Class: Configuration

Inherits:
ActiveRecord::Base
  • Object
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Defined in:
app/models/configuration.rb

Overview

This class is used to store configuration options in the back-end database. Each Configuraiton object has a :name and a :value. Some configuration parameters can be accessed through the helper methods provided in this class.

Class Method Summary (collapse)

Class Method Details

+ (Boolean) exists?(*attrs)

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'app/models/configuration.rb', line 8

def Configuration.exists?(*attrs)
  self.table_exists? && super(*attrs)
end

+ (Object) increment_revision

Helper method to retrieve the value of the 'revision' setting and increment it by one.



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# File 'app/models/configuration.rb', line 19

def Configuration.increment_revision
  revision = Configuration.find_by_name('revision')
  revision.value = revision.value.to_i + 1
  revision.save
end

+ (Object) password

Retrieves the current password (stored in the 'password' setting)



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# File 'app/models/configuration.rb', line 26

def Configuration.password
  Configuration.exists?(:name => 'password') ? Configuration.find_by_name('password').value : nil
end

+ (Object) revision

Retrieve the value of the configuration setting whose name is 'revision'



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# File 'app/models/configuration.rb', line 13

def Configuration.revision
  Configuration.find_by_name('revision').value
end

+ (Object) uploadsNode

Retrieve the name of the Node used to associate file uploads.



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# File 'app/models/configuration.rb', line 31

def Configuration.uploadsNode
  Configuration.find_by_name('uploads_node').value
end