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# Patches ActiveRecord models to use UUID based IDs instead of the default numeric ones
require 'uuidtools'

# Extends ActiveRecord models with UUID based IDs
module RestfulX::UUIDHelper
  def self.included(base)
    base.class_eval do 
      before_create :generate_uuid
    end
  end

  # generates new UUID for the record
  def generate_uuid
    self.id = UUIDTools::UUID.random_create.to_s.gsub("-", "") unless self.id
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
restfulx-1.3.1	lib/restfulx/active_record_uuid_helper.rb
restfulx-1.3.0	lib/restfulx/active_record_uuid_helper.rb