public function testCreateObject() { $this->fixtures('articles', 'users'); $article = new Article(array('title' => 'Test Foo')); $newUser = $article->createUser(array('name' => 'Test Bar', 'company_id' => 1)); $this->assertEquals($newUser->id, $article->user->id); // this HAS saved the associated object $user = User::find('first', array('conditions' => 'name=:nm'), array(':nm' => 'Test Bar')); $this->assertTrue($user instanceof User); $this->assertEquals($article->user_id, $user->id); // save, and make sure the association object is created $article->save(); // make sure both were created, and are associated $article = Article::find('first', array('conditions' => 'title=:title'), array(':title' => 'Test Foo')); $user = User::find('first', array('conditions' => 'name=:nm'), array(':nm' => 'Test Bar')); $this->assertTrue($article instanceof Article); $this->assertTrue($user instanceof User); $this->assertEquals($article->user_id, $user->id); }