Acts As Commentable
Allows for comments to be added to multiple and different models.
Installation :
Add the following line to your Gemfile
Rails 4
gem 'acts_as_commentable'
Rails 3
gem 'acts_as_commentable', '3.0.1'
Rails 2
gem 'acts_as_commentable', git: '[email protected]:jackdempsey/acts_as_commentable.git' , branch: '2.x'
Generator
Rails 3+
rails g comment
Rails 2
script/generate comment
Then migrate your database:
rake db:migrate
Usage
Make your ActiveRecord model act as commentable:
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_commentable
end
Add a comment to a model instance:
commentable = Post.create
commentable.comments.create(:title => "First comment.", :comment => "This is the first comment.")
Fetch comments for a commentable model:
commentable = Post.find(1)
comments = commentable.comments.recent.limit(10).all
Add multiple type of comments to a model:
class Todo < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_commentable :public, :private
end
Fetch comments for a this model:
public_comments = Todo.find(1).public_comments
private_comments = Todo.find(1).private_comments
Credits
Xelipe - This plugin is heavily influenced by Acts As Taggable.
Contributors
Jack Dempsey, Chris Eppstein, Jim Ray, Matthew Van Horn, Ole Riesenberg, ZhangJinzhu, maddox, monocle, mrzor, Michael Bensoussan
More
www.juixe.com/techknow/index.php/2006/06/18/acts-as-commentable-plugin/ www.juixe.com/projects/acts_as_commentable