Module: SocialStream::Models::Supertype

Extended by:

ActiveSupport::Concern

Includes:

ActivityStreams::Supertype

Defined in:

lib/social_stream/models/supertype.rb

Overview

Common methods for models having many subtypes. Currently, there are two supertypes:

• Actor: participates in the social network and has Ties with other actors. Its subtypes are subjects, such as User or Group

• ActivityObject: created and managed by Actors in Activities. Its subtypes are objects, like Post or Comment

Methods are documented for the case of Actor supertype

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: ActiveRecord, ClassMethods

Instance Method Summary

• #subtype_instance ⇒ Object

Methods included from ActivityStreams::Supertype

#as_object_type

Instance Method Details

#subtype_instance ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/social_stream/models/supertype.rb', line 66

def subtype_instance
  if __send__("#{ self.class.subtypes_name }_type").present?      # if object_type.present?
    object_class = __send__("#{ self.class.subtypes_name }_type") #   object_class = object_type # => "Video"
    __send__ object_class.constantize.base_class.to_s.underscore  #   __send__ "document"
               end                                                # end
end