Additionally, you can put it inside its own class and use that as necessary. It'd be similar to the previous answer, but instead of including that behaviour, you'd get an instance of that class and pass in the strings either in #initialize or the method you use to parse and call that method.
~Spaceghost On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Jordon Bedwell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Linus Pettersson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > If I have a method that is useful in both models and in views, where > would > > be the appropriate place to put it? > > # config/initializer/preload_helpers.rb > > require "my_app/my_helper" > > # lib/my_app/my_helper.rb -> > > module MyHelper > module_function > def helper > puts "win" > end > end > > # app/helpers/application_helpers.rb -> > > class ApplicationHelpers > include MyHelper > end > > # app/models/my_model.rb -> > > class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base > include Myhelper > end > > > > The method in question just takes two dates as strings, tries to parse > them > > and returns all dates in the range between them. It also takes care of > the > > issues when the dates are badly formatted etc etc.. > > > > This method is being used in several models (so a simple class method in > one > > model doesn't seem appropriate) and also in some view helpers. > > > > So, where does this method belong in rails? > > Read Above. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
