Class: Integral::PostViewing

Inherits:

ApplicationRecord

• Object
• ActiveRecord::Base
• ApplicationRecord
• Integral::PostViewing

Defined in:

app/models/integral/post_viewing.rb

Overview

Represents when a visitor views a post. Keeps track of unique view count based on IP address

Class Method Summary

• .add(post, ip_address) ⇒ Boolean

  Adds a post viewing if it does not already exist.

Methods inherited from ApplicationRecord

available_statuses

Class Method Details

.add(post, ip_address) ⇒ Boolean

Adds a post viewing if it does not already exist

Parameters:

• post (Post) —

  object which has been viewed

• ip_address (String) —

  ip_address of the viewer

Returns:

• (Boolean) —

  whether or not the viewing was successfully added

# File 'app/models/integral/post_viewing.rb', line 12

def self.add(post, ip_address)
  return false if where(post: post, ip_address: ip_address).exists?

  create!(post: post, ip_address: ip_address)
  true
end