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2006 Sep 09
2
why doesn't this work (setting attribute in "before_create")
...te" line, which definitely gets called
* I tried a few different ways to set the "created_by" attribute in the
model but it doesn''t seem to work, i.e. doesn''t appear in the database
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class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
before_create :generic_fields
private
def generic_fields
created_by="test text" <=== DOESN''T SET IT
self.created_by="test text" <=== DOESN''T SET IT
@created_by="test text" <=== DOESN''T SET IT
end
end
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2007 Apr 14
0
has_one with reference to the one stored in this object's table?
...h,
on top of AR itself. The idea is to define one base class, and use
AR''s automatic single table inheritance to have it create the right
class.
Here''s what I have so far:
table generic_objects:
id int(11) not null auto_increment primary key
type varchar(255)
table generic_fields:
id int(11) not null auto_increment primary key
generic_object_id int(11) not null <-- points to its
owner
name varchar(255) not null
string_value varchar(255)
object_value_id int(11)
object_value_type varchar(255)
class GenericObject < ActiveRecord::Base...
2006 Sep 09
13
best way to add "created_by" entries to all tables???
Hi,
I want to automate somewhat the addition of created_by/updated_by fields
on my models (i.e. to include username). What''s the best/recommended
way to do this? Would it be to:
a) Find out how to extend the ActiveRecord::Base itself (I haven''t
extended a class before yet)
b) Use a plugin type approach where you have to add a tag manually to
each model file which then