has_properties 0.0.1

data/lib/has_properties.rb

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+module HasProperties
+  module SingletonMethods
+    def has_properties(options = {})
+      default_options = { :in => :data }
+      options = default_options.merge(options)
+
+      cattr_accessor :property_field
+      self.property_field = options[:in]
+
+      serialize self.property_field, Hash
+
+      extend  ClassMethods
+      include InstanceMethods
+    end
+  end
+
+  module ClassMethods
+    def property(name, type, options = {})
+      define_method name do
+        convert_property(property_hash[name.to_s], type, options)
+      end
+
+      define_method "#{name}=" do |value|
+        property_hash[name.to_s] = convert_property(value, type)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  module InstanceMethods
+    def property_hash
+      send("#{self.class.property_field}=", {}) unless send(self.class.property_field)
+      send(self.class.property_field)
+    end
+
+    def convert_property(value, type, options = {})
+      value = evaluate_property_default(options[:default]) if value.nil? && options[:default]
+      
+      case type.to_sym
+      when :string
+        value.to_s
+      when :integer
+        value.to_i
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def evaluate_property_default(default)
+      case default
+      when Proc
+        default.bind(self).call
+      else
+        default
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.included(receiver)
+    receiver.extend         SingletonMethods
+    receiver.send :include, InstanceMethods
+  end
+end
+
+ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, HasProperties

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: has_properties
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 29
+  prerelease: false
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 0
+  - 1
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Thomas Kadauke
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-08-30 00:00:00 +02:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Makes STI base classes with extensible attributes possible through serialization
+email: tkadauke@imedo.de
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/has_properties.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: 
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+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: 1.3.7
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Insert description here
+test_files: []
+