Many thanks... #2 is what I was thinking, but I don't understand how lib/commentable.rb would get loaded in that case?
On Oct 23, 1:12 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l...@andreas- s.net> wrote: > Scott Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 23, 11:11 am, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l...@andreas- > > s.net> wrote: > >> Define it as an ActiveRecord::Base class method. > > > Sure, but where? In lib/* somewhere? I'll need it to get loaded before > > any of these models get loaded. (Or I would have to add a 'require' to > > each commentable model.) > > You have a number of choices: > > 1. > /lib/commentable.rb > module Commentable > def self.included(base) > base.has_many :subscriptions, :as => :subscribable > # and so on > end > end > > /app/models/blog_post.rb > class BlogPost < AR::B > include Commentable > > # rest of class definition > end > > 2. > /lib/commentable.rb > # as in 1, but after the end of the module (or in environment.rb): > class ActiveRecord::Base > def self.acts_as_commentable > include Commentable > end > end > > /app/models/blog_post.rb > class BlogPost < AR::B > acts_as_commentable > end > > 3 (probably not recommended). > /config/environment.rb > class ActiveRecord::Base > def self.acts_as_commentable > has_many :subscriptions, ;as => :subscribable > # and the other has_manys > end > end > > 4. Write an acts_as plugin (but call it something else -- I think > acts_as