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module VestalVersions
  # Allows specific versions to be tagged with a custom string. Useful for assigning a more
  # meaningful value to a version for the purpose of reversion.
  module VersionTagging
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern

    # Adds an instance method which allows version tagging through the parent object.

    # Accepts a single string argument which is attached to the version record associated with
    # the current version number of the parent object.
    #
    # Returns the given tag if successful, nil if not. Tags must be unique within the scope of
    # the parent object. Tag creation will fail if non-unique.
    #
    # Version records corresponding to version number 1 are not typically created, but one will
    # be built to house the given tag if the parent object's current version number is 1.
    def tag_version(tag)
      v = versions.at(version) || versions.build(:number => 1)
      t = v.tag!(tag)
      versions.reload
      t
    end
  end

  # Instance methods included into VestalVersions::Version to enable version tagging.
  module TaggingVersionMethods
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern

    included do
      validates_uniqueness_of :tag, :scope => [:versioned_id, :versioned_type], :if => :validate_tags?
    end

    # Attaches the given string to the version tag column. If the uniqueness validation fails,
    # nil is returned. Otherwise, the given string is returned.
    def tag!(tag)
      write_attribute(:tag, tag)
      save ? tag : nil
    end

    # Simply returns a boolean signifying whether the version instance has a tag value attached.
    def tagged?
      !tag.nil?
    end

    def validate_tags?
      tagged? && tag != 'deleted'
    end

    Version.class_eval{ include TaggingVersionMethods }
  end
end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
houston-vestal_versions-3.0.0	lib/vestal_versions/version_tagging.rb
houston-vestal_versions-2.0.1	lib/vestal_versions/version_tagging.rb
houston-vestal_versions-2.0.0	lib/vestal_versions/version_tagging.rb