Module: ActiveRecordContentBlob::Blobable::ClassMethods

Defined in:
lib/content_blob/blobable.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#build_with_a_blob(hsh, blob_content = nil) ⇒ Object

returns a new record with an attached blob e.g. Record.build_with_a_blob(record_hsh, record_big_hsh)



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# File 'lib/content_blob/blobable.rb', line 29

def build_with_a_blob(hsh, blob_content=nil)
  hsh_syms = hsh.symbolize_keys

  # exclude :contents from instantiating a new Record
  record = self.new(hsh_syms.reject{|k,v| k == :contents})

  stuff = if blob_content.present?
    # build a blob using :blob_content
    blob_content
  elsif c = hsh_syms[:contents]
    c
  else
    # then build a blob from the hsh
    hsh
  end

  prepared_stuff = prepare_content_for_blob(stuff)
  record.build_a_blob(prepared_stuff)
  return record
end

#create_with_a_blob(hsh, blob_content = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/content_blob/blobable.rb', line 50

def create_with_a_blob(hsh, blob_content=nil)
  build_with_a_blob(hsh, blob_content).save
end

#prepare_content_for_blob(some_content) ⇒ Object

allow this to be redefined



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# File 'lib/content_blob/blobable.rb', line 55

def prepare_content_for_blob(some_content)
  some_content
end