I figured out the answer actually. Here is the correct code:
namespace :db do
desc "Fill database with sample data"
task populate: :environment do
make_users
make_microposts
make_relationships
end
end
def make_users
User.create!(name: "Example User",
email: "example@railstutorial.org",
password: "foobar",
password_confirmation: "foobar")
99.times do |n|
name = Faker::Name.name
email = "example-#{n+1}@railstutorial.org"
password = "password"
User.create!(name: name,
email: email,
password: password,
password_confirmation: password)
end
end
def make_microposts
users = User.all(limit: 6)
50.times do
content = Faker::Lorem.sentence(5)
users.each { |user| user.microposts.create!(content: content) }
end
end
def make_relationships
users = User.all
user = users.first
followed_users = users[2..50]
followers = users[3..40]
followed_users.each { |followed| user.follow!(followed) }
followers.each { |follower| follower.follow!(user) }
end