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+module ActionController
+ module Assertions
+ module ModelAssertions
+ # Ensures that the passed record is valid by Active Record standards and
+ # returns any error messages if it is not.
+ #
+ # ==== Examples
+ #
+ # # assert that a newly created record is valid
+ # model = Model.new
+ # assert_valid(model)
+ #
+ def assert_valid(record)
+ clean_backtrace do
+ assert record.valid?, record.errors.full_messages.join("\n")
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end