ar_binary_flag_attributes

Adds many binary/flag attributes to your AR model using only one integer field.

How to use

Simply as hell :) First, add integer column called 'flags' (default) or whatever you like.

class AddFlagsToUserMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.run
  add_column :users, :flags, :integer
end
end

Then add one line to your model so it should look like this:

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
binary_attributes [:a, :b, :c]
end

Custom 'flags' field

You can divide all flags into more integer columns, or use non default column name.

class AnotherMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.run
  add_column :phones, :features, :integer
  add_column :phones, :minor_features, :integer
end
end

class Phone < ActiveRecord::Base
binary_attributes [:camera, :wlan, :touchscreen], :features
binary_attributes [:sd_card_slot, :qwerty_keyboard], :minor_features
end

And try:

p = Phone.new
p.camera = true
p.qwerty_keyboard = true
p.save

p.features => 1
p.minor_features => 2

Custom masks

You can specify custom masks if you want to:

class Building < ActiveRecord::Base
flag_attributes(
  "overdriven"                => 0b00000001,
  "with_points"               => 0b00000010
)
end

Check also

There is a more powerful tool here https://github.com/pboling/flag_shih_tzu

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