Most of the Rails libraries use the following pattern: class Something @@config1 = "change_me" cattr_accessor :config1 end
Something.config1 = "secret code" On Sep 7, 10:38 am, javinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks!! > > You made me dive into this matter deep this time. I get the picture > now. That's partially then. As I'm still looking for a way to > configure things in a way, well like Rails does, e.g. in the > initializers: ActiveSupport.escape_html_entities_in_json = false > > But then, I don't know wether ActiveSupport here is one big > Singleton?! That might be a way to solve it as this functionality > would perfectly fit in a Singleton. I will give it a thought.... > > Jan > > On 6 sep, 20:38, Andrew Bloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What I forgot to mention is that if you do: > > > module AccountSystem > > class << self > > attr_accessor :account_system_type > > end > > end > > > You are actually putting the attr_accessor on the class Module, not on > > the class that AccountSystem will be included in. You need to use the > > included method, or use the extend method and refactor your module a > > bit. > > > On Sep 6, 1:34 pm, Andrew Bloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > if you are checking AccountSystem.account_system_type in your > > > controller what is the point of including it in ApplicationController? > > > If you plan to use it as such, maybe you are better off making it a > > > Singleton Class. > > > > If you actually want account_system_type to be a class accessor on > > > ApplicationController you must do something like this: > > > > Module AccountSystem > > > SINGLE = 1 > > > MULTIPLE = 2 > > > > self.included(klass) > > > klass.send(:cattr_accessor, :account_system_id) > > > end > > > end > > > > class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base > > > include AccountSystem > > > > # this is how you would use it > > > def random_method > > > self.class.account_system_id == AccountSystem::SINGLE > > > end > > > end > > > > That should do what you seem to want, but if your goal was something > > > different let me know and I can try to help. > > > > Of note, if you do use the above solution you could do: > > > > Module AccountSystem > > > ... > > > > def single? > > > self.class.account_system_id == SINGLE > > > end > > > > def multiple? > > > self.class.account_system_id == MULTIPLE > > > end > > > > ... > > > end > > > > class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base > > > include AccountSystem > > > > # this is how you would use it > > > def random_method > > > if single? > > > puts "single" > > > elsif multiple? > > > puts "multiple" > > > else > > > raise "please set the AccountSystem.acoun_type_id" > > > end > > > end > > > end > > > > On Sep 6, 12:08 pm, javinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I've added a custom library called lib\AccountSystem like so: > > > > > "module AccountSystem > > > > SINGLE = 1 > > > > MULTIPLE = 2 > > > > > class << self > > > > attr_accessor :account_system_type > > > > end > > > > end" > > > > > Now I wanna configure > > > > AccountSystem.account_system_type=AccountSystem::SINGLE in one app. I > > > > used an initializer: config/initializers/account_initialization.rb > > > > where I put this line in. > > > > > I included my AccountSystem in the ApplicationController. > > > > > So now I'd like to check within my controllers the value of > > > > AccountSystem.account_system_type > > > > > But there it is empty! > > > > However if I run "Ruby script\console" and type > > > > AccountSystem.account_system_type I get the value of 1 as I would > > > > expect. > > > > > How can I achieve the same result within my controllers? > > > > > I'm on rails 2.1.0/2.1.1 > > > > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
