Factories With Random Data Instead Of Sequences
^^^^^
**Definition:**

* When used alongside factories, random data generators may compromise the reliability of a test suite.


**Code Example:**

.. code-block:: ruby

  #Random factory

  FactoryBot.define do
    factory :category do
      name { Faker::Lorem.word.capitalize }
    end
  end

.. code-block:: ruby

  #Sequence factory

  FactoryBot.define do
    factory :category do
      sequence(:name) { |n| "Category number #{n}" }
    end
  end


**References:**

.. admonition:: Quality attributes

    * :octicon:`file-code;1em` -  Code Example
    * :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` -  Cause and Effect
    * :octicon:`graph;1em` -  Frequency
    * :octicon:`sync;1em` -  Refactoring

* `Rails Testing Antipatterns: Fixtures and Factories <https://semaphoreci.com/blog/2014/01/14/rails-testing-antipatterns-fixtures-and-factories.html>`_ :octicon:`file-code;1em` :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`