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= MuteUpdatedAt

# Mute UpdatedAt

Do not update updated_at column when updating a active record object.

## Installation

Install the latest stable release using bundler:

   [sudo] gem "mute_updated_at"

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it manually:

    $ gem install mute_updated_at

Finally, restart the server to apply the changes.


## Getting Started
   # Class Level

   In your Model just add :--

   mute_updated_at

   Example

   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     attr_accessible :name
     mute_updated_at
   end

   this will not update update_at column for any object Post class.

   post = Post.new({:name => "Ruby"})
   post.save

   sql query generated

   INSERT INTO "posts" ("created_at", "name", "updated_at") VALUES (?, ?, ?)
    [["created_at", Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:48:19 UTC +00:00], ["name", "Ruby"], ["updated_at", Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:48:19 UTC +00:00]]

   post.name = "Rails"
   post.save

   sql query generated

   UPDATE "topics" SET "name" = 'Rails' WHERE "topics"."id" = 5

   # Object Level

   To skip for a particular object use

   skip_updated_at_and_save method

   class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
     attr_accessible :name
   end

   comment = Comment.new({:name => "Ruby"})
   comment.save

   comment.name = "Rails"
   comment.save

   sql query generated

   UPDATE "comments" SET "name" = 'Rails', "updated_at" = '2014-06-05 12:50:20.770767' WHERE "comments"."id" = 1

   comment.name = "Rails 4"
   comment.skip_updated_at_and_save

   sql query generated

   UPDATE "comments" SET "name" = 'Rails 4' WHERE "comments"."id" = 1

This project rocks and uses MIT-LICENSE.

Version data entries

1 entries across 1 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
mute_updated_at-0.0.1	README.rdoc