Module: SaveWhatsValid

Extended by:
ActiveSupport::Concern
Defined in:
lib/save_whats_valid.rb,
lib/save_whats_valid/version.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: ClassMethods

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
"0.0.1"

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#update_attributes(attributes) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/save_whats_valid.rb', line 11

def update_attributes(attributes)
  saved_successfully = super(attributes)
  
  if self.class.save_whats_valid_attributes.present?

    # load a copy of the listing.
    copy = self.class.find(id)
  
    unless saved_successfully

      fields = self.class.save_whats_valid_attributes.map(&:to_s)
      
      self.changed.each do |changed_field|

        # if this is one of the fields we allow to be updated even when the object itself is invalid...
        if fields.include? changed_field
         
          # unless this field is one of the fields with an error...
          unless self.errors.messages.keys.map(&:to_s).include? changed_field

            # otherwise, just copy over the field we want to save.
            copy.send("#{changed_field}=", self.send(changed_field))
         
            # save it regardless of the state of the object.
            copy.save(validate: false)

          end
       
        end

      end
    
    end
    
  end
  
  return saved_successfully
end