Yep, exactly. But it doesn't appear until I save right? I'd prefer not to have that dependency. Is there a way round?
M. On Feb 12, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Sean Cribbs wrote: > If you don't specify a key, Riak will choose one for you (base 62-encoded > hash of something, last I checked). Is that not what you're trying to do? > > Sean Cribbs <s...@basho.com> > Developer Advocate > Basho Technologies, Inc. > http://basho.com/ > > On Feb 12, 2011, at 10:50 PM, Mat Ellis wrote: > >> The point of the code is not to use a non-string ID but to generate a >> default. Is it 'failing' because we're attempting to override the type? The >> actual code in question (this is a simplification) is generating a GUID >> which can easily be stored as a string instead of an integer. Otherwise >> we'll just have to use some other term, your example is precisely what we're >> doing. >> >> Thx >> >> On Feb 12, 2011, at 7:47 PM, Sean Cribbs wrote: >> >>> The choice of "key" as the method/attribute name corresponds to the Riak >>> terminology for the same concept (and is analogous to "id" in >>> ActiveRecord). If you want to use a non-String value for the key, create a >>> property of some other name and then use the "key_on" method which makes a >>> defined property act as the key. >>> >>> property :some_num, Integer, :presence => true, :default => 1234 >>> key_on :some_num >>> >>> Sean Cribbs <s...@basho.com> >>> Developer Advocate >>> Basho Technologies, Inc. >>> http://basho.com/ >>> >>> On Feb 12, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Mat Ellis wrote: >>> >>>> Why do these behave differently in Ripple? >>>> >>>> # Leaves key field blank >>>> property :key, Integer, :presence => true, :default => 1234 >>>> >>>> # Populates key2 field with 1234 >>>> property :key2, Integer, :presence => true, :default => 1234 >>>> >>>> We'd like to use the key field as a standard (like the 'id' field is the >>>> default in ActiveRecord). Is this a bad idea and if so why? >>>> >>>> M. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> riak-users mailing list >>>> riak-users@lists.basho.com >>>> http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com >>> >> > _______________________________________________ riak-users mailing list riak-users@lists.basho.com http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com
