README.md in acts_as-0.1.0 vs README.md in acts_as-0.1.1

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@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ # ActsAs -ActiveRecord extension for easy belongs_to composition and delegation +Essentially, this is just a wrapper around the usual [ActiveRecord::Assocations::Classmethods#belongs_to](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Associations/ClassMethods.html#method-i-belongs_to) that inlines delegation of all active_record attribute setters/getters/helpers (with prefix support) and any additional methods, thus serving as a proxy for another table and model. * Transparently write to multiple tables from one active record model by proxying attributes and their methods through a second model. * Easily extract a new table from an existing table, but keep the existing API intact without breaking any consumers. * When using STI to maintain easy joins, this is an easy way to proxy unique child attributes through to another table for that child +* Can help you enforce the [Law of Demeter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Demeter) This is designed for any belongs_to relationship where lifecycles are tightly coupled and proxying of attribute helpers from belongs_to -> has_one is desired. (see example below and /spec for more detail) @@ -14,18 +15,14 @@ Add this line to your application's Gemfile: gem 'acts_as' -And then execute: +And then: $ bundle -Or install it yourself as: - - $ gem install acts_as - ## Usage ```ruby # This pattern encourages foreign keys to be stored on the STI's root table for easy reads. @@ -91,10 +88,11 @@ How does the active record join hash-parsing stuff work? EX- Rebel.joins(:clan).where(clan: {cool: true) Can we make this work for ruby-sql autojoins? Is that even a good idea? - Rebel.where(cool: true) #auto-joins :clan + + Rebel.where(cool: true) #auto-joins :clan and queries clans table ## Contributing 1. Fork it 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)