From ae8a35d8f6d5db6ae9a1877918d45c15d21e24fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Iain Hecker Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:01:42 +0200 Subject: Added Base.human_name method --- activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'activerecord/lib/active_record') 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? -- cgit v1.2.3