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Testing FriendlyId Slug History Management in norman/friendly_id

This test suite validates the history functionality in FriendlyId, focusing on slug generation, persistence, and retrieval across different scenarios. It ensures proper handling of slug history tracking, scoping, and compatibility with various ActiveRecord features.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of FriendlyId’s history feature, including:
  • Slug creation and persistence in the slugs table
  • Handling of slug changes and history tracking
  • Lookup functionality using historical slugs
  • Scoped slug handling with associations
  • Edge cases like soft deletes and STI compatibility

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach uses Minitest with multiple test classes that inherit from TestCaseClass. It employs transaction blocks for database isolation and includes shared test behaviors through modules. The implementation validates both basic and advanced FriendlyId features with ActiveRecord integration.

Technical Details

Key technical components include:
  • Minitest as the testing framework
  • ActiveRecord fixtures and transactions
  • Custom test helpers and shared examples
  • Multiple model configurations for different scenarios
  • Database table manipulation for prefix/suffix testing

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite exemplifies several testing best practices:
  • Proper test isolation using transactions
  • Comprehensive edge case coverage
  • Clear test organization with inheritance
  • Effective use of helper methods and shared behaviors
  • Version-specific test handling

norman/friendly_id

test/history_test.rb

            
require "helper"

class HistoryTest < TestCaseClass
  include FriendlyId::Test
  include FriendlyId::Test::Shared::Core

  class Manual < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend FriendlyId
    friendly_id :name, use: [:slugged, :history]
  end

  def model_class
    Manual
  end

  test "should insert record in slugs table on create" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) { |record| assert record.slugs.any? }
  end

  test "should not create new slug record if friendly_id is not changed" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      record.active = true
      record.save!
      assert_equal 1, FriendlyId::Slug.count
    end
  end

  test "should create new slug record when friendly_id changes" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      record.name = record.name + "b"
      record.slug = nil
      record.save!
      assert_equal 2, FriendlyId::Slug.count
    end
  end

  test "should be findable by old slugs" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      old_friendly_id = record.friendly_id
      record.name = record.name + "b"
      record.slug = nil
      record.save!
      begin
        assert model_class.friendly.find(old_friendly_id)
        assert model_class.friendly.exists?(old_friendly_id), "should exist? by old id"
      rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
        flunk "Could not find record by old id"
      end
    end
  end

  test "should create slug records on each change" do
    transaction do
      model_class.create! name: "hello"
      assert_equal 1, FriendlyId::Slug.count

      record = model_class.friendly.find("hello")
      record.name = "hello again"
      record.slug = nil
      record.save!
      assert_equal 2, FriendlyId::Slug.count
    end
  end

  test "should not be read only when found by slug" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      refute model_class.friendly.find(record.friendly_id).readonly?
      assert record.update name: "foo"
    end
  end

  test "should not be read only when found by old slug" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      old_friendly_id = record.friendly_id
      record.name = record.name + "b"
      record.save!
      assert !model_class.friendly.find(old_friendly_id).readonly?
    end
  end

  test "should handle renames" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      record.name = "x"
      record.slug = nil
      assert record.save
      record.name = "y"
      record.slug = nil
      assert record.save
      record.name = "x"
      record.slug = nil
      assert record.save
    end
  end

  test "should maintain history even if current slug is not the most recent one" do
    with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
      record.name = "current"
      assert record.save

      # this feels like a hack. only thing i can get to work with the HistoryTestWithSti
      # test cases. (Editorialist vs Journalist.)
      sluggable_type = FriendlyId::Slug.first.sluggable_type
      # create several slugs for record
      # current slug does not have max id
      FriendlyId::Slug.delete_all
      FriendlyId::Slug.create(sluggable_type: sluggable_type, sluggable_id: record.id, slug: "current")
      FriendlyId::Slug.create(sluggable_type: sluggable_type, sluggable_id: record.id, slug: "outdated")

