@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ module RailsSqlViews # This setting is only used if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :ruby base.cattr_accessor :ignore_views base.ignore_views = [] + # Optional: specify the order that in which views are created. + # This allows views to depend on and include fields from other views. + # It is not necessary to specify all the view names, just the ones that + # need to be created first + base.cattr_accessor :view_creation_order + base.view_creation_order = [] end def trailer_with_views(stream) @@ -36,7 +42,15 @@ module RailsSqlViews # Add views to the stream def views(stream) - @connection.views.sort.each do |v| + if view_creation_order.empty? + sorted_views = @connection.views.sort + else + # set union, merge by joining arrays, removing dups + # this will float the view name sin view_creation_order to the top + # without requiring all the views to be specified + sorted_views = view_creation_order | @connection.views + end + sorted_views.each do |v| next if [ActiveRecord::Migrator.schema_migrations_table_name, ignore_views].flatten.any? do |ignored| case ignored when String then v == ignored lib/rails_sql_views/schema_dumper.rb @@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ class SchemaDumperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase assert_dump_and_load_succeed end + def test_view_creation_order + ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.view_creation_order << :v_people + create_people_view + assert_dump_and_load_succeed + ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.view_creation_order.pop + end def test_symbol_ignore ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.ignore_views << :v_people create_people_view test/schema_dumper_test.rb 8ba4d92eda32f58ed33ec34739e431ffccea6bce Robert Wahler robert@gearheadforhire.com http://github.com/robertwahler/rails_sql_views/commit/3e70425950e96c116f2de5c7d396208965f15919 3e70425950e96c116f2de5c7d396208965f15919 2009-08-27T11:20:39-07:00 2009-08-27T11:20:39-07:00 optionally specify the order in which views are created This allows views to depend on and include fields from other views. It is not necessary to specify all the view names, just the ones that need to be created first 0ad70f25409e87a92a9fed9f750defb77188a255 Robert Wahler robert@gearheadforhire.com