RSpec.configure do |config| config.use_transactional_fixtures = false config.before(:suite) do if config.use_transactional_fixtures? raise(<<-MSG) Delete line `config.use_transactional_fixtures = true` from rails_helper.rb (or set it to false) to prevent uncommitted transactions being used in JavaScript-dependent specs. During testing, the app-under-test that the browser driver connects to uses a different database connection to the database connection used by the spec. The app's database connection would not be able to access uncommitted transaction data setup over the spec's database connection. MSG end DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation, except: %w[participants]) end config.before(:each) do DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction end config.before(:each, type: :feature) do # :rack_test driver's Rack app under test shares database connection # with the specs, so continue to use transaction strategy for speed. driver_shares_db_connection_with_specs = Capybara.current_driver == :rack_test unless driver_shares_db_connection_with_specs # Driver is probably for an external browser with an app # under test that does *not* share a database connection with the # specs, so use truncation strategy. DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation, {except: %w[participants]} end end config.before(:each) do DatabaseCleaner.start end config.append_after(:each) do DatabaseCleaner.clean end end