Make user/author use project.creator in most factories

spec/factories/commits.rb

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     end
 
     after(:build) do |commit, evaluator|
-      allow(commit).to receive(:author).and_return(evaluator.author || build(:author))
+      allow(commit).to receive(:author).and_return(evaluator.author || build_stubbed(:author))
     end
 
     trait :without_author do

spec/factories/deployments.rb

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     sha '97de212e80737a608d939f648d959671fb0a0142'
     ref 'master'
     tag false
-    user
+    user nil
     project nil
     deployable factory: :ci_build
     environment factory: :environment
 
     after(:build) do |deployment, evaluator|
       deployment.project ||= deployment.environment.project
+      deployment.user ||= deployment.project.creator
 
       unless deployment.project.repository_exists?
         allow(deployment.project.repository).to receive(:create_ref)

spec/factories/events.rb

 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :event do
     project
-    author factory: :user
+    author(factory: :user) { project.creator }
     action Event::JOINED
 
     trait(:created)   { action Event::CREATED }

spec/factories/issues.rb

 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :issue do
     title { generate(:title) }
-    author
     project
+    author { project.creator }
 
     trait :confidential do
       confidential true

spec/factories/merge_requests.rb

 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :merge_request do
     title { generate(:title) }
-    author
     association :source_project, :repository, factory: :project
     target_project { source_project }
+    author { source_project.creator }
 
     # $ git log --pretty=oneline feature..master
     # 5937ac0a7beb003549fc5fd26fc247adbce4a52e Add submodule from gitlab.com

spec/factories/notes.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
   factory :note do
     project
     note { generate(:title) }
-    author
+    author { project&.creator || create(:user) }
     on_issue
 
     factory :note_on_commit,             traits: [:on_commit]

spec/factories/project_wikis.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     skip_create
 
     project
-    user factory: :user
+    user { project.creator }
     initialize_with { new(project, user) }
   end
 end

spec/factories/sent_notifications.rb

 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :sent_notification do
     project
-    recipient factory: :user
+    recipient { project.creator }
     noteable { create(:issue, project: project) }
     reply_key { SentNotification.reply_key }
   end

spec/factories/snippets.rb

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
 
   factory :project_snippet, parent: :snippet, class: :ProjectSnippet do
     project
+    author { project.creator }
   end
 
   factory :personal_snippet, parent: :snippet, class: :PersonalSnippet do

spec/factories/subscriptions.rb

 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :subscription do
-    user
     project
+    user { project.creator }
     subscribable factory: :issue
   end
 end

spec/factories/timelogs.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :timelog do
     time_spent 3600
-    user
     issue
+    user { issue.project.creator }
   end
 end

spec/factories/todos.rb

 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :todo do
     project
-    author
-    user
+    author { project.creator }
+    user { project.creator }
     target factory: :issue
     action { Todo::ASSIGNED }
 

spec/features/dashboard/merge_requests_spec.rb

@@ -44,36 +44,38 @@ feature 'Dashboard Merge Requests' do
 
   context 'merge requests exist' do
     let!(:assigned_merge_request) do
-      create(:merge_request, assignee: current_user, target_project: project, source_project: project)
+      create(:merge_request,
+        assignee: current_user,
+        source_project: project,
+        author: create(:user))
     end
 
     let!(:assigned_merge_request_from_fork) do
       create(:merge_request,
               source_branch: 'markdown', assignee: current_user,
-              target_project: public_project, source_project: forked_project
-            )
+              target_project: public_project, source_project: forked_project,
+              author: create(:user))
     end
 
     let!(:authored_merge_request) do
       create(:merge_request,
-              source_branch: 'markdown', author: current_user,
-              target_project: project, source_project: project
-            )
+              source_branch: 'markdown',
+              source_project: project,
+              author: current_user)
     end
 
     let!(:authored_merge_request_from_fork) do
       create(:merge_request,
               source_branch: 'feature_conflict',
               author: current_user,
-              target_project: public_project, source_project: forked_project
-            )
+              target_project: public_project, source_project: forked_project)
     end
 
     let!(:other_merge_request) do
       create(:merge_request,
               source_branch: 'fix',
-              target_project: project, source_project: project
-            )
+              source_project: project,
+              author: create(:user))
     end
 
