disable observers in tests, enable as needed, tests are 20% faster

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Spork.prefork do
   # in spec/support/ and its subdirectories.
   Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}
 
+
+
   # let's not run seed_fu every test
   SeedFu.seed
 
@@ -71,6 +73,11 @@ Spork.prefork do
     # config.before(:suite) do
     # end
 
+    config.before do
+      # disable all observers, enable as needed during specs
+      ActiveRecord::Base.observers.disable :all
+    end
+
     config.before(:all) do
       DiscoursePluginRegistry.clear
     end