ActiveRecord Tableless

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A single implementation of the ActiveRecord Tableless pattern for any Rails project or other Ruby project that uses ActiveRecord.

Define a model like this:

class ContactMessage < ActiveRecord::Base

has_no_table
column :name, :string
column :email, :string
validates_presence_of :name, :email

end

You can now use the model in a view like this:

<%= form_for :message, @message do |f| %>

Your name: <%= f.text_field :name %>
Your email: <%= f.text_field :email %>

<% end %>

And in the controller:

def message

@message = ContactMessage.new
if request.post?
  @message.attributes = params[:message]
  if @message.valid?
    # Process the message...
  end
end

end

Credits

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Michal Zima <xhire@tuxportal.cz> Kenneth Kalmer <kenneth.kalmer@gmail.com> (original author)