activerecord/test/cases/i18n_test.rb @@ -1249,6 +1249,19 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc: options[:count] ||= 1 I18n.translate(defaults.shift, options.merge(:default => defaults, :scope => [:activerecord, :attributes])) end + + # Transform the modelname into a more humane format, using I18n. + # Defaults to the basic humanize method. + # Default scope of the translation is activerecord.models + # Specify +options+ with additional translating options. + def human_name(options = {}) + defaults = self_and_descendents_from_active_record.map do |klass| + :"#{klass.name.underscore}" + end + defaults << self.name.humanize + I18n.translate(defaults.shift, {:scope => [:activerecord, :models], :count => 1, :default => defaults}.merge(options)) + end + # True if this isn't a concrete subclass needing a STI type condition. def descends_from_active_record? if superclass.abstract_class? activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb c379582064b4f345ecb6bab999e2f1c5685313a8 Iain Hecker github@iain.nl http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/ae8a35d8f6d5db6ae9a1877918d45c15d21e24fe ae8a35d8f6d5db6ae9a1877918d45c15d21e24fe 2008-08-20T08:39:43-07:00 2008-08-16T11:01:42-07:00 Added Base.human_name method 9fc6857d9245e8d44cb95626f1c1899aacc4edef Sven Fuchs svenfuchs@artweb-design.de