require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access' module ActiveRecord # Store gives you a thin wrapper around serialize for the purpose of storing hashes in a single column. # It's like a simple key/value store baked into your record when you don't care about being able to # query that store outside the context of a single record. # # You can then declare accessors to this store that are then accessible just like any other attribute # of the model. This is very helpful for easily exposing store keys to a form or elsewhere that's # already built around just accessing attributes on the model. # # Make sure that you declare the database column used for the serialized store as a text, so there's # plenty of room. # # You can set custom coder to encode/decode your serialized attributes to/from different formats. # JSON, YAML, Marshal are supported out of the box. Generally it can be any wrapper that provides +load+ and +dump+. # # NOTE: If you are using PostgreSQL specific columns like +hstore+ or +json+ there is no need for # the serialization provided by {.store}[rdoc-ref:rdoc-ref:ClassMethods#store]. # Simply use {.store_accessor}[rdoc-ref:ClassMethods#store_accessor] instead to generate # the accessor methods. Be aware that these columns use a string keyed hash and do not allow access # using a symbol. # # NOTE: The default validations with the exception of +uniqueness+ will work. # For example, if you want to check for +uniqueness+ with +hstore+ you will # need to use a custom validation to handle it. # # Examples: # # class User < ActiveRecord::Base # store :settings, accessors: [ :color, :homepage ], coder: JSON # end # # u = User.new(color: 'black', homepage: '37signals.com') # u.color # Accessor stored attribute # u.settings[:country] = 'Denmark' # Any attribute, even if not specified with an accessor # # # There is no difference between strings and symbols for accessing custom attributes # u.settings[:country] # => 'Denmark' # u.settings['country'] # => 'Denmark' # # # Add additional accessors to an existing store through store_accessor # class SuperUser < User # store_accessor :settings, :privileges, :servants # end # # The stored attribute names can be retrieved using {.stored_attributes}[rdoc-ref:rdoc-ref:ClassMethods#stored_attributes]. # # User.stored_attributes[:settings] # [:color, :homepage] # # == Overwriting default accessors # # All stored values are automatically available through accessors on the Active Record # object, but sometimes you want to specialize this behavior. This can be done by overwriting # the default accessors (using the same name as the attribute) and calling super # to actually change things. # # class Song < ActiveRecord::Base # # Uses a stored integer to hold the volume adjustment of the song # store :settings, accessors: [:volume_adjustment] # # def volume_adjustment=(decibels) # super(decibels.to_i) # end # # def volume_adjustment # super.to_i # end # end module Store extend ActiveSupport::Concern included do class << self attr_accessor :local_stored_attributes end end module ClassMethods def store(store_attribute, options = {}) serialize store_attribute, IndifferentCoder.new(options[:coder]) store_accessor(store_attribute, options[:accessors]) if options.has_key? :accessors end def store_accessor(store_attribute, *keys) keys = keys.flatten _store_accessors_module.module_eval do keys.each do |key| define_method("#{key}=") do |value| write_store_attribute(store_attribute, key, value) end define_method(key) do read_store_attribute(store_attribute, key) end end end # assign new store attribute and create new hash to ensure that each class in the hierarchy # has its own hash of stored attributes. self.local_stored_attributes ||= {} self.local_stored_attributes[store_attribute] ||= [] self.local_stored_attributes[store_attribute] |= keys end def _store_accessors_module # :nodoc: @_store_accessors_module ||= begin mod = Module.new include mod mod end end def stored_attributes parent = superclass.respond_to?(:stored_attributes) ? superclass.stored_attributes : {} if self.local_stored_attributes parent.merge!(self.local_stored_attributes) { |k, a, b| a | b } end parent end end protected def read_store_attribute(store_attribute, key) accessor = store_accessor_for(store_attribute) accessor.read(self, store_attribute, key) end def write_store_attribute(store_attribute, key, value) accessor = store_accessor_for(store_attribute) accessor.write(self, store_attribute, key, value) end private def store_accessor_for(store_attribute) type_for_attribute(store_attribute.to_s).accessor end class HashAccessor # :nodoc: def self.read(object, attribute, key) prepare(object, attribute) object.public_send(attribute)[key] end def self.write(object, attribute, key, value) prepare(object, attribute) if value != read(object, attribute, key) object.public_send :"#{attribute}_will_change!" object.public_send(attribute)[key] = value end end def self.prepare(object, attribute) object.public_send :"#{attribute}=", {} unless object.send(attribute) end end class StringKeyedHashAccessor < HashAccessor # :nodoc: def self.read(object, attribute, key) super object, attribute, key.to_s end def self.write(object, attribute, key, value) super object, attribute, key.to_s, value end end class IndifferentHashAccessor < ActiveRecord::Store::HashAccessor # :nodoc: def self.prepare(object, store_attribute) attribute = object.send(store_attribute) unless attribute.is_a?(ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess) attribute = IndifferentCoder.as_indifferent_hash(attribute) object.send :"#{store_attribute}=", attribute end attribute end end class IndifferentCoder # :nodoc: def initialize(coder_or_class_name) @coder = if coder_or_class_name.respond_to?(:load) && coder_or_class_name.respond_to?(:dump) coder_or_class_name else ActiveRecord::Coders::YAMLColumn.new(coder_or_class_name || Object) end end def dump(obj) @coder.dump self.class.as_indifferent_hash(obj) end def load(yaml) self.class.as_indifferent_hash(@coder.load(yaml || '')) end def self.as_indifferent_hash(obj) case obj when ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess obj when Hash obj.with_indifferent_access else ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new end end end end end