ActiveRecord::Mysql::UuidColumn
Adds a :uuid column to ActiveRecord MySQL Adapter it is stored in a 16 bytes binary column. which is exactly the space it needs.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'activerecord-mysql-uuid-column'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install activerecord-mysql-uuid-column
Usage
Regular MySQL ActiveRecord config
test:
adapter: mysql2
username: root
host: localhost
reconnect: true
database: uuid_test
Adds column type uuid
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161122225732) do
create_table "test_uuids", force: true do |t|
t.uuid "uuid"
end
end
Define it in your model
class Worker < ActiveRecord::Base
attribute :job_uuid, :uuid
end
Then use as regular string column, except that it will be stored in a 16 bytes binary column.
Development
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup
to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec
to run the tests. You can also run bin/console
for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install
. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb
, and then run bundle exec rake release
, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem
file to rubygems.org.
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/mathieujobin/activerecord-mysql-uuid-column. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.