Attribute permissions

Adds a class and instance method to ActiveRecord::Base that enables you to mass assign attributes circumventing the attribute protection. It can be used in admin actions that don’t want to be limited by attr_protected or attr_accessible when assigning attributes.

Example

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :full_name
end

# Initialize a new User
user = User.mass_assign(params[:user])
user.save

# Update a user
user.mass_assign(param[:user])
user.save

Install

$ gem install attribute-permissions