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author | Iain Hecker <github@iain.nl> | 2008-08-16 20:01:42 +0200 |
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committer | Sven Fuchs <svenfuchs@artweb-design.de> | 2008-08-20 17:39:43 +0200 |
commit | ae8a35d8f6d5db6ae9a1877918d45c15d21e24fe (patch) | |
tree | 9fc6857d9245e8d44cb95626f1c1899aacc4edef /activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb | |
parent | c379582064b4f345ecb6bab999e2f1c5685313a8 (diff) | |
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Added Base.human_name method
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb index 02a0ca7e44..edab017d26 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb @@ -1249,6 +1249,19 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc: options[:count] ||= 1 I18n.translate(defaults.shift, options.merge(:default => defaults, :scope => [:activerecord, :attributes])) end + + # Transform the modelname into a more humane format, using I18n. + # Defaults to the basic humanize method. + # Default scope of the translation is activerecord.models + # Specify +options+ with additional translating options. + def human_name(options = {}) + defaults = self_and_descendents_from_active_record.map do |klass| + :"#{klass.name.underscore}" + end + defaults << self.name.humanize + I18n.translate(defaults.shift, {:scope => [:activerecord, :models], :count => 1, :default => defaults}.merge(options)) + end + # True if this isn't a concrete subclass needing a STI type condition. def descends_from_active_record? if superclass.abstract_class? |