Class: DataMapper::Property::Object

Inherits:
DataMapper::Property show all
Defined in:
lib/dm-core/property/object.rb

Direct Known Subclasses

Boolean, Class, Date, DateTime, Numeric, String, Time

Constant Summary

Constants inherited from DataMapper::Property

OPTIONS, PRIMITIVES, VISIBILITY_OPTIONS

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from DataMapper::Property

#allow_blank, #allow_nil, #default, #instance_variable_name, #model, #name, #options, #primitive, #reader_visibility, #repository_name, #required, #type, #writer_visibility

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from DataMapper::Property

accept_options, accepted_options, #allow_blank?, #allow_nil?, #bind, #custom?, descendants, determine_class, #field, find_class, #get, #get!, #hash, #index, inherited, #inspect, #key?, #lazy?, #lazy_load, #lazy_load_properties, #loaded?, nullable, options, #primitive?, #properties, #required?, #serial?, #set, #set!, #typecast, #unique?, #unique_index, #valid?

Methods included from Chainable

#chainable, #extendable

Methods included from Deprecate

#deprecate

Methods included from Equalizer

#equalize

Methods included from Subject

#default?, #default_for

Methods included from Assertions

#assert_kind_of

Instance Method Details

#dump(value) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/dm-core/property/object.rb', line 7

def dump(value)
  return value if value.nil?

  if @type
    @type.dump(value, self)
  else
    [ Marshal.dump(value) ].pack('m')
  end
end

#load(value) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/dm-core/property/object.rb', line 18

def load(value)
  if @type
    return @type.load(value, self)
  end

  case value
    when ::String
      Marshal.load(value.unpack('m').first)
    when ::Object
      value
    end
end

#to_child_key ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future. 



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# File 'lib/dm-core/property/object.rb', line 32

def to_child_key
  self.class
end