Use descriptive real world data

Let’s try to use real world descriptive data or something that is more intuitive for sample data in our specs. It helps in improving clarity and expectation of the spec.

Use of realistic data 🔗

Bad 🔗

  BlogPostCategory.new(name: "mac and cheese")

Good 🔗

  BlogPostCategory.new(name: "Real Estate Marketing")

Use of descriptive data 🔗

Bad 🔗

alice = create(:user, name: "Alice")
alice.friends << create(:user, name: "Bob")
create(:user, name: "Mary")

visit friends_path(alice)
expect(page).to have_text("Bob")
expect(page).to_not have_text("Mary") # Who is Bob/Mary and how are they related again?

Good 🔗

user = create(:user)
user.friends << create(:user, name: "Friend of User")
create(:user, name: "Not Friend of User")

visit friends_path(user)
expect(page).to have_text("Friend of User")
expect(page).to_not have_text("Not Friend of User")