      record.reload
      record.slug = nil
      assert record.save

      assert_equal 2, FriendlyId::Slug.count
    end
  end

  test "should not create new slugs that match old slugs" do
    transaction do
      first_record = model_class.create! name: "foo"
      first_record.name = "bar"
      first_record.save!
      second_record = model_class.create! name: "foo"
      assert second_record.slug != "foo"
      assert_match(/foo-.+/, second_record.slug)
    end
  end

  test "should not fail when updating historic slugs" do
    transaction do
      first_record = model_class.create! name: "foo"
      second_record = model_class.create! name: "another"

      second_record.update name: "foo", slug: nil
      assert_match(/foo-.*/, second_record.slug)

      first_record.update name: "another", slug: nil
      assert_match(/another-.*/, first_record.slug)
    end
  end

  test "should prefer product that used slug most recently" do
    transaction do
      first_record = model_class.create! name: "foo"
      second_record = model_class.create! name: "bar"

      first_record.update! slug: "not_foo"
      second_record.update! slug: "foo" # now both records have used foo; second_record most recently
      second_record.update! slug: "not_bar"

      assert_equal model_class.friendly.find("foo"), second_record
    end
  end

  test "should name table according to prefix and suffix" do
    transaction do
      prefix = "prefix_"
      without_prefix = FriendlyId::Slug.table_name
      ActiveRecord::Base.table_name_prefix = prefix
      FriendlyId::Slug.reset_table_name
      assert_equal prefix + without_prefix, FriendlyId::Slug.table_name
    ensure
      ActiveRecord::Base.table_name_prefix = ""
      FriendlyId::Slug.table_name = without_prefix
    end
  end
end

class HistoryTestWithAutomaticSlugRegeneration < HistoryTest
  class Manual < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend FriendlyId
    friendly_id :name, use: [:slugged, :history]

    def should_generate_new_friendly_id?
      slug.blank? or name_changed?
    end
  end

  def model_class
    Manual
  end

  test "should allow reversion back to a previously used slug" do
    with_instance_of(model_class, name: "foo") do |record|
      record.name = "bar"
      record.save!
      assert_equal "bar", record.friendly_id
      record.name = "foo"
      record.save!
      assert_equal "foo", record.friendly_id
    end
  end
end

class DependentDestroyTest < TestCaseClass
  include FriendlyId::Test

  class FalseManual < ActiveRecord::Base
    self.table_name = "manuals"

    extend FriendlyId
    friendly_id :name, use: :history, dependent: false
  end

  class DefaultManual < ActiveRecord::Base
    self.table_name = "manuals"

    extend FriendlyId
    friendly_id :name, use: :history
  end

  test "should allow disabling of dependent destroy" do
    transaction do
      assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("foo").nil?
      l = FalseManual.create! name: "foo"
      assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("foo").present?
      l.destroy
      assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("foo").present?
    end
  end

  test "should dependently destroy by default" do
    transaction do
      assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("baz").nil?
      l = DefaultManual.create! name: "baz"
      assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("baz").present?
      l.destroy
      assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("baz").nil?
    end
  end
end

if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= "5.0"
  class HistoryTestWithParanoidDeletes < HistoryTest
    class ParanoidRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
      extend FriendlyId
      friendly_id :name, use: :history, dependent: false

      default_scope { where(deleted_at: nil) }
    end

    def model_class
      ParanoidRecord
    end

    test "slug should have a sluggable even when soft deleted by a library" do
      transaction do
        assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("paranoid").nil?
        record = model_class.create(name: "paranoid")
        assert FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("paranoid").present?

