Module: Alchemy::Essence::ClassMethods

Defined in:
lib/alchemy/essence.rb

Overview

Delivers various methods we need for Essences in Alchemy.

To turn a model into an essence call acts_as_essence inside your model and you will get:

* validations
* several getters (ie: page, element, content, ingredient, preview_text)

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#acts_as_essence(options = {}) ⇒ Object

Turn any active record model into an essence by calling this class method

Parameters:

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    a customizable set of options

Options Hash (options):

  • ingredient_column (String || Symbol) — default: 'body' —

    specifies the column name you use for storing the content in the database (default: body)

  • validate_column (String || Symbol) — default: ingredient_column —

    The column the the validations run against.

  • preview_text_column (String || Symbol) — default: ingredient_column —

    Specify the column for the preview_text method.



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# File 'lib/alchemy/essence.rb', line 27

def acts_as_essence(options = {})
  register_as_essence_association!

  configuration = {
    ingredient_column: "body",
  }.update(options)

  class_eval <<-RUBY, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
    attr_writer :validation_errors
    include Alchemy::Essence::InstanceMethods

    validate :validate_ingredient, on: :update, if: -> { validations.any? }

    has_one :content, as: :essence, class_name: "Alchemy::Content", inverse_of: :essence
    has_one :element, through: :content, class_name: "Alchemy::Element"
    has_one :page,    through: :element, class_name: "Alchemy::Page"

    scope :available,    -> { joins(:element).merge(Alchemy::Element.published) }
    scope :from_element, ->(name) { joins(:element).where(Element.table_name => { name: name }) }

    delegate :restricted?, to: :page,    allow_nil: true
    delegate :public?,     to: :element, allow_nil: true

    after_update :touch_element

    def acts_as_essence_class
      #{name}
    end

    def ingredient_column
      '#{configuration[:ingredient_column]}'
    end

    def validation_column
      '#{configuration[:validate_column] || configuration[:ingredient_column]}'
    end

    def preview_text_column
      '#{configuration[:preview_text_column] || configuration[:ingredient_column]}'
    end
  RUBY

  if configuration[:belongs_to]
    class_eval <<-RUBY, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
      belongs_to :ingredient_association, **#{configuration[:belongs_to]}

      alias_method :#{configuration[:ingredient_column]}, :ingredient_association
      alias_method :#{configuration[:ingredient_column]}=, :ingredient_association=
    RUBY
  end
end