dynamic_attributes 1.1.3 → 1.2.0

data/README.rdoc

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Note that a dynamic attribute should be prefixed (by default with 'field_'), see
 * Get Info:
   * dynamic_model.has_dynamic_attribute?(dynamic_attribute)
     * Returns whether a given attribute is a dynamic attribute. Accepts strings and symbols.
+  * dynamic_model.read_dynamic_attribute(dynamic_attribute)
+    * Returns the value for a given dynamic attribute. Returns nil if the attribute does not exist or if the attribute is not a dynamic attribute.   
   * dynamic_model.persisting_dynamic_attributes
     * Returns an array of the dynamic attributes that will be persisted.
   * DynamicModel.dynamic_attribute_field

data/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.3
+1.2.0

data/lib/dynamic_attributes.rb

@@ -99,20 +99,26 @@ module DynamicAttributes
       class << self
         self
       end
-    end    
+    end      
+    
+    # Defines an accessor for the given attribute. It is defined withinin the public scope to ensure the
+    # accessor is publicly available in ruby 1.9.
+    def define_accessor_for_attribute(att)
+      singleton_class.send(:attr_accessor, att)      
+    end
 
   private
-
+  
     # Method that is called when a dynamic attribute is added to this model. It adds this attribute to the list
     # of attributes that will be persisited, creates an accessor and sets the attribute value. To reflect that the
     # attribute has been added, the serialization attribute will also be updated. 
-    def set_dynamic_attribute(att, value)
+    def set_dynamic_attribute(att, value = nil)
       att = att.to_s
       persisting_dynamic_attributes << att
-      singleton_class.send(:attr_accessor, att)
+      define_accessor_for_attribute(att)
       send(att + '=', value)
       update_dynamic_attribute(att, value)
-    end
+    end    
     
     # Called on object initialization or when calling update_attributes to convert passed dynamic attributes
     # into attributes that will be persisted by calling set_dynamic_attribute if it does not exist already. 

data/test/helper.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 
 gem "activerecord"
-require 'FileUtils'
+require 'fileutils'
 require 'active_record'
 require 'dynamic_attributes'
 require 'pp'

metadata

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: dynamic_attributes
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 31
   prerelease: false
   segments: 
   - 1
-  - 1
-  - 3
-  version: 1.1.3
+  - 2
+  - 0
+  version: 1.2.0
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Reinier de Lange
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2010-09-16 00:00:00 +02:00
+date: 2010-11-21 00:00:00 +01:00
 default_executable: 
 dependencies: []
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ files:
 - VERSION
 - init.rb
 - lib/dynamic_attributes.rb
+- test/helper.rb
+- test/test_dynamic_attributes.rb
+- test/database.yml
+- test/schema.rb
 has_rdoc: true
 homepage: http://github.com/moiristo/dynamic_attributes
 licenses: []
@@ -48,23 +53,27 @@ rdoc_options:
 require_paths: 
 - lib
 required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
   requirements: 
   - - ">="
     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
       segments: 
       - 0
       version: "0"
 required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
   requirements: 
   - - ">="
     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
       segments: 
       - 0
       version: "0"
 requirements: []
 
 rubyforge_project: 
-rubygems_version: 1.3.6
+rubygems_version: 1.3.7
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 3
 summary: dynamic_attributes is a gem that lets you dynamically specify attributes on ActiveRecord models, which will be serialized and deserialized to a given text column.