AppAttributes

A very simple polymorphic implementation of name-value pairs for any ActiveRecord model. The value is serialized to allow storage of ruby objects.

sudo gem install app_attributes

OR

gem 'app_attributes'
bundle install

in your model:

class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
  include AppAttributes

  ext_attribute :hat_size, 10, :to_i
  # args: attribute name, default value, casting method for returned value
  # provides @author.hat_size, @author.hat_size=, @author.hat_size?
  # returns value cast as integer
end

• automate db migration. currently, you must manually copy/rename migration file in app_attributes/db/migrate
• build out tests likely as a nested Rails app

Copyright (c) 2011 Luke Wendling, released under the New BSD License

• Jeff Pihl
• Scott Robertson
• Mike Hansen