So. It turns out that postgresql has a less-consistent idea of what .first...

So. It turns out that postgresql has a less-consistent idea of what .first means in an association with no default ordering. All the places we were doing bob.aspects.first (& etc.) needed to be more specific. & o ya, POSTGRES IS GREEN.

spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb

@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ describe AspectsController do
 
       describe "post visibilities" do
         before do
-          @status = bob.post(:status_message, :text=> "hello", :to => bob.aspects.first)
+          aspect_to_post = bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+          @status = bob.post(:status_message, :text=> "hello", :to => aspect_to_post)
           @vis = @status.post_visibilities.first
         end
 

spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe CommentsController do
   before do
-    @aspect1 = alice.aspects.first
-    @aspect2 = bob.aspects.first
+    @aspect1 = alice.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+    @aspect2 = bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
 
     @controller.stub(:current_user).and_return(alice)
     sign_in :user, alice
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ describe CommentsController do
 
   describe '#index' do
     before do
-      @message = bob.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => bob.aspects.first.id)
+      aspect_to_post = bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+      @message = bob.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => aspect_to_post.id)
       @comments = [alice, bob, eve].map{ |u| u.comment("hey", :post => @message) }
     end
     it 'works for mobile' do
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ describe CommentsController do
       response.status.should == 404
     end
     it 'returns a 404 on a post that is not visible to the signed in user' do
-      message = eve.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => eve.aspects.first.id)
+      aspect_to_post = eve.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+      message = eve.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => aspect_to_post.id)
       bob.comment("hey", :post => @message)
       get :index, :post_id => message.id, :format => 'js'
       response.status.should == 404

spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb

@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe LikesController do
   before do
-    @user1 = alice
-    @user2 = bob
+    @alices_aspect = alice.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+    @bobs_aspect = bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
 
-    @aspect1 = @user1.aspects.first
-    @aspect2 = @user2.aspects.first
-
-    sign_in :user, @user1
+    sign_in :user, alice
   end
 
   [Comment, Post].each do |class_const|
@@ -33,9 +30,9 @@ describe LikesController do
 
         context "on my own post" do
           before do
-            @target = @user1.post :status_message, :text => "AWESOME", :to => @aspect1.id
+            @target = alice.post :status_message, :text => "AWESOME", :to => @alices_aspect.id
 
-            @target = @user1.comment "hey", :post => @target if class_const == Comment
+            @target = alice.comment "hey", :post => @target if class_const == Comment
           end
 
           it 'responds to format js' do
@@ -46,8 +43,8 @@ describe LikesController do
 
         context "on a post from a contact" do
           before do
-            @target = @user2.post :status_message, :text => "AWESOME", :to => @aspect2.id
-            @target = @user2.comment "hey", :post => @target if class_const == Comment
+            @target = bob.post :status_message, :text => "AWESOME", :to => @bobs_aspect.id
+            @target = bob.comment "hey", :post => @target if class_const == Comment
           end
 
           it 'likes' do
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ describe LikesController do
           end
 
           it "doesn't post multiple times" do
-            @user1.like(1, :target => @target)
+            alice.like(1, :target => @target)
             post :create, dislike_hash
             response.code.should == '422'
           end
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ describe LikesController do
           end
 
           it "doesn't post" do
-            @user1.should_not_receive(:like)
+            alice.should_not_receive(:like)
             post :create, like_hash
             response.code.should == '422'
           end
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ describe LikesController do
 
       describe '#index' do
         before do
-          @message = alice.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => @aspect1.id)
+          @message = alice.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => @alices_aspect.id)
           @message = alice.comment( "hey", :post => @message) if class_const == Comment
         end
         it 'returns a 404 for a post not visible to the user' do
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ describe LikesController do
 
       describe '#destroy' do
         before do
-          @message = bob.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => @aspect1.id)
+          @message = bob.post(:status_message, :text => "hey", :to => @alices_aspect.id)
           @message = bob.comment( "hey", :post => @message) if class_const == Comment
           @like = alice.build_like(:positive => true, :target => @message)
           @like.save

spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb

@@ -253,8 +253,10 @@ describe PeopleController do
       it "assigns only the posts the current user can see" do
         bob.posts.should be_empty
         posts_user_can_see = []
-        posts_user_can_see << bob.post(:status_message, :text => "to an aspect @user is in", :to => bob.aspects[0].id)
-        bob.post(:status_message, :text => "to an aspect @user is not in", :to => bob.aspects[1].id)
+        aspect_user_is_in = bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+        aspect_user_is_not_in = bob.aspects.where(:name => "empty").first
+        posts_user_can_see << bob.post(:status_message, :text => "to an aspect @user is in", :to => aspect_user_is_in.id)
+        bob.post(:status_message, :text => "to an aspect @user is not in", :to => aspect_user_is_not_in.id)
         posts_user_can_see << bob.post(:status_message, :text => "to all aspects", :to => 'all')
         posts_user_can_see << bob.post(:status_message, :text => "public", :to => 'all', :public => true)
         bob.reload.posts.length.should == 4

spec/models/aspect_membership_spec.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe AspectMembership do
       @aspect = alice.aspects.create(:name => "two")
       @contact = alice.contact_for(bob.person)
 
-      @am = alice.aspects.first.aspect_memberships.first
+      @am = alice.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first.aspect_memberships.first
       @am.stub!(:user).and_return(alice)
     end
 

spec/models/contact_spec.rb

@@ -90,17 +90,21 @@ describe Contact do
       @eve = eve
       @bob.aspects.create(:name => 'next')
       @bob.aspects(true)
+
+      @original_aspect = @bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+      @new_aspect = @bob.aspects.where(:name => "next").first
+
       @people1 = []
       @people2 = []
 
       1.upto(5) do
         person = Factory(:person)
-        @bob.contacts.create(:person => person, :aspects => [@bob.aspects.first])
+        @bob.contacts.create(:person => person, :aspects => [@original_aspect])
         @people1 << person
       end
       1.upto(5) do
         person = Factory(:person)
-        @bob.contacts.create(:person => person, :aspects => [@bob.aspects.last])
+        @bob.contacts.create(:person => person, :aspects => [@new_aspect])
         @people2 << person
       end
     #eve <-> bob <-> alice
@@ -118,9 +122,8 @@ describe Contact do
       end
 
       it 'returns nothing if contacts_visible is false in that aspect' do
-        asp = @bob.aspects.first
-        asp.contacts_visible = false
-        asp.save
+        @original_aspect.contacts_visible = false
+        @original_aspect.save
         @contact.contacts.should == []
       end
 

spec/support/fixture_builder.rb

@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ FixtureBuilder.configure do |fbuilder|
   fbuilder.factory do
     # Users
     alice = Factory(:user_with_aspect, :username => "alice")
+    alices_aspect = alice.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+
     eve   = Factory(:user_with_aspect, :username => "eve")
+    eves_aspect = eve.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
+
     bob   = Factory(:user_with_aspect, :username => "bob")
+    bobs_aspect = bob.aspects.where(:name => "generic").first
     Factory(:aspect, :name => "empty", :user => bob)
 
-    connect_users(bob, bob.aspects.first, alice, alice.aspects.first)
-    connect_users(bob, bob.aspects.first, eve, eve.aspects.first)
+    connect_users(bob, bobs_aspect, alice, alices_aspect)
+    connect_users(bob, bobs_aspect, eve, eves_aspect)
 
 
     # Set up friends