module ActiveRecord module EavHashes # Wraps a bunch of EavEntries and lets you use them like you would a hash # This class should not be used directly and you should instead let eav_hash_for create one for you class EavHash # Creates a new EavHash. You should really let eav_hash_for do this for you... # @param [ActiveRecord::Base] owner the Model which will own this hash # @param [Hash] options the options hash which eav_hash generated def initialize(owner, options) Util::sanity_check options @owner = owner @options = options end # Saves any modified entries and deletes any which have been nil'd to save DB space def save_entries # The entries are lazy-loaded, so don't do anything if they haven't been accessed or modified return unless (@entries and @changes_made) @entries.values.each do |entry| if entry.value.nil? entry.delete else set_entry_owner(entry) entry.save end end end # Gets the value of an EAV attribute # @param [String, Symbol] key def [](key) raise "Key must be a string or a symbol!" unless key.is_a?(String) or key.is_a?(Symbol) load_entries_if_needed return @entries[key].value if @entries[key] nil end # Sets the value of the EAV attribute `key` to `value` # @param [String, Symbol] key the attribute # @param [Object] value the value def []=(key, value) update_or_create_entry key, value end # I don't know why Ruby hashes don't have a shovel operator, but I will make damn sure that I # fight the power and stick it to the man by implementing it. # @param [Hash, EavHash] dirt the dirt to shovel (ba dum, tss) def <<(dirt) if dirt.is_a? Hash dirt.each do |key, value| update_or_create_entry key, value end elsif dirt.is_a? EavHash dirt.entries.each do |key, entry| update_or_create_entry key, entry.value end else raise "You can't shovel something that's not a Hash or EavHash here!" end self end # Gets the raw hash containing EavEntries by their keys def entries load_entries_if_needed end # Gets the actual values this EavHash contains def values load_entries_if_needed ret = [] @entries.values.each do |value| ret << value end ret end # Gets the keys this EavHash manages def keys load_entries_if_needed @entries.keys end # Emulates Hash.each def each (&block) as_hash.each &block end # Emulates Hash.each_pair (same as each) def each_pair (&block) each &block end # Empties the hash by setting all the values to nil # (without committing them, of course) def clear load_entries_if_needed @entries.each do |_, entry| entry.value = nil end end # Returns a hash with each entry key mapped to its actual value, # not the internal EavEntry def as_hash load_entries_if_needed hsh = {} @entries.each do |k, entry| hsh[k] = entry.value end hsh end # Take the crap out of #inspect calls def inspect as_hash end private def update_or_create_entry(key, value) raise "Key must be a string or a symbol!" unless key.is_a?(String) or key.is_a?(Symbol) load_entries_if_needed @changes_made = true @owner.updated_at = Time.now if @entries[key] @entries[key].value = value else new_entry = @options[:entry_class].new set_entry_owner(new_entry) new_entry.key = key new_entry.value = value @entries[key] = new_entry value end end # Since entries are lazy-loaded, this is called just before an operation on an entry happens and # loads the rows only once per EavHash lifetime. def load_entries_if_needed if @entries.nil? @entries = {} rows_from_model = @owner.send("#{@options[:entry_assoc_name]}") rows_from_model.each do |row| @entries[row.key] = row end end @entries end # Sets an entry's owner ID. This is called when we save attributes for a model which has just been # created and not committed to the DB prior to having its EAV hash(es) modified # @param [EavEntry] entry the entry whose owner to change def set_entry_owner(entry) entry.send "#{@options[:parent_assoc_name]}_id=", @owner.id end end end end