module Hippo::Concerns::CodeIdentifier::ClassMethods
### Code Identifier Concern This adds the {#has_code_identifier} class method
Public Instance Methods
has_code_identifier( from: nil, max_length: 10 )
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A 2-10 character string that identifies an entity, such as a Customer, Vendor, or SKU. The code is often assigned by the user, but may also be auto-generated by {Skr::Strings.code_identifier}
@param max_length [Integer] how long the code is allowed to be @param from [Symbol], method to call for a string to base the code upon
# File lib/hippo/concerns/code_identifier.rb, line 19 def has_code_identifier( from: nil, max_length: 10 ) validates :code, :length=>2..max_length, :presence=>true, :uniqueness=>true alias_attribute :record_identifier, :code if from before_validation(:on=>:create) do source = self[from] if code.blank? && !source.blank? self.code = Hippo::Strings.code_identifier(source, length:max_length, padding: '') end end end before_validation do self.code = self.code.upcase unless self.code.blank? end end