Collectable

So, I serialize stuff into arrays in my AR objects where it doesn't make sense to go through the rigamaroe of actually making an empty AR model to use for the association. This is just a bit of glue to make using that pattern a bit easier with

There's not much to this thing, and what's there exists only to serve the needs that I've had for this sort of thing.

That said, pull requests are totally welcome :)

Gem Setup

gem install collectable

# Gemfile
gem 'collectable'

Basic usage

The short version is "include the module and define some traits." That's also the long version, as it were.

class HairColor
  include Collectable

  trait :blonde
  trait :brown
  trait :red
  trait :black
  trait :purple
  trait :tie_dye
end

Then, to actually use the thing, do something like this in your view:

<%= form_for @person do |f| %>
  <%= f.collection_check_boxes(:hair_color, HairColor.collected, HairColor.value, HairColor.name) %>
<% end %>

Contributing

Do you use git-flow? I sure do. Please base anything you do off of the develop branch.

  1. Fork it.
  2. Perform some BDD magic. Seriously. Be testing.
  3. Submit a pull request.

History

  • 0.0.2 - Renamed collected_item#val to collected_item#value
  • 0.0.1 - Public release

License

MIT License. Copyright 2014 Dennis Walters