module PaperclipBridgeHelpers mattr_accessor :thumbnail_style self.thumbnail_style = :thumbnail def self.generate_delete_helper(klass, field) klass.class_eval <<-EOF, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1 unless klass.methods.include?("delete_#{field}=") attr_reader :delete_#{field} def delete_#{field}=(value) value = (value == "true") if String === value return unless value # passing nil to the file column causes the file to be deleted. Don't delete if we just uploaded a file! self.#{field} = nil unless self.#{field}.dirty? end EOF end end