uses another Rails application's DB as its database.
So far I configured the read-only API's database.yml to point to the existing databases, generated models via rails g model but did not run the migration since I already have the corresponding tables in the existing databases.
I wanted to follow TDD approach and started to write tests but my problem is I cannot create instances of models since I did not create the table for that model.
Example Case
I generated a model named project which exists as a table in the existing DB that I am going to use to read data, but since I did not run the migration for that model it does not exist in the current API's DB.
So, I just dumped the schema.rb from the existing DB, copied it as my read-only API's db/schema.rb and run rake db:schema:load when RAILS_ENV=test.
I wonder if there's a better way to do this? Is my way of writing a read-only API like this is correct? I am open to any suggestions for this topic.
Cheers.
ruby-on-rails database rest api rspec
ruby-on-rails database rest api rspec
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
recepinancrecepinanc
236
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
recepinancrecepinanc
236
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
recepinancrecepinanc
236
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
recepinancrecepinanc
236
asked Nov 23 '18 at 19:38
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