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# @api description
# All Rails models making use of #belongs_to_anchormodel must include this mixin. Typically, it is included in `application_record.rb`.
module Anchormodel::ModelMixin
  extend ActiveSupport::Concern

  included do
    class_attribute :anchormodel_attributes, default: {}.freeze
  end

  class_methods do
    # Creates an attribute linking to an Anchormodel. The attribute should be
    # present in the DB and the column should be named the same as `attribute_name.`
    # @param attribute_name [String,Symbol] The name and database column of the attribute
    # @param anchor_class_name [String] Name of the Anchormodel class (omit if attribute `:foo_bar` holds an `Anchormodels::FooBar`)
    # @param optional [Boolean] If true, a presence validation is added to the model.
    def belongs_to_anchormodel(attribute_name, anchor_class_name = nil, optional: false)
      attribute_name = attribute_name.to_sym
      attribute = Anchormodel::Attribute.new(self, attribute_name, anchor_class_name, optional)

      # Register attribute
      self.anchormodel_attributes = anchormodel_attributes.merge({ attribute_name => attribute }).freeze

      # Add presence validation if required
      unless optional
        validates attribute_name, presence: true
      end

      # Make casting work
      # Define serializer/deserializer
      active_model_type_value = Anchormodel::ActiveModelTypeValue.new(attribute)

      # Overwrite reader to force building anchors at every retrieval
      define_method(attribute_name.to_s) do
        active_model_type_value.deserialize(read_attribute(attribute_name))
      end

      # Override writer to fail early when an invalid target value is specified
      define_method("#{attribute_name}=") do |new_value|
        write_attribute(attribute_name, active_model_type_value.serialize(new_value))
      end

      # Supply serializer and deserializer
      attribute attribute_name, active_model_type_value
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
anchormodel-0.0.2	lib/anchormodel/model_mixin.rb
anchormodel-0.0.1	lib/anchormodel/model_mixin.rb