Method: Lev::Handler::ClassMethods#paramify

Defined in:
lib/lev/handler.rb

#paramify(group, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/lev/handler.rb', line 116

def paramify(group, options={}, &block)
  method_name = "#{group.to_s}_params"
  variable_sym = "@#{method_name}".to_sym

  # Generate the dynamic ActiveAttr class given
  # the paramify block; I think the caching of the class
  # in paramify_classes is only necessary to maintain
  # the name of the class set in the const_set statement

  if paramify_classes[group].nil?
    paramify_classes[group] = Class.new(Lev::Paramifier) do
      include ActiveAttr::Model
      cattr_accessor :group
    end
    paramify_classes[group].class_eval(&block)
    paramify_classes[group].group = group

    # Attach a name to this dynamic class
    const_set("#{group.to_s.capitalize}Paramifier", 
              paramify_classes[group])
  end

  # Define the "#{group}_params" method to get the paramifier 
  # instance wrapping the params
  define_method method_name.to_sym do
    if !instance_variable_get(variable_sym)
      instance_variable_set(variable_sym, 
                            self.class.paramify_classes[group].new(params[group]))
    end
    instance_variable_get(variable_sym)
  end

  # Keep track of the accessor for the params so we can check
  # errors in it later
  paramify_methods.push(method_name.to_sym)
end