Class: Object

Inherits:
BasicObject
Defined in:
lib/acts_as_lookup.rb

Overview

modify object to allow any class to act like a lookup class

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.acts_as_lookup(options = {}) ⇒ Object

converts the calling class to act like a lookup model.

NOTE: for now, the values’ name column should not have spaces in it,

for cleanliness, though this can be addressed by gsubbing.



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# File 'lib/acts_as_lookup.rb', line 186

def self.acts_as_lookup(options = {})
  self.extend ActsAsLookupClassMethods

  options.merge!(:sync_with_db => true) unless options.include?(:sync_with_db)
  options.merge!(:write_to_db => true) unless options.include?(:write_to_db)
  options.merge!(:add_query_methods => false) unless options.include?(:add_query_methods)
# FUTURE:
#                           :remove_from_db => false,
#                           :shortcut_method_column => :name

  self.acts_as_lookup_options = options

  # lazy initialize? but for now explicitly initialize here
  self.acts_as_lookup_initialize
end