Module: Hippo::Concerns::CodeIdentifier::ClassMethods

Defined in:
lib/hippo/concerns/code_identifier.rb

Overview

### Code Identifier Concern This adds the #has_code_identifier class method

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#has_code_identifier(from: nil, max_length: 10) ⇒ Object

A 2-10 character string that identifies an entity, such as a Customer, Vendor, or SKU. The code is often assigned by the user, but may also be auto-generated by Skr::Strings.code_identifier

Parameters:

  • max_length (Integer) (defaults to: 10) —

    how long the code is allowed to be

  • from (Symbol) (defaults to: nil) —

    , method to call for a string to base the code upon



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# File 'lib/hippo/concerns/code_identifier.rb', line 19

def has_code_identifier( from: nil, max_length: 10 )

    validates :code, :length=>2..max_length, :presence=>true, :uniqueness=>true

    alias_attribute :record_identifier, :code

    if from
        before_validation(:on=>:create) do
            source = self[from]
            if code.blank? && !source.blank?
                self.code = Hippo::Strings.code_identifier(source, length:max_length, padding: '')
            end
        end
    end

    before_validation do
        self.code = self.code.upcase unless self.code.blank?
    end
end