tracks-attributes 1.0.0 → 1.0.1

data/README.md

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+
 # TracksAttributes
 
 TracksAttributes adds the ability to track ActiveRecord and Object level attributes.
@@ -11,6 +13,10 @@ needs to return JSON or XML. This module extends ActiveRecord::Base with the *tr
 been called the class is extended with the ability to track attributes through *attr_accessor*, *attr_reader*, and *attr_writer*.
 Plain old Ruby classes may also use *TracksAttributes* by including it as a module first.
 
+*Note:* The necessity for this gem is born out of the clash between ActiveRecord attribute handling and PORO attributes. Using
+Object#instance_variables just doesn't return the correct list for marshaling data effectively, nor produce values for computed
+attributes.
+
 ## Enhanced JSON and XML processing
 
 Beyond the ability to track your attributes, this gem simplifies your use of converting your objects to an from JSON or XML.
@@ -40,13 +46,19 @@ puts "#{fred2.name} loves #{fred2.favorite_food}"
 Both the JSON and XML take the same options as their Hash and ActiveRecord counterparts so you can still
 use *:only* and *:includes* in your code as needed.
 
+### Current Limitations
+
+If you have a nested set of classes they will still appear as attributes that are Hashes. I hope to
+resolve this in an upcoming version.
+
 ## Add Validations To Non Active Record Attributes
 
 To add ActiveModel::Validations to your class just initialize your class with *tracks_attributes* as
 
 ```ruby
   tracks_attributes :validates => true
-```  
+```
+
 ## Installation
 
 Add the following to your Gemfile

data/lib/tracks_attributes/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module TracksAttributes
-  VERSION = "1.0.0"
+  VERSION = "1.0.1"
 end

data/lib/tracks_attributes.rb

@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ module TracksAttributes
 
     # Return a hash all of the accessor symbols and their values
     def all_attributes
-      attributes.merge Hash[accessors.collect {|v| [v, send(v.to_s)] if respond_to? "#{v}".to_sym}]
+      the_attrs = Hash[accessors.collect {|v| [v, send(v.to_s)] if respond_to? "#{v}".to_sym}]
+      (respond_to?(:attributes) && attributes.merge(the_attrs)) || the_attrs
     end
 
     # Set all attributes with hash of symbols and their values and returns instance

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: tracks-attributes
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 1.0.0
+  version: 1.0.1
   prerelease: 
 platform: ruby
 authors:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authors:
 autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2013-03-01 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2013-03-03 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies:
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: rails