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# ActiveRecord::Mysql::UuidColumn

Adds a :uuid column to ActiveRecord MySQL Adapter
it is stored in a 16 bytes binary column. which is exactly the space it needs.

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
gem 'activerecord-mysql-uuid-column'
```

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install activerecord-mysql-uuid-column

## Usage

# Regular MySQL ActiveRecord config
```
test:
  adapter: mysql2
  username: root
  host: localhost
  reconnect: true
  database: uuid_test
```

Adds column type `uuid`

```
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161122225732) do
  create_table "test_uuids", force: true do |t|
    t.uuid     "uuid"
  end
end
```

Define it in your model

```
class Worker < ActiveRecord::Base
  attribute :job_uuid, :uuid
end
```

Then use as regular string column, except that it will be stored in a 16 bytes binary column.

## Development

After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/mathieujobin/activerecord-mysql-uuid-column. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org) code of conduct.


## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

Version data entries

1 entries across 1 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
activerecord-mysql-uuid-column-0.1.0	README.md