Module: ActiveRecord::ActsAsEntity::InstanceMethods

Defined in:
lib/acts_as_entity/base.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#setAttrs(args = nil) ⇒ Object

Used to initialize the parameters of an instance before read them in the child app



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# File 'lib/acts_as_entity/base.rb', line 34

def setAttrs( args = nil)
  self.attr_vals.each do |attrVal|
    
    #if attrVal.attrDef.dataType == 'entityDef' && ttrVal.attr_def_name.end_with('Id')
      #we add a virtual attr
    #  write_attribute(attrVal.attr_def_name.remove('Id'), Databaseformalizer::Entity.find(attrVal.value))
    #end
      
    #if the attribut already exist we add it to the list
    if read_attribute(attrVal.attr_def_name) != nil
      result = read_attribute(attrVal.attr_def_name)
      
      #we check if the result is a list of elements or just an item
      if result.class == Array
        result.push(attrVal.value)
      else
        tmp = result
        result = [tmp,attrVal.value]
      end

      write_attribute(attrVal.attr_def_name, result)
    else
      write_attribute(attrVal.attr_def_name, attrVal.value)
    end
  end
end

#update_attribute(key, value) ⇒ Object

update the instance elements attributs after edit on instances from the child app



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# File 'lib/acts_as_entity/base.rb', line 76

def update_attribute(key,value)
  #check if have an entity 
  #hard bug fix because update_attributes is launch for ALL items...
  if self.class.to_s.include? 'Databaseformalizer::'
    self.attributes = attrs
    save
  else
                                                                                                                             
    attrVal = self.attr_vals.find_by_attr_def_name(key)
    if attrVal == nil
      attrDef = Databaseformalizer::AttrDef.find(key);
      attrVal = Databaseformalizer::AttrVal.new(:attrDef => attrDef)
      self.attr_vals << attrVal
    end
    attrVal.value = value
    attrVal.save!
  end
return true
end

#update_attributes(attrs) ⇒ Object

update the instance elements attributs after edit on instances from the child app



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# File 'lib/acts_as_entity/base.rb', line 62

def update_attributes(attrs)
  #check if have an entity 
  #hard bug fix because update_attributes is launch for ALL items...
  if self.class.to_s.include? 'Databaseformalizer::'
    self.attributes = attrs
    save
  else
    for attr in attrs
      update_attribute(attr[0],attr[1])
    end
  end
return true
end