        record.update deleted_at: Time.now

        orphan_slug = FriendlyId::Slug.find_by_slug("paranoid")
        assert orphan_slug.present?, "Orphaned slug should exist"

        assert orphan_slug.valid?, "Errors: #{orphan_slug.errors.full_messages}"
        assert orphan_slug.sluggable.present?, "Orphaned slug should still find corresponding paranoid sluggable"
      end
    end
  end
end

class HistoryTestWithSti < HistoryTest
  class Journalist < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend FriendlyId
    friendly_id :name, use: [:slugged, :history]
  end

  class Editorialist < Journalist
  end

  def model_class
    Editorialist
  end
end

class HistoryTestWithFriendlyFinders < HistoryTest
  class Journalist < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend FriendlyId
    friendly_id :name, use: [:slugged, :finders, :history]
  end

  class Restaurant < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend FriendlyId
    belongs_to :city
    friendly_id :name, use: [:slugged, :history, :finders]
  end

  test "should be findable by old slugs" do
    [Journalist, Restaurant].each do |model_class|
      with_instance_of(model_class) do |record|
        old_friendly_id = record.friendly_id
        record.name = record.name + "b"
        record.slug = nil
        record.save!
        begin
          assert model_class.find(old_friendly_id)
          assert model_class.exists?(old_friendly_id), "should exist? by old id for #{model_class.name}"
        rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
          flunk "Could not find record by old id for #{model_class.name}"
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

class HistoryTestWithFindersBeforeHistory < HistoryTest
  class Novelist < ActiveRecord::Base
    has_many :novels
  end

  class Novel < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend FriendlyId

    belongs_to :novelist

    friendly_id :name, use: [:finders, :history]

    def should_generate_new_friendly_id?
      slug.blank? || name_changed?
    end
  end

  test "should be findable by old slug through has_many association" do
    transaction do
      novelist = Novelist.create!(name: "Stephen King")
      novel = novelist.novels.create(name: "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption")
      slug = novel.slug
      novel.name = "Shawshank Redemption"
      novel.save!
      assert_equal novel, Novel.find(slug)
      assert_equal novel, novelist.novels.find(slug)
    end
  end
end

class City < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :restaurants
end

class Restaurant < ActiveRecord::Base
  extend FriendlyId
  belongs_to :city
  friendly_id :name, use: [:scoped, :history], scope: :city
end

class ScopedHistoryTest < TestCaseClass
  include FriendlyId::Test
  include FriendlyId::Test::Shared::Core

  def model_class
    Restaurant
  end

  test "should find old scoped slugs" do
    transaction do
      city = City.create!
      with_instance_of(Restaurant) do |record|
        record.city = city

        record.name = "x"
        record.slug = nil
        record.save!

        record.name = "y"
        record.slug = nil
        record.save!

        assert_equal city.restaurants.friendly.find("x"), city.restaurants.friendly.find("y")
      end
    end
  end

  test "should consider old scoped slugs when creating slugs" do
    transaction do
      city = City.create!
      with_instance_of(Restaurant) do |record|
        record.city = city

        record.name = "x"
        record.slug = nil
        record.save!

        record.name = "y"
        record.slug = nil
        record.save!

        second_record = model_class.create! city: city, name: "x"
        assert_match(/x-.+/, second_record.friendly_id)

        third_record = model_class.create! city: city, name: "y"
        assert_match(/y-.+/, third_record.friendly_id)
      end
    end
  end

  test "should record history when scope changes" do
    transaction do
      city1 = City.create!
      city2 = City.create!
      with_instance_of(Restaurant) do |record|
        record.name = "x"
        record.slug = nil

        record.city = city1
        record.save!
        assert_equal("city_id:#{city1.id}", record.slugs.reload.first.scope)
        assert_equal("x", record.slugs.reload.first.slug)

        record.city = city2
        record.save!
        assert_equal("city_id:#{city2.id}", record.slugs.reload.first.scope)

        record.name = "y"
        record.slug = nil
        record.city = city1
        record.save!
        assert_equal("city_id:#{city1.id}", record.slugs.reload.first.scope)
        assert_equal("y", record.slugs.reload.first.slug)
      end
    end
  end

  test "should allow equal slugs in different scopes" do
    transaction do
      city = City.create!
      second_city = City.create!
      record = model_class.create! city: city, name: "x"
      second_record = model_class.create! city: second_city, name: "x"

      assert_equal record.slug, second_record.slug
    end
  end
end