Method: ModelRecord#method_missing

Defined in:
lib/model/the_record.rb

#method_missing(*args) ⇒ Object

How to handle other calls

  • if attribute is specified, display it

  • if attribute= is provided, assign to the known property or create a new one

Example:

ORD.create_class :a
a = A.new
a.test= 'test'  # <--- attribute: 'test=', argument: 'test'
a.test	  # <--- attribute: 'test' --> fetch attributes[:test]

Assignments are performed only in ruby-space.

Automatic database-updates are deactivated for now



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# File 'lib/model/the_record.rb', line 273

def method_missing *args
  # if the first entry of the parameter-array is a known attribute
  # proceed with the assignment
  if args.size == 1
     attributes[args.first.to_sym]  # return the attribute-value
  elsif args[0][-1] == "=" 
    if args.size == 2
#	if rid.rid? 
#	  update set:{ args[0][0..-2] => args.last }
#	else
 self.attributes[ args[0][0..-2]  ] = args.last
#	end
    else
 self.attributes[ args[0][0..-2]  ] = args[1 .. -1]
#	update set: {args[0][0..-2] => args[1 .. -1] } if rid.rid?
    end
  else
    raise NameError, "Unknown method call #{args.first.to_s}", caller
  end
end