NAttributes (0.2.9)

A gem that allows you to create a field inside a model that allows you to store arbitrary n number of attributes against a specified field

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'n_attributes'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install n_attributes

###rake command:

$ rake add_n_attributes model=Model field=field_name

e.g.

$ rake add_n_attributes model=User field=address

###Model

Include these lines in your model.rb:

n_attribute_keys :field_name, key1, key2, .....

e.g.

Your model is user.rb:

n_attribute_keys :address, :country, :city, ....

###Setter

Set key value pair:

model.key1 = value1
model.key2 = value2
#=> field = {"key1" => "value1", ....}

e.g.

u = User.new
u.country = "Pakistan"
u.city = "Lahore"

No need to save, gem will do it for you.

###Getter

Get value of key:

model.key1
#=> value1

model.key2
#=> value2

For all

model.field_name
{"key1" => "value1", ....}

e.g.

u = User.last
u.country
#=>Pakistan
u.city
#=>Lahore

###Note

This gem only works on a single field in a Model.