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-rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
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? |