TV Land ActiveRecord Associations Lab

Objectives

1. Creating and modifying tables using ActiveRecord
2. Writing associations between models

spec/actor_spec.rb

1. Build out the schema for the actors and characters table.
2. Actors should have a first_name and a last_name.
3. Characters should have a name and a show_id.
4. Associate the Actor model with the Character and Show model. Do any of the models need a foreign key?
5. Write the two methods full_name and list_roles that the spec requires. Write any helper methods that you need.

spec/character_spec.rb

1. Add the column catchphrase to your character model.
2. Define the method say_that_thing_you_say and make the spec pass.

spec/show_spec.rb

1. Create the neccesary associations between shows, networks, and characters.
2. Add all the attributes to the Show model that the spec requires.

Resources

• Rails Guide - Active Record Associations
• Api dock - Active Record Associations
• Rails Guide - Active Record Migrations