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

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@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@ -# ProviderTaxonomy +# Provider Taxonomy A gem to add a database table containing the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. -## Usage -Once installed, your Rails app will have a TaxonomyItem database table, from which you can access all healthcare provider specialties. - ## Installation Add this line to your application's Gemfile: ```ruby gem 'provider_taxonomy' @@ -20,9 +17,22 @@ ```bash $ rake db:migrate ``` ```bash $ rake provider_taxonomy:import +``` + +## Usage +Once installed, your Rails app will have a `taxonomy_items` database table and a `TaxonomyItem` model from which you can access all healthcare provider specialties. + +If you would like to extend the model with your own, you can do the following + +```ruby +class Specialty < ActiveRecord::Base + self.table_name = "taxonomy_items" + belongs_to :parent, foreign_key: :parent_id, class_name: Specialty, required: false + # Your code goes here +end ``` ## License The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).