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Upgrading factory_bot 5 to 6

Breaking5.2.0 → 6.6.0Breaking3Security1Platform2New15Changed7Fixed26Other71

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BreakingUpgrade verdict

3 breaking changes and 2 platform requirement changes and a security fix.

In plain terms
  • Removed: support for EOL versions of Ruby (2.3, 2.4) and Rails (4.2).
  • Removed: support for "abstract" factories with no associated class; use traits instead.
  • Removed: deprecated methods on the top-level FactoryBot module meant only for internal use.
  • The library now requires a newer version of Ruby to install.
Must act Top 5 of 6 that need code or config changes

Ruby requirement changed in 6.4.6: >= 2.3.0 → >= 3.0.0.

What you must change

Breaking3
Removed: support for EOL versions of Ruby (2.3, 2.4) and Rails (4.2).
6.0.0GitHub ReleaseOriginalView source
Removed: support for "abstract" factories with no associated class; use traits instead.
6.0.0GitHub ReleaseOriginalView source
Removed: deprecated methods on the top-level FactoryBot module meant only for internal use.
FactoryBot
6.0.0GitHub ReleaseOriginalView source
Security1
Requires MFA for gem pushes.
6.6.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Platform2
Bumps the minimum required Ruby version in the gemspec.
6.4.6GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Requires Ruby 3.0+ and Rails 6.1+.
6.4.5NEWS.mdSummarizedView source

API changes

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  • removed: static property FactoryBot.allow_class_lookup: accessor
  • added: static set FactoryBot.build_stubbed_starting_id(_)
  • removed: class StrategyCalculator
  • removed: constructor StrategyCalculator(_)
  • removed: method StrategyCalculator.strategy()
  • removed: set Evaluator.instance(_)
  • removed: static method Internal.register_callback(_)
  • removed: static method Internal.register_default_callbacks()
  • changed: class Deprecation < ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("6.0", "factory_bot") → class Deprecation < ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("7.0", "factory_bot")
  • changed: constructor Definition(_, _ = …) → constructor Definition(_, _ = …, **)
  • changed: constructor Evaluation(_, _, _) → constructor Evaluation(_, _, _, _)
  • changed: constructor Trait(_) → constructor Trait(_, **)
  • changed: method Decorator.send(_, *) → method Decorator.send(...)
  • changed: method Definition.compile() → method Definition.compile(_ = …)
  • changed: method Evaluator.increment_sequence(_) → method Evaluator.increment_sequence(_, scope: …)
  • changed: method NullObject.respond_to?(_, _ = …) → method NullObject.respond_to?(_)
  • changed: static method Internal.trait_by_name(_) → static method Internal.trait_by_name(_, _)
  • added: class Enum
  • added: class UriManager
  • added: constructor Enum(_, _ = …)
  • added: constructor UriManager(*, paths: …)
  • added: method Definition.defined_traits_names()
  • added: method Definition.register_enum(_)
  • added: method DefinitionProxy.traits_for_enum(_, _ = …)
  • added: method Enum.build_traits(_)
  • added: method Sequence.for_factory?(_)
  • added: method Sequence.has_name?(_)
  • added: method Sequence.has_uri?(_)
  • added: method Sequence.set_value(_)
  • added: method Trait.clone()
  • added: method UriManager.to_a()
  • added: property Definition.klass: accessor
  • added: property Definition.registered_enums: reader
  • added: property Definition.uri_manager: reader
  • added: property Evaluator.instance: accessor
  • added: property Sequence.aliases: reader
  • added: property Sequence.uri_manager: reader
  • added: property Trait.uid: reader
  • added: property UriManager.endpoints: reader
  • added: property UriManager.paths: reader
  • added: property UriManager.uri_list: reader
  • added: protected property Sequence.proc: reader
  • added: static method Internal.rewind_sequence(*)
  • added: static method Internal.set_sequence(*, _)
  • added: static method Sequence.find(*)
  • added: static method Sequence.find_by_uri(_)
  • added: static method Strategy.lookup_strategy(_)
  • added: static method UriManager.build_uri(*)
  • added: method EnumeratorAdapter.integer_value?()
  • added: method EnumeratorAdapter.set_value(_)
  • added: method AttributesFor.to_sym()
  • added: method Build.to_sym()
  • added: method Create.to_sym()
  • added: method Null.to_sym()
  • added: method Stub.to_sym()
  • added: static set Stub.next_id(_)
  • changed: method Methods.generate(_) → method Methods.generate(*, scope: …)
  • changed: method Methods.generate_list(_, _) → method Methods.generate_list(*, _, scope: …)
  • changed: method DSL.sequence(_, *) → method DSL.sequence(_, ...)