Module: SmartIgnoredColumns::Extension

Defined in:
lib/smart_ignored_columns/extension.rb

Overview

Includes extension of the ‘ignored_columns=` method.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#ignored_columns=(columns) ⇒ Object

Extension of the default ‘ignored_columns=` method with an ability to specify deadlines.

Examples:

class User < ApplicationRecord
  self.ignored_columns += [
    { name: "first_name", remove_after: "2025-08-24" },       # date can be a String
    { name: "bio", remove_after: Date.parse("2025-08-24") },  # or a Date object
  ]
end



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# File 'lib/smart_ignored_columns/extension.rb', line 17

def ignored_columns=(columns)
  columns = columns.flatten

  all_columns_valid = columns.all? do |column|
    column.is_a?(Hash) && column.key?(:name) && column.key?(:remove_after)
  end

  unless all_columns_valid
    raise ArgumentError, "columns should be an array of hashes, each containing :name and :remove_after options"
  end

  super(columns.pluck(:name))

  self.smart_ignored_columns += columns.map do |column|
    IgnoredColumn.new(column[:name], column[:remove_after])
  end
end

#smart_ignored_columns ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/smart_ignored_columns/extension.rb', line 36

def smart_ignored_columns
  @smart_ignored_columns || superclass.try(:smart_ignored_columns) || []
end

#smart_ignored_columns=(columns) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/smart_ignored_columns/extension.rb', line 41

def smart_ignored_columns=(columns)
  @smart_ignored_columns = columns
end