marshalled_attributes 0.1.0

data/lib/marshalled_attributes.rb

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+module MarshalledAttributes
+
+  def MarshalledAttributes.enable_activerecord
+    return if ActiveRecord::Base.respond_to? :marshal_attr_accessor
+    ActiveRecord::Base.extend Associate
+  end
+
+  module Associate
+    def marshal_attr_accessor( mattrs, options )
+      raise MarshalledAttributesError, "Please specify the :as option (Should be a class constant, 'PartnerAttribute' - without quotes - for example)." if options[:wrapped_by].nil?
+      
+      mattrs = [mattrs] unless mattrs.is_a? Array
+      key_column   = options[:key_column]   || :key_name
+      value_column = options[:value_column] || :value
+      attr_class = options[:wrapped_by]
+      
+      mattrs.each do |mattr|
+        read_method_name = mattr.to_s
+        define_method( read_method_name ) do
+          ma = attr_class.find( :first, 
+                                :conditions => { "#{self.class.table_name.singularize}_id" => self.id,
+                                  key_column => read_method_name } )
+          return nil if ma.nil?
+          return Marshal.load( Base64.decode64(ma.value ) )
+        end
+        
+        write_method_name = mattr.to_s + "="
+        define_method( write_method_name ) do |value|
+          marshalled  = Base64.encode64( Marshal.dump( value ) )
+
+          ma = attr_class.find(:first,
+                               :conditions => { "#{self.class.table_name.singularize}_id" => self.id,
+                                 key_column => read_method_name } )
+          ma = attr_class.create( key_column.to_sym => read_method_name,
+                               "#{self.class.table_name.singularize}_id".to_sym => self.id ) if ma.nil?
+          ma.update_attribute( value_column.to_sym, marshalled )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+  class MarshalledAttributesError < StandardError
+  end
+end
+
+if defined? Rails
+  MarshalledAttributes::enable_activerecord if defined? ActiveRecord
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: marshalled_attributes
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 0.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Brett Nakashima
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-03-05 00:00:00 -08:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Adds k/v functionality through an ActiveRecord model in an association.
+email: brettnak@gmail.com.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/marshalled_attributes.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: 
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Adds k/v functionality through an ActiveRecord model in an association.
+test_files: []
+