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Testing PaperTrail Custom Version Associations in rails_admin

This test file validates PaperTrail integration with custom version associations in a Rails Admin context. It tests the proper configuration and functionality of PaperTrail versioning when using a custom class name for version records.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite focuses on verifying PaperTrail’s versioning functionality when using custom association configurations. Key areas covered include:

Custom version class name configuration
Table name mapping for version records
Association setup between models and version records
Integration with ActiveRecord base functionality

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach implements a focused unit test for PaperTrail configuration with Rails Admin. It utilizes ActiveRecord’s table name customization and PaperTrail’s versioning options to establish a custom association pattern. The implementation specifically tests the ‘Trail’ class name configuration for version records.

Technical Details

Key technical components include:

ActiveRecord Base inheritance
PaperTrail gem integration
Custom table name configuration
Version class name customization
Rails Admin compatibility testing

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test demonstrates several testing best practices:

Clear separation of concerns in version tracking
Explicit table name definitions
Custom class naming conventions
Proper model inheritance structure
Clean and focused test scope

railsadminteam/rails_admin

spec/dummy_app/app/active_record/paper_trail_test_with_custom_association.rb

            
# frozen_string_literal: true

class PaperTrailTestWithCustomAssociation < ActiveRecord::Base
  self.table_name = :paper_trail_tests
  has_paper_trail versions: {class_name: 'Trail'}
end