= Normalize Attributes

Sometimes you want to normalize data before saving it to the database like down casing e-mails, removing spaces and so on. This Rails plugin allows you to do so in a simple way.

== Usage

To install:

  gem install normalize_attributes

Then on your model:

  class User < ActiveRecord::Base
    normalize_attribute :email, :with => :downcase
  end

The example above will normalize your <tt>:email</tt> attribute on the <tt>before_save</tt> callback.

You can specify multiple attributes

  normalize_attributes :email, :username, :with => :downcase

You can use a block

  normalize_attribute :name do |value|
    value.squish
  end

You can combine both

  normalize_attribute :name, :with => :downcase do |value|
    value.squish
  end

The <tt>squish</tt> method is the default normalizer for strings. All you need to is specify the attribute:

  normalize_attribute :content

The <tt>compact</tt> method is the default normalizer for arrays (when using <tt>serialize</tt> method):

  class User < ActiveRecord::Base
    serialize :preferences, Array
    normalize_attribute :preferences
  end

The <tt>normalize_attributes</tt> method is aliased as <tt>normalize</tt>, <tt>normalize_attribute</tt>, <tt>normalize_attr</tt>, and <tt>normalize_attrs</tt>.

== Maintainer

* Nando Vieira (http://nandovieira.com.br)

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