JsonAttributes

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This gem allow you to use json column of last version of postgres sql in transparenlty manner, this means you can access on your attributes into the json like a normal attribute

For instance

define a Model with json column like that

ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
  create_table(:users) do |t|
    t.string :name
    t.json   :office
  end
end

Define your model like that

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  include JsonAttributes
  json_attributes :office, :address
end

Create a instance

user = User.create(name: 'John Doe', office: { address: '1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014' })

You can ask

user.name # => 'John Doe'
user.name? # => true
user.name = 'Jane Doe'

user.address # => '1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014'
user.address? # => true
user.address = '75 Ninth Avenue 2nd and 4th Floors New York, NY 10011.'

You can use magic search methods as well

User.find_by_name('John Doe') # => <#User:3456...>
User.find_by_address('1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014') # => <#User:3456...>

All attributes are provided through #attributes method

user.attributes #=> { 'id'=>1, 'name'=>'John Doe', 'address'=>'1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014' }

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'json_attributes'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install json_attributes

TODO: Write usage instructions here

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake rspec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/json_attributes. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.