module UsernameSuggester module UsernameSuggestions def self.included(base) base.send :extend, ClassMethods end module ClassMethods # Creates method to generate suggestions for an username attributes. Example: # # suggestions_for :username, :num_suggestions => 5, # :first_name_attribute => :first, :last_name_attribute => last # # will creates a "username_suggestions" method which generates suggestions of usernames based on first name # and last name # # Available options are: # :attribute:: The name of the attribute for storing username. Default is :username # :first_name_attribute:: The attribute which stores the first name. Default is :first_name # :last_name_attribute:: The attribute which stores the last name. Default is :last_name # :num_suggestions:: Maximum suggestions generated. Default is 10 # :validate: An Proc object which takes in an username and return true if this is an validate username # def suggestions_for(attribute = :username, options = {}) first_name_attribute = options[:first_name_attribute] || :first_name last_name_attribute = options[:last_name_attribute] || :last_name num_suggestions = options[:num_suggestions] || 10 send :define_method, "#{attribute}_suggestions".to_sym do suggester = Suggester.new(read_attribute(first_name_attribute), read_attribute(last_name_attribute), options) name_combinations_with_regex = suggester.name_combinations.map { |s| "^#{s}[0-9]*$" } sql_conditions = Array.new(name_combinations_with_regex.size, "#{attribute} RLIKE ?").join(" OR ") unavailable_choices = self.class.all(:select => attribute, :conditions => [sql_conditions].concat(name_combinations_with_regex)).map{ |c| c.read_attribute(attribute) } suggester.suggest(num_suggestions, unavailable_choices) end end end end end