Module: CouchRest::Model::Properties::ClassMethods

Defined in:
lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#property(name, *options, &block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb', line 132

def property(name, *options, &block)
  raise "Invalid property definition, '#{name}' already used for CouchRest Model type field" if name.to_s == model_type_key.to_s && CouchRest::Model::Base >= self
  opts = { }
  type = options.shift
  if type.class != Hash
    opts[:type] = type
    opts.merge!(options.shift || {})
  else
    opts.update(type)
  end
  existing_property = self.properties.find{|p| p.name == name.to_s}
  if existing_property.nil? || (existing_property.default != opts[:default])
    define_property(name, opts, &block)
  end
end

#timestamps! ⇒ Object

Automatically set updated_at and created_at fields on the document whenever saving occurs.

These properties are casted as Time objects, so they should always be set to UTC.



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# File 'lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb', line 153

def timestamps!
  property(:updated_at, Time, :read_only => true, :protected => true, :auto_validation => false)
  property(:created_at, Time, :read_only => true, :protected => true, :auto_validation => false)

  set_callback :save, :before do |object|
    write_attribute('updated_at', Time.now)
    write_attribute('created_at', Time.now) if object.new?
  end
end