Allow extending ActiveResource models by assigning custom connection

[dim]

APIs aren't always easy, sometimes they want you to do something very special, something there is no hook in ActiveResource::Connection for. Extending connections isn't very slick at the moment, it requires you to overload ActiveResource::Base.connection in your models or some dirty patching.

The solution above allows users to assign a connection class in their models, allowing a new dimension of API customisations. I could also think of opportunities for new gems, with Connection classes that use other HTTP libraries, e.g. activeresource-excon-connection, etc. These would then be applicable on a model-by-model basis.

dim

PS: Original pull request - #4421

[arunagw]

Hey @dim

Closing this for now. As ActiveResource is moved here. you can open this PR on ActiveResource repo.

If you will not be able to do. Just let me know I can open a PR for the same.

Cheers,
Arun

[dim]

I won't be able to re-open this issue for the next few days at least, worried that I will forget. It's such a minor change and has soo many great and important implications. Could you please re-open it?

[arunagw]

This PR cannot be merged into master as ActiveResource is moved. Please reopen this for 3-2-stable.

And for master open this here ActiveResource here