     before do

spec/features/merge_request/user_awards_emoji_spec.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 describe 'Merge request > User awards emoji', :js do
   let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
   let(:user) { project.creator }
-  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project) }
+  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, author: create(:user)) }
 
   describe 'logged in' do
     before do

spec/lib/gitlab/slash_commands/issue_search_spec.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe Gitlab::SlashCommands::IssueSearch do
     let!(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, title: 'find me') }
     let!(:confidential) { create(:issue, :confidential, project: project, title: 'mepmep find') }
     let(:project) { create(:project) }
-    let(:user) { issue.author }
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
     let(:regex_match) { described_class.match("issue search find") }
 
     subject do

spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe ProjectPolicy do
 
   it 'does not include the read_issue permission when the issue author is not a member of the private project' do
     project = create(:project, :private)
-    issue   = create(:issue, project: project)
+    issue   = create(:issue, project: project, author: create(:user))
     user    = issue.author
 
     expect(project.team.member?(issue.author)).to be false

spec/services/issues/close_service_spec.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe Issues::CloseService do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let(:guest) { create(:user) }
-  let(:issue) { create(:issue, assignees: [user2]) }
+  let(:issue) { create(:issue, assignees: [user2], author: create(:user)) }
   let(:project) { issue.project }
   let!(:todo) { create(:todo, :assigned, user: user, project: project, target: issue, author: user2) }
 

spec/services/issues/update_service_spec.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe Issues::UpdateService, :mailer do
     create(:issue, title: 'Old title',
                    description: "for #{user2.to_reference}",
                    assignee_ids: [user3.id],
-                   project: project)
+                   project: project,
+                   author: create(:user))
   end
 
   before do

spec/services/merge_requests/close_service_spec.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe MergeRequests::CloseService do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let(:guest) { create(:user) }
-  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, assignee: user2) }
+  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, assignee: user2, author: create(:user)) }
   let(:project) { merge_request.project }
   let!(:todo) { create(:todo, :assigned, user: user, project: project, target: merge_request, author: user2) }
 

spec/services/merge_requests/ff_merge_service_spec.rb

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ describe MergeRequests::FfMergeService do
     create(:merge_request,
            source_branch: 'flatten-dir',
            target_branch: 'improve/awesome',
-           assignee: user2)
+           assignee: user2,
+           author: create(:user))
   end
   let(:project) { merge_request.project }
 

spec/services/merge_requests/reopen_service_spec.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe MergeRequests::ReopenService do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let(:guest) { create(:user) }
-  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :closed, assignee: user2) }
+  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :closed, assignee: user2, author: create(:user)) }
   let(:project) { merge_request.project }
 
   before do

spec/services/merge_requests/update_service_spec.rb

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe MergeRequests::UpdateService, :mailer do
     create(:merge_request, :simple, title: 'Old title',
                                     description: "FYI #{user2.to_reference}",
                                     assignee_id: user3.id,
-                                    source_project: project)
+                                    source_project: project,
+                                    author: create(:user))
   end
 
   before do

spec/services/notification_service_spec.rb

@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ describe NotificationService, :mailer do
     context "merge request diff note" do
       let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
       let(:user) { create(:user) }
-      let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, assignee: user) }
+      let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, assignee: user, author: create(:user)) }
       let(:note) { create(:diff_note_on_merge_request, project: project, noteable: merge_request) }
 
       before do
@@ -469,11 +469,13 @@ describe NotificationService, :mailer do
 
       describe '#new_note' do
         it "records sent notifications" do
-          # Ensure create SentNotification by noteable = merge_request 6 times, not noteable = note
+          # 3 SentNotification are sent: the MR assignee and author, and the @u_watcher
           expect(SentNotification).to receive(:record_note).with(note, any_args).exactly(3).times.and_call_original
 
           notification.new_note(note)
 
+          expect(SentNotification.last(3).map(&:recipient).map(&:id))
+            .to contain_exactly(merge_request.assignee.id, merge_request.author.id, @u_watcher.id)
           expect(SentNotification.last.in_reply_to_discussion_id).to eq(note.discussion_id)
         end
       end