Lite::Archive

gem 'lite-archive'

Lite::Archive.configure do |config|
  config.all_records_archivable = false
  config.sync_updated_at = true
end

class AddArchivedAtColumn < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :table_name do |t|
      t.timestamp                # Adds archived_at automatically if all_records_archivable
      t.timestamp archive: true  # Adds archived_at timestamp
      t.timestamp archive: false # Does NOT add archived_at timestamp
    end
  end
end

class AddArchivedAtColumn < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    add_column :table_name, :archived_at, :datetime # Manual column (null constraint must be false)
    add_timestamp :table_name                       # Named column helper (equivalent to the above)
  end
end

user = User.first
user.archive     #=> Archives the User record and its dependents
user.unarchive   #=> Unarchives the User record and its dependents
user.to_archival #=> Returns the User archival state locale string (ex: Archived)

User.archive_all   #=> Archives all User records and their dependents
User.unarchive_all #=> Unarchives all User record and their dependents

User.archived.all   #=> Returns only archived records
User.unarchived.all #=> Returns only unarchived records

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_archive :do_something
  before_unarchived :do_something
end

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  after_archive :do_something
  after_unarchive :do_something
end