status_accessor 0.1.0

data/lib/status_accessor.rb

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+module StatusAccessor
+
+  def status_accessor(*args)
+
+    options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}
+
+    # if the second argument is an array, assume the first is an alternative field name
+    if args[1].is_a?(Array)
+      field_name, statuses = args
+
+    # otherwise, assume all the agruments are statuses and default to field name 'status'
+    else
+      field_name = :status
+      statuses = args
+    end
+
+    statuses.each do |s|
+      state = options[:transform] ? s.to_s.send(options[:transform]) : s.to_s.upcase
+      define_method("#{s.to_s.downcase}!") do
+        self.send("#{field_name}=", state)
+      end
+      define_method("#{s.to_s.downcase}?") do
+        self.send(field_name) == state
+      end
+      define_method("update_to_#{s.to_s.downcase}!") do
+        self.update_attribute(field_name, state)
+      end
+
+      # in case we want to use this outside the context of ActiveRecord
+      if self.respond_to?(:named_scope) # rails 2
+        named_scope s.to_s.downcase.to_sym, :conditions => {:"#{field_name}" => state}
+      elsif self.respond_to?(:scope) # rails 3
+        scope s.to_s.downcase.to_sym, :conditions => {:"#{field_name}" => state}
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    class_variable_set "@@#{field_name}_strings", statuses.collect {|s| s.to_s.upcase}
+
+    (class << self; self; end).send(:define_method, "#{field_name}_strings") do
+      class_variable_get "@@#{field_name}_strings"
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: status_accessor
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 27
+  prerelease: 
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 1
+  - 0
+  version: 0.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Rob Anderson
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2012-03-26 00:00:00 Z
+dependencies: []
+
+description: utility for handling status-like fields
+email: rob.anderson@paymentcardsolutions.co.uk
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/status_accessor.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/status_accessor
+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: 1.8.15
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: utility for handling status-like fields
+test_files: []
+