act_as_attribute 0.0.1

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data/lib/act_as_attribute/exceptions.rb

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+module Exceptions
+  class AlreadyPresentAsAttribute < StandardError;
+  end
+end

data/lib/act_as_attribute.rb

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+require "act_as_attribute/exceptions"
+module ActAsAttributes
+
+  def self.included(base)
+    base.send :extend, ClassMethods
+  end
+
+  module ClassMethods
+
+    def get_constants
+      self::AVAILABLE_ATTRIBUTES ||= []
+      self::ACCEPTANCE_LEVEL ||= "error"
+    end
+
+    def method_available_as_attribute?(attribute)
+      self.attribute_method?(attribute) ? true : false
+    end
+
+    def deal_with_duplicate_method(arg)
+      if self::ACCEPTANCE_LEVEL == "error"
+        raise Exceptions::AlreadyPresentAsAttribute
+      else
+        warn "Warning: Method '#{arg}' already available as attribute"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def act_as_attribute(model_name, model_attr_as_key= "name", model_attr_as_value="value")
+
+      get_constants
+
+      self::AVAILABLE_ATTRIBUTES.each do |attr|
+        if method_available_as_attribute?(attr)
+          deal_with_duplicate_method(attr)
+        end
+
+        define_method(attr) do
+          available_objects = self.send(model_name)
+          if available_objects.map(&model_attr_as_key.to_sym).include? attr
+            available_objects.send("find_by_#{model_attr_as_key}", attr).send(model_attr_as_value)
+          else
+            "method not defined"
+          end
+        end
+
+        define_method("#{attr}=") do |value|
+          available_objects = self.send(model_name)
+          if available_objects.map(&model_attr_as_key.to_sym).include? attr
+            new_association= available_objects.send("find_by_#{model_attr_as_key}", attr)
+            new_association.update_attributes(model_attr_as_value.to_sym => value)
+          else
+            available_objects << model_name.to_s.classify.constantize.create(model_attr_as_key.to_sym => attr, model_attr_as_value.to_sym => value)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, ActAsAttributes

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: act_as_attribute
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Annu Yadav
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2013-05-20 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: Gem which will treat its association as its attribute. It will provide
+  getter, setter method for all of its association for which it is defined.
+email: life.annu.yadav@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/act_as_attribute/exceptions.rb
+- lib/act_as_attribute.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/annuyadav/act_as_attribute
+licenses:
+- MIT
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.0.3
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: Gem which will treat its association as its attribute.
+test_files: []