a little more testing

spec/rails_helper.rb

@@ -14,13 +14,30 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
   config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
   config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
+  config.include Postal::RspecHelpers
 
   config.before(:suite) do
+    # Test that the factories are working as they should and then clean up before getting started on
+    # the rest of the suite.
     begin
       DatabaseCleaner.start
       FactoryGirl.lint(FactoryGirl.factories.select { |f| !FACTORIES_EXCLUDED_FROM_LINT.include?(f.name.to_sym) })
     ensure
       DatabaseCleaner.clean
     end
+
+    # We're going to create a global server that can be used by any tests.
+    # Because the mail databases don't use any transactions, all data left in the
+    # database will be left there unless removed.
+    DatabaseCleaner.start
+    GLOBAL_SERVER = FactoryGirl.create(:server, :provision_database => true)
   end
+
+  config.after(:suite) do
+    # Remove the global server after the suite has finished running and then
+    # clean the database in case it left anything lying around.
+    GLOBAL_SERVER.destroy
+    DatabaseCleaner.clean
+  end
+
 end