Method: MotionResource::Base.instantiate

Defined in:
lib/motion-resource/base.rb

.instantiate(json) ⇒ Object

Raises:



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# File 'lib/motion-resource/base.rb', line 20

def instantiate(json)
  if json.is_a?(Hash)
    json = json.symbolize_keys
  else
    json = { primary_key => json.to_i }
  end
  
  raise ArgumentError, "No :#{primary_key} parameter given for #{self.name}.instantiate" unless json[primary_key]
  
  klass = if json[:type]
    begin
      Object.const_get(json[:type].to_s)
    rescue NameError
      self
    end
  else
    self
  end
  
  if result = klass.recall(json[primary_key])
    result.update_attributes(json)
  else
    result = klass.new(json)
    klass.remember(result.send(result.primary_key), result)
  end
  result.send(:instance_variable_set, "@new_record", false)
  result
end