transactional_time_travel

⏱️ Wrap Examples in Transactions with around(:each)

Speed up tests that require database rollbacks or time manipulation by combining transactional fixtures with time-travel. Use around(:each) to wrap each example in a transaction and reset time with Timecop.

# spec/support/around_transaction_timecop.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.around(:each) do |example|
    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.transaction(joinable: false, rollback: :always) do
      Timecop.freeze(Time.now) do
        example.run
      end
    end
  end
end

In this setup:

• transaction(..., rollback: :always) ensures each example is rolled back after running.
• Timecop.freeze pins the clock at the example start, guaranteeing reproducible time-based assertions.

Now you can safely mutate time and database state without polluting other examples.