Write a recipe where ommitted fields are still populated automatically?

[grjones]

I really only need to write a recipe to populate one field--not all of them. Is it possible to have the remaining fields auto-populate? If not, I'd be happy to add this functionality.

[berinhard]

Hi @grjones! I'm a +1 for this funcionality. I don't see a real need to recipes don't use model mommy creation under the hood.

[vandersonmota]

Well, recipes are intended to provide deterministic data generation, for cases where random data is not desired. BUT, i think another kind of recipe, with the functionality you described can be created. =) More thoughts on the subject?

[vandersonmota]

i think 'FastRecipe' its a good name. =)

[henriquebastos]

I'm +1 for this feature.

A completely deterministic data generation could be achieved by defining all generation rules on a Recipe. I don't see the need for a "FastRecipe" if we can add that flexibility to Recipe without ambiguity.

This seems feasible and relates to what we've been talking on simplifying Mommy's api.

[vandersonmota]

Hmm... guess you're right @henriquebastos

@grjones Just don't forget to change recipes docs after doing so. =)

[grjones]

Yeah, what @henriquebastos said. :)

@vandersonmota I will be sure to change the docs. Thanks.

[berinhard]

I'm with @henriquebastos and I think I can work on it tomorrow! Em 07/02/2013 18:58, "Gregory Jones" notifications@github.com escreveu:

Yeah, what @henriquebastos https://github.com/henriquebastos said. :)

@vandersonmota https://github.com/vandersonmota I will be sure to change the docs. Thanks.

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[grjones]

So you're coding this @berinhard? Let me know if you'd like me to.

[henriquebastos]

If more than one dev wants to give this issue a try, I recommend that (1) you share here your approach to solve it and/or (2) start a PR with a POC, at least about the proposed API.

Please, don't feel blocked, since @vandersonmota will need to merge it, he can cherry-pick both PRs.

[grjones]

I would rather not do parallel work. Hope that is ok. Someone just let me know who is coding this. In case this sways the decision, I committed a small change a while back but this would really be my first significant commit.

[henriquebastos]

As you wish. It was just a suggestion. My personal approach is that if there isn't a PR, there is no code. :-P

[berinhard]

This issue can be closed given the pull request #68