require 'activerecord' # ActsAsCommentable module Juixe module Acts #:nodoc: module Commentable #:nodoc: def self.included(base) base.extend ClassMethods end module ClassMethods def acts_as_commentable has_many :comments, :as => :commentable, :dependent => :destroy, :order => 'created_at ASC' include Juixe::Acts::Commentable::InstanceMethods extend Juixe::Acts::Commentable::SingletonMethods end end # This module contains class methods module SingletonMethods # Helper method to lookup for comments for a given object. # This method is equivalent to obj.comments. def find_comments_for(obj) commentable = ActiveRecord::Base.send(:class_name_of_active_record_descendant, self).to_s Comment.find(:all, :conditions => ["commentable_id = ? and commentable_type = ?", obj.id, commentable], :order => "created_at DESC" ) end # Helper class method to lookup comments for # the mixin commentable type written by a given user. # This method is NOT equivalent to Comment.find_comments_for_user def find_comments_by_user(user) commentable = ActiveRecord::Base.send(:class_name_of_active_record_descendant, self).to_s Comment.find(:all, :conditions => ["user_id = ? and commentable_type = ?", user.id, commentable], :order => "created_at DESC" ) end end # This module contains instance methods module InstanceMethods # Helper method to sort comments by date def comments_ordered_by_submitted Comment.find(:all, :conditions => ["commentable_id = ? and commentable_type = ?", id, self.type.name], :order => "created_at DESC" ) end # Helper method that defaults the submitted time. def add_comment(comment) comments << comment end end end end end ActiveRecord::Base.send(:include, Juixe::Acts::Commentable)