namespace :geocode do desc "Geocode all objects without coordinates." task :all => :environment do class_name = ENV['CLASS'] || ENV['class'] raise "Please specify a CLASS (model)" unless class_name klass = class_from_string(class_name) klass.not_geocoded.each do |obj| obj.geocode; obj.save end end end ## # Get a class object from the string given in the shell environment. # Similar to ActiveSupport's +constantize+ method. # def class_from_string(class_name) parts = class_name.split("::") constant = Object parts.each do |part| constant = constant.const_get(part) end constant end