I think I just solved my own problem. Evidently it is easy to open up and extend the Page model
I put: > class Page < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :comments > end > > in ../extensions/comments/app/models/page.rb and then require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/app/models/page' in the extension definition. On Mar 28, 2007, at 9:51 AM, Ryan Heneise wrote: > Hi Folks... Longtime Radiant user, just getting started with Mental > Extensions. > > I am creating an extension for posting and managing Comments. I've > created the Comment model, my controllers, and views in the new > Extension, but I'm having trouble extending Radiant's built-in Page > model to include the proper has_many association. > > In a nutshell: I want to include a has_many association in the Page > model. > > It seems like I should be able to just open the Page class and > include my association like this: > > class Page < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :comments > end > > in ../extensions/comments/app/models/page.rb > > This doesn't work, of course. It doesn't return an error - as far as > I can tell it just doesn't do anything. Referencing @page.comments in > my views throws an error: "undefined method `comments'". I presume > it's because it is ignoring this class. > > I've also tried several module mix-ins that haven't worked (i.e. > packaging a PageExtender module and then including it in Page). For > example: > > module PageExtender > def self.included(base) > base.extend(ClassMethods) > end > module ClassMethods > has_many :comments > end > end > > in ../extensions/comments/lib/page_extender.rb > > And then > > def activate > ... > Page.send :include, PageExtender > end > > in ../extensions/comments/comments_extension.rb > > But this terminates with > ~/Sites/radiant.mental/vendor/extensions/comments/lib/ > page_extender.rb:8: undefined method `has_many' for > PageExtender::ClassMethods:Module (NoMethodError) > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Ryan Heneise > _______________________________________________ > Radiant mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ > Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant > ------------------------------------------------ Ryan Heneise Art of Mission, Inc. 3720 Gattis School Rd #800 PMB 245 Round Rock, TX 78664 800-722-1492 (phone) www.artofmission.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Radiant mailing list Post: [email protected] Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant
