@@ -40,13 +40,25 @@ This is the equivalent to the following code self.state = 'draft' end + def set_draft! + update_attribute :state, 'draft' + end + def set_review self.state = 'review' end + def set_review! + update_attribute :state, 'review' + end + def set_published self.state = 'published' end + + def set_published! + update_attribute :state, 'published' + end end @@ -63,6 +75,6 @@ Detail ### What the options do ### 1. `field_name` specifies the field name the state is stored in, by default this is a field called 'state' -2. `prefix` added a prefix to the named_scopes as well as the boolean accessors (e.g. draft?) +2. `prefix` added a prefix to the named_scopes as well as the boolean accessors, state setters (both instant and normal) Copyright (c) 2009 James Brooks, released under the MIT license README.markdown @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ module ActiveRecord # Add state setter class_eval "def set_#{options[:prefix]}#{state} ; self.#{options[:field_name]} = '#{state}' ; end" + + # Add instant state setter + class_eval "def set_#{options[:prefix]}#{state}! ; update_attribute :#{options[:field_name]}, '#{state}' ; end" end end end lib/has_states.rb 5902b9459ef4dfbd5b1bfb3afd487f9dc45925c4 James Brooks james@gooddogdesign.com http://github.com/JamesBrooks/has_states/commit/c2ec785cd2d3c8cf8451a41bf87634d956826c8b c2ec785cd2d3c8cf8451a41bf87634d956826c8b 2009-03-17T21:34:10-07:00 2009-03-17T21:34:10-07:00 Added instant state setters, updated documentation with new state setters and the the effect of the prefix on them 1666b86d88b680fde6161630ffcc0358a4e22e11 James Brooks james@gooddogdesign.com