Method: Factory.sequence

Defined in:
lib/factory_girl/sequence.rb

.sequence(name, &block) ⇒ Object

Defines a new sequence that can be used to generate unique values in a specific format.

Arguments:

name: (Symbol)
  A unique name for this sequence. This name will be referenced when
  calling next to generate new values from this sequence.
block: (Proc)
  The code to generate each value in the sequence. This block will be
  called with a unique number each time a value in the sequence is to be
  generated. The block should return the generated value for the
  sequence.

Example:

Factory.sequence(:email) {|n| "somebody_#{n}@example.com" }



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# File 'lib/factory_girl/sequence.rb', line 40

def self.sequence (name, &block)
  self.sequences[name] = Sequence.new(&block)
end