lib/datev/base.rb in datev-0.2.3 vs lib/datev/base.rb in datev-0.3.0

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 require 'datev/field'
 
 module Datev
   class Base
     class << self
-      attr_accessor :fields
+      attr_accessor :fields, :default_attributes
+
+      def inherited(subclass)
+        subclass.fields             = self.fields
+        subclass.default_attributes = self.default_attributes
+      end
     end
 
-    attr_accessor :attributes
-
     def self.field(name, type, options={}, &block)
       self.fields ||= []
 
       # Check if there is already a field with the same name
       if field_by_name(name)
@@ -21,11 +24,13 @@
 
     def self.field_by_name(name)
       self.fields.find { |f| f.name == name }
     end
 
+    attr_accessor :attributes
+
     def initialize(attributes)
-      self.attributes = {}
+      self.attributes = self.class.default_attributes || {}
 
       raise ArgumentError.new('Hash required') unless attributes.is_a?(Hash)
 
       # Check existing names and set value (if valid)
       attributes.each_pair do |name,value|