module Enumify module Model def enum(parameter, opts=[]) validates_inclusion_of parameter, :in => opts const_set("#{parameter.to_s.pluralize.upcase}", opts) define_method "#{parameter.to_s}" do attr = read_attribute(parameter) (attr.nil? || attr.empty?) ? nil : attr.to_sym end define_method "#{parameter.to_s}=" do |value| send("_set_#{parameter.to_s}", value, false) end self.class_eval do private define_method "_set_#{parameter.to_s}" do |value, should_save| value = value.to_sym old = read_attribute(parameter) ? read_attribute(parameter).to_sym : nil write_attribute(parameter, value.to_s) save if should_save send("#{parameter.to_s}_changed", old, value) if respond_to?("#{parameter.to_s}_changed", true) and old != value and !old.nil? return value end end opts.each do |opt| raise "Collision in enum values method #{opt}" if respond_to?("#{opt.to_s}?") or respond_to?("#{opt.to_s}!") or respond_to?("#{opt.to_s}") define_method "#{opt.to_s}?" do send("#{parameter.to_s}") == opt end define_method "#{opt.to_s}!" do send("_set_#{parameter.to_s}", opt, true) end scope opt.to_sym, where(parameter.to_sym => opt.to_s) end # We want to first define all the "positive" scopes and only then define # the "negation scopes", to make sure they don't override previous scopes opts.each do |opt| # We need to prefix the field with the table name since if this scope will # be used in a joined query with other models that have the same enum field then # it will fail on ambiguous column name. unless respond_to?("not_#{opt}") scope "not_#{opt}", where("#{self.table_name}.#{parameter} != ?", opt.to_s) end end end end end