enum_attribute

If you settin up enum_attribute to existed your method,
add helpful method automatically.
It's for good to input type(select,checkbox,radio)
indication with I18n

Installing

To install enum_attribute, use the following command:

$ gem install enum_attribute

or write Gemfile and "bundle install"

$ gem 'enum_attribute', :git=>'https://github.com/eijik/enum_attribute.git'

Usage

add in your model

include EnumAttribute

extend your method to model class

enum_attribute :test, ['a','b','c']

ex. #class methods is defined. Aaa.tests => ['a','b','c'] Aaa.test_names => [ t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.a'), t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.b'), t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.c') ]

  Aaa.test_name('a')  => t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.a')

  Aaa.test_pairs    => [[t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.a'),a],
                        [t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.b'),b],
                        [t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.c'),c]] 

  test_pairs method is useful for select_tag
   select @aaa, Aaa.test_pairs 

  #instance methods also is defined.
  @aaa = Aaa.new(:test=>'a')
  @aaa.test_name     => t('activerecord.attributes.aaa.tests.a')

@params [Hash] options

@options options [boolean] :number(false)

if true, (name)_pairs method return number in 2nd array and change column name :column => (name)_id automatically! It will be useful for select type ex. seting in a model enum_attribute :test, ['a','b','c'] :number => true you can get object.test_pairs => [[a,1],[b,2],[c,3]]

@options options [string] :column_name(false) attached column name in table of DB

ex. :column => it will be set when name and column name is difference

@options options [boolean] :i18n(true)

if i18n == false ,just return raw data

Contributing

Check out the latest master to make sure the feature hasn't been implemented or the bug hasn't been fixed yet
Check out the issue tracker to make sure someone already hasn't requested it and/or contributed it
Fork the project
Start a feature/bugfix branch
Commit and push until you are happy with your contribution
Make sure to add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a future version unintentionally.
Please try not to mess with the Rakefile, version, or history. If you want to have your own version, or is otherwise necessary, that is fine, but please isolate to its own commit so I can cherry-pick around it.