Fixtures factory service for Meteor

Fixtures.js

/* globals Fixtures: true, Assets: false */

/**
 * Fixtures service for creating new fixture factories.
 */
Fixtures = {
  /**
   * Creates and registers a new fixture factory.
   * @param name The name of the factory.
   * @param path The path to the fixture file relative to private/fixtures/.
   * @returns {*} The new factory.
   */
  factory: function (name, path) {
    var factory = Fixtures.createFactory(path);
    Fixtures.registerFactory(name, factory);
    return factory;
  },

  /**
   * Creates a new factory.
   * @param path The path to the fixture file relative to private/fixtures/.
   * @returns {{build: Function}} The factory object has a build method to get a new
   *   fixture. You can also pass customData to build, to extend the default fixture.
   */
  createFactory: function (path) {
    return {
      build: function (customData) {
        return _.extend({}, Fixtures.getFixtureData(path), customData);
      }
    };
  },

  /**
   * Registers a factory
   * @param name The name that should be used. It is available under Fixtures[name].
   * @param factory The existing factory object that should be registered.
   */
  registerFactory: function (name, factory) {
    Fixtures[name] = factory;
  },

  /**
   * Get the data of a fixture JSON file.
   * @param path The path relative to private/fixtures/.
   * @returns {*} The fixture object.
   */
  getFixtureData: function (path) {
    var json = Assets.getText('fixtures/' + path);
    return JSON.parse(json);
  }
};

// Our concrete fixture factories
Fixtures.factory('Event', 'event.json');
Fixtures.factory('Profile', 'profile.json');
Fixtures.factory('PublisherProfile', 'publisher-profile.json');