module ActiveRecord # = Active Record Dynamic Finder Match # # Refer to ActiveRecord::Base documentation for Dynamic attribute-based finders for detailed info # class DynamicFinderMatch def self.match(method) finder = :first bang = false instantiator = nil case method.to_s when /^find_(all_|last_)?by_([_a-zA-Z]\w*)$/ finder = :last if $1 == 'last_' finder = :all if $1 == 'all_' names = $2 when /^find_by_([_a-zA-Z]\w*)\!$/ bang = true names = $1 when /^find_or_create_by_([_a-zA-Z]\w*)\!$/ bang = true instantiator = :create names = $1 when /^find_or_(initialize|create)_by_([_a-zA-Z]\w*)$/ instantiator = $1 == 'initialize' ? :new : :create names = $2 else return nil end new(finder, instantiator, bang, names.split('_and_')) end def initialize(finder, instantiator, bang, attribute_names) @finder = finder @instantiator = instantiator @bang = bang @attribute_names = attribute_names end attr_reader :finder, :attribute_names, :instantiator def finder? @finder && !@instantiator end def instantiator? @finder == :first && @instantiator end def creator? @finder == :first && @instantiator == :create end def bang? @bang end def save_record? @instantiator == :create end def save_method bang? ? :save! : :save end end end