Class: ActiveRecord::Base

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/create_or_update.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.create_or_update(options = {}) ⇒ Object

given a hash of attributes including the ID, look up the record by ID. uses whatever the PK of the model is to do the lookup If it does not exist, it is created with the rest of the options. If it exists, it is updated with the given options.

Raises an exception if the record is invalid to ensure seed data is loaded correctly.

Returns the record.



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# File 'lib/create_or_update.rb', line 10

def self.create_or_update(options = {})
  id = options.delete(primary_key.to_sym)
  record = send("find_by_#{primary_key}", id) || new
  record.id = id
  record.attributes = options
  record.save!
  
  record
end