# ActiveArchive [![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/active_archive.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/rb/active_archive) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/drexed/active_archive.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/drexed/active_archive) ActiveArchive is a library for preventing database records from being destroyed. **NOTE: version >= '6.0.0' has a breaking change with the migration timestamps, initializer options, and model/record callbacks.** ## Installation Add this line to your application's Gemfile: ```ruby gem 'active_archive' ``` And then execute: $ bundle Or install it yourself as: $ gem install active_archive ## Table of Contents * [Configurations](#configurations) * [Usage](#usage) * [Methods](#methods) * [Scopes](#scopes) * [Callbacks](#callbacks) ## Configurations `rails g active_archive:install` will generate the following file: `../config/initalizers/active_archive.rb` ```ruby ActiveArchive.configure do |config| config.all_records_archivable = false end ``` ## Usage To work properly, models which could be archived must have column `archived_at` with type `datetime`. If the model table has not this column, record will be destroy instead of archived. For adding this column, you can use this migration, as example: ```ruby class AddArchivedAtColumns < ActiveRecord::Migration def change # Adds archived_at automatically t.timestamp # Does NOT add archived_at automatically t.timestamp archive: false # Manual column add_column :your_model, :archived_at, :datetime end end ``` ## Methods **Options:** * `archive` * `archive_all` * `unarchive` * `unarchive_all` ```ruby User.first.archive #=> archives User record and dependents User.first.unarchive #=> unarchives User record and dependents User.first.to_archival #=> returns archival state string User.archive_all #=> archives all User records and dependents User.unarchive_all #=> unarchives all User record and dependents ``` ## Scopes **Options:** * `archived` * `unarchived` ```ruby User.archived.all #=> returns only archived record User.unarchived.all #=> returns only unarchived record ``` ## Callbacks **Options:** * `before_archive` * `before_unarchived` * `after_archive` * `after_unarchive` ## Contributing Your contribution is welcome. 1. Fork it 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Added some feature'`) 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`) 5. Create new Pull Request