# I want to stick my models in a module **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 7, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758 "2006-06-07T21:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/1 "2006-06-07T21:38:47Z")
I’ve got enough models now that I’d like to separate them into modules. For example, I have the class Player that I want to stick in the Trainer module. I’ve changed the definition to class Trainer::Player I’ve created a models/trainer dir, test/unit/trainer, and test/fixtures/trainer. Change the PlayerTest class to be Trainer::PlayerTest. I get the following error when I try to run it: 1. Error: test\_validate\_range(Trainer::PlayerTest): FixtureClassNotFound: The class “Player” was not found. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.2/lib/active\_record/fixtures.rb:403:in `find' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.2/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb:478:in`players’ test/unit/trainer/player\_test.rb:48:in `test\_validate\_range’ I’ve tried creating a model with script/generate model Trainer::Foo just to see if there was any difference, but it looks like I have it all right. Do I need to do any special class loading or something? By the way, I’ve also changed the test helper require to be require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/…/…/test\_helper’. I really want to group these into modules, so I’d appreciate any advice. Pat ---
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/2 "2006-06-07T21:41:55Z")
On 6/7/06, Pat M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > 1. Error: > all right. Do I need to do any special class loading or something? > By the way, I’ve also changed the test helper require to be require > File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/…/…/test\_helper’. I really want to group > these into modules, so I’d appreciate any advice. > > Pat Also, I can access the model fine with Trainer::Player through console. So apparently it’s just this fixture loading problem. ---
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/3 "2006-06-07T21:58:15Z")
On 6/7/06, Pat M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > just to see if there was any difference, but it looks like I have it Okay so I _didn’t_ actually move the players.yml fixtures file into the trainer subdir of fixtures. Did that, and now it just says that it can’t find test/fixtures/players. Well yeah, I don’t want it to…and the generate script automatically sticks the fixtures in the trainers subdir. Hopefully someone knows how to do this. I can’t imagine that Rails doesn’t let you put your models into modules. Pat ---
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/4 "2006-06-07T23:33:18Z")
On 6/7/06, Alex W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) Well I just decided to try throwing a string in the fixtures instead of using the symbol… fixtures “trainer/player” That worked for loading the fixtures. Won’t let me use the players(:first) method of getting something, so I’ve just had to do Player.find(1). I’m sure there’s a performance hit, but I don’t really care. I suppose there’s a chance this’ll break in some future version, but for now it works fine. Pat ---
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/5 "2006-06-07T23:58:20Z")
On 6/7/06, Pat M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > trainers subdir. > > > – > > That worked for loading the fixtures. Won’t let me use the > players(:first) method of getting something, so I’ve just had to do > Player.find(1). I’m sure there’s a performance hit, but I don’t > really care. I suppose there’s a chance this’ll break in some future > version, but for now it works fine. > > Pat Appears to work for some, not for others. Don’t know what the rule is, and I’m too tired to keep working on this. Still unsolved, looking for advice. Pat ---
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/6 "2006-06-07T23:00:26Z")
Pat M. wrote: > On 6/7/06, Pat M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > just to see if there was any difference, but it looks like I have it > > Okay so I _didn’t_ actually move the players.yml fixtures file into > the trainer subdir of fixtures. Did that, and now it just says that > it can’t find test/fixtures/players. Well yeah, I don’t want it > to…and the generate script automatically sticks the fixtures in the > trainers subdir. > > Hopefully someone knows how to do this. I can’t imagine that Rails > doesn’t let you put your models into modules. > > Pat I seem to remember seeing a bug about this. Everything works except fixtures. Can’t seem to find it now, but I think it was on there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-stick-my-models-in-a-module/62758/7 "2006-06-08T06:06:27Z")
I managed to come up with some code that handles this. I know it would certainly break in some cases, but it works very well for me. Patch at [http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/5332](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/5332)