similar to: before_save :strip_whitespace => saves with spaces

I am having a problem finding the best way to make a "before_save :encrypt_password" conditional. I have to at times update user model attributes but each time I do this the password is reencrypted because of the above. I need to differentiate between when the user is first logging in and the password does need to be encrypted, and when they are already logged in and the

Is it will known and accepted that before_save triggers should return true? I didn''t notice this before but now I see it in the documentation. Here is what I''m doing in my model: def before_save if self.has_album? self.visible = self.album.visible? end end That results in the expected result when album.visible? is true - but not when it is false. To make it

We all know that acts_as_tree gives us ability to set up data in a tree-like structure and use methods like ''parent'', ''children'' and so on. Something I''m completely stuck on. Observe. class Page < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_tree def before_save raise self.parent.to_yaml end end Well, you''d think that it should show

What''s the better thing to do in a before_save if you don''t want the save to continue? raise an exception, or do an errors.add or both? Thanks, Chris Nolan.ca http://kweschun.com/ - Do you have a Kweschun?

There''s a small inconsistency in ActiveRecord''s callback syntax that has tripped me up before. It wouldn''t be a big deal, but it can lead to a silent failure. I''d like to suggest that it either be made consistent or be made to fail loudly. The issue is that to do something before validating, but only when creating, you use `before_validation on: :create`,

Hi everybody I would like a function as the "before_save" method in the model. But it must be the opposite. When I take out data from the database through the model, I want to call a function before the data are available in the controller. Can anyone help me? ---- >>>> thx <<<< ---- -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

hi all, i''m learning rspec and i can''t figure out how to test if a callback is executed in a model. my model code is: class User < ActiveRecord::Base before_save :encrypt_password ... def encrypt(password) self.class.encrypt(password, salt) end thanks a lot, cs. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

#user.rb ------> Model class User < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :email, :name, :password, :password_confirmation has_secure_password before_save :create_remember_token . . . . . . . private def create_remember_token self.remember_token = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 end end #sessions_controller.rb ------->

I woud like to sanitize attributes (with ''sanitize" gem) but unless the model is being saved by admin. (Suppose this model doesn''t have any relationship with user model) # In model.rb: :before_save set_html_plain def set_html_plain self.body = Sanitize.clean(self.body) end Two questions: 1) How can I check here if saving process has been initialized by

Yes, I know about the :if/:if_changed clause on acts_as_versioned ... content_changed or author_changed .... That''s not what I''m asking about. What I''m wondering about is something like applying the spiffy new 2.0 sanitize as a ''before_save'' -- A little inaccuracy can save tons of explanation. -- Saki

I''m using Restful Authentication, and the code to create a user is pretty straight forward - there is a before_save action and a before_create action: before_save :encrypt_password before_create :make_activation_code But for some reason when I try to create a user programmatically in the controller like this: User.new(:email =>

Is there a way to get the MIME extension of a file_column field? Here''s what I want to do (look for comment in before_save method): class ProductFile < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :product file_column :file_name def before_save self.file_type = # something that returns the MIME type (e.g. image/jpeg) end end TIA

Greetings, This, I hope, is a simply answered question. Based on Agile Web Development with Rails (depot application), I''m developing a single table application for contact info. There is only an admin side to this, so there''s always authentication. Part of the info record (member) is changed_by and changed_at which I automatically want updated. Changed_at looks after

I am pondering the possibility of encrypting/decrypting some fields in a SQLite backend on-the-fly. The point of the message is not security, I know that''s broken, but whether there''s a technique that provides on-the-fly save/read filters. Of course the solution would need to work transparently in joins, so user.posts.last.title would do the right thing if title

Hi, I need to allow login based on the phone number. During the signup they can give the number in any format with spaces, slash or (). But for storing in database and then during login to compare I just want the 10 digit number. How can I remove the special char from phone number before storing to db ? Thanks. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi, I am having difficulties accessing parent properties/attributes from the child. Anyone could shed some lights onto this? Heres a sample code: class Parent < ActiveRecord::Base :has_many => :childs @connector def before_save @connector = ''some connector object'' 0..9.do |count| self.childs << Child.new self.childs[count].connector =

Hi all, I have a multi model form (Project with many tasks) and I want to prevent a task from being saved to the DB if it is empty ie. if there is no i/p for that task from the user. I tried the following class Task < ActiveRecord::Base before_save :check_if_empty ... def check_if_empty self.destroy if description.blank? end but i get this TypeError in ProjectsController#create

In one of the models I perform some operation. For simplicity let''s assume that I populate column ''b'' with column ''a'' * 2. def before_update self.b = self.a * 2 end In my fixture I set values for a. first: id: 1 a: 10 Whe I run the test before_update is never invoked when rails populate the test table with the data from fixture. In

Hi, I''m trying to run the "validates_inclusion_of" method in a before_save hook, because the range is dependant on the related data. But I can''t figure out how to call it. When calling it normally, it says it can''t find it. I''ve tried several combinations like "ActiveRecord::Validations.validates_inclusion_of", but I can''t seem to

Dear all and Mikis I have the opportunity to compare fits with the 'classical' glm and gamlss and no smoother of any kind just the same model formula (both with the binomial family). I get exactly the same coefficients but very different residuals, gamlss giving residuals which are extremely close to 'normal' and glm very far... How can this be ? Thanks in advance for