module YeshouaCrm::ActsAsList::List::ClassMethods

This acts_as extension provides the capabilities for sorting and reordering a number of objects in a list. The class that has this specified needs to have a position column defined as an integer on the mapped database table.

Todo list example:

class TodoList < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :todo_items, :order => "position"
end

class TodoItem < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :todo_list
  acts_as_list :scope => :todo_list
end

todo_list.first.move_to_bottom
todo_list.last.move_higher

Public Instance Methods

rcrm_acts_as_list(options = {}) click to toggle source

Configuration options are:

  • column - specifies the column name to use for keeping the position integer (default: position)

  • scope - restricts what is to be considered a list. Given a symbol, it'll attach _id (if it hasn't already been added) and use that as the foreign key restriction. It's also possible to give it an entire string that is interpolated if you need a tighter scope than just a foreign key. Example: acts_as_list :scope => 'todo_list_id = #{todo_list_id} AND completed = 0'

# File lib/yeshoua_crm/acts_as_list/list.rb, line 33
        def rcrm_acts_as_list(options = {})

          configuration = { :column => "position", :scope => "1 = 1" }
          configuration.update(options) if options.is_a?(Hash)

          configuration[:scope] = "#{configuration[:scope]}_id".intern if configuration[:scope].is_a?(Symbol) && configuration[:scope].to_s !~ /_id$/

          if configuration[:scope].is_a?(Symbol)
            scope_condition_method = %(
              def scope_condition
                if #{configuration[:scope].to_s}.nil?
                  "#{configuration[:scope].to_s} IS NULL"
                else
                  "#{configuration[:scope].to_s} = \#{#{configuration[:scope].to_s}}"
                end
              end
            )
          else
            scope_condition_method = "def scope_condition() \"#{configuration[:scope]}\" end"
          end

          class_eval <<-EOV
            include YeshouaCrm::ActsAsList::List::InstanceMethods

            def rcrm_acts_as_list_class
              ::#{self.name}
            end

            def position_column
              '#{configuration[:column]}'
            end

            #{scope_condition_method}

            before_destroy :remove_from_list
            before_create  :add_to_list_bottom
          EOV
        end