serialized_attr_accessors 0.0.1

data/lib/serialized_attr_accessors.rb

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+module SerializedAttrAccessors
+  def self.included(base)
+    base.extend(ClassMethods)
+
+    def unserialized_options
+      @so_hash ||= (self.send(self.class.send(:get_serialized_attr)) || {})
+    end
+
+    def populate_serialized_options
+      self.send("#{self.class.send(:get_serialized_attr)}=", @so_hash) if @so_hash
+    end
+
+    base.send(:before_validation, :populate_serialized_options)
+  end
+
+  module ClassMethods
+    #Sets serialized attribute, Default serialized attribute name is "serialized_options" until and unless set manually
+    def set_serialized_attribute(attribute_name)
+      @ser_attr = attribute_name
+    end
+
+    def get_serialized_attr
+      @ser_attr ||= "serialized_options"
+    end
+
+    #Generates getter and setter method with field_name and default_value (if provided else nil)
+    #Example:
+    # sattr_accessor :second_name, "kumar"
+    # sattr_accessor :address
+    def sattr_accessor(filed_name, default_value = nil)
+
+      define_method filed_name do
+        (unserialized_options[filed_name.to_sym] || default_value)
+      end
+
+      define_method "#{filed_name}=" do |field_value|
+        unserialized_options.merge!(filed_name.to_sym => field_value)
+        field_value
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+ActiveRecord::Base.send(:include, SerializedAttrAccessors)

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: serialized_attr_accessors
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Praveen Kumar Sinha
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-03-23 00:00:00.000000000Z
+dependencies: []
+description: ! 'SerializedAttrAccessors for generating attr_accessors backed by serialized
+  column using method  sattr_accessor '
+email: praveen.kumar.sinha@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/serialized_attr_accessors.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/praveenkumarsinha/SerializedAttributes
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.10
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: SerializedAttrAccessors for generating attr_accessors backed by serialized
+  column.
+test_files: []