class User < ActiveRecord::Base before_create :create_profile belongs_to :role has_many :blogs, :dependent => :destroy has_one :profile, :dependent => :destroy has_many :galleries, :dependent => :destroy def create_profile self.profile ||= Profile.create(:user => self) end def role=(role) if role.kind_of? Role self.role_id = role.id else role = role.to_s.camelize if role.is_numeric? self.role_id= role else self.role_id= Role.find_by_name(role).id end end end def confirm! self.confirmed_at = DateTime::now save end end