# acts_as_shopping_cart A simple shopping cart implementation. Still on Alpha, use it at your own risk. ## Install ### Rails 3 Include it in your Gemfile gem 'acts_as_shopping_cart', :git => "git@github.com:crowdint/acts_as_shopping_cart.git" And run bundler bundle install ## Usage You need two models, one to hold the Shopping Carts and another to hold the Items You can use any name for the models, you just have to let each model know about each other. ### Examples For the Shopping Cart: class Cart < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_shopping_cart_using :cart_item end For the items: class CartItem < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_shopping_cart_item_for :cart end or, if you want to use convention over configuration, make sure your models are called *ShoppingCart* and *ShoppingCartItems*, then just use the shortcuts: class ShoppingCart < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_shopping_cart end class ShoppingCartItem < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_shopping_cart_item end ### Migrations In order for this to work, the Shopping Cart Item model should have the following fields: create_table :cart_items do |t| t.integer :owner_id # Holds the owner id, for polymorphism t.integer :owner_type # Holds the type of the owner, for polymorphism t.integer :quantity # Holds the quantity of the object t.integer :item_id # Holds the object id t.string :item_type # Holds the type of the object, for polymorphism t.float :price # Holds the price of the item end ### Add Items To add an item to the cart you use the add method. You have to send the object and the price of the object as parameters. So, if you had a Product class, you would do something like this: @cart = Cart.create @product = Product.find(1) @cart.add(@product, 99.99) In the case where your product has a price field you could do something like: @cart.add(@product, @product.price) I tried to make it independent to the models in case you calculate discounts, sale prices or anything customized. You can include a quantity parameter too. @cart.add(@product, 99.99, 5) In that case, you would add 5 of the same products to the shopping cart. If you don't specify the quantity 1 will be assumed. ### Remove Items To remove an item from the cart you can use the remove method. You just have to send the object and the quantity you want to remove. @cart.remove(@product, 1) ### Total You can find out about the total using the _total_ method: @cart.total # => 99.99 ### Total unique items You can find out how many unique items you have on your cart using the _total_unique_items_ method. So, if you had something like: @cart.add(@product, 99.99, 5) Then, @cart.total_unique_items # => 5 ## Development Install the dependencies bundle install ### Test Run rspec rspec spec ## TODO * Finish this document * Test it on Rails 2 * Some more useful methods, like @cart.quantity_for(@product), @cart.price_for(@product)