Acts As Commentable ================= Allows for comments to be added to multiple and different models. == Resources Install * To install as a plugin: script/plugin install http://juixe.com/svn/acts_as_commentable * To install as a gem: rake install * Create a new rails migration and add the following self.up and self.down methods def self.up create_table "comments", :force => true do |t| t.column "title", :string, :limit => 50, :default => "" t.column "comment", :text, :default => "" t.column "created_at", :datetime, :null => false t.column "commentable_id", :integer, :default => 0, :null => false t.column "commentable_type", :string, :limit => 15, :default => "", :null => false t.column "user_id", :integer, :default => 0, :null => false end add_index "comments", ["user_id"], :name => "fk_comments_user" end def self.down drop_table :comments end == Usage * Make your ActiveRecord model act as commentable. class Model < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_commentable end * Add a comment to a model instance model = Model.new comment = Comment.new comment.comment = 'Some comment' model.comments << comment # Following doesn't work/make sense to me. Leaving for historical sake -- Jack # * Each comment reference commentable object # # model = Model.find(1) # model.comments.get(0).commentable == model == Credits Xelipe - This plugin is heavily influenced by Acts As Taggable. == More http://www.juixe.com/techknow/index.php/2006/06/18/acts-as-commentable-plugin/ http://www.juixe.com/projects/acts_as_commentable