Module: ActsAsChattable::Model::ClassMethods

Defined in:
lib/acts_as_chattable/model.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#acts_as_chattable(options = {}) ⇒ Object

Method make ActiveRecord::Base object chattable

Parameters:

  • :table_name (Symbol) —

    • table name for messages

  • :class_name (String) —

    • message class name

  • :required (Array, Symbol) —

    • required fields in message

  • :dependent (Symbol) —

    • dependent option from ActiveRecord has_many method



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# File 'lib/acts_as_chattable/model.rb', line 16

def acts_as_chattable(options = {})
    default_options = {
      :table_name => "messages",
      :class_name => "ActsAsChattable::Message",
      :required => [:body],
      :dependent => :nullify
    }
    options = default_options.merge(options)

    has_many  :received_messages_relation,
              :as => :received_messageable,
              :class_name => options[:class_name],
              :dependent => options[:dependent]
    has_many  :sent_messages_relation,
              :as => :sent_messageable,
              :class_name => options[:class_name],
              :dependent => options[:dependent]

    self.messages_class_name = options[:class_name].constantize

    if self.messages_class_name.respond_to?(:table_name=)
      self.messages_class_name.table_name = options[:table_name]
    else
      self.messages_class_name.set_table_name(options[:table_name])
      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Calling set_table_name is deprecated. Please use `self.table_name = 'the_name'` instead.")
    end

    self.messages_class_name.required = Array.wrap(options[:required])
    self.messages_class_name.validates_presence_of self.messages_class_name.required

    include ActsAsChattable::Model::InstanceMethods
end

#resolve_active_record_ancestor ⇒ ActiveRecord::Base

Method recognize real object class

Returns:

  • (ActiveRecord::Base) —

    class or relation object



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# File 'lib/acts_as_chattable/model.rb', line 51

def resolve_active_record_ancestor
  self.reflect_on_association(:received_messages_relation).active_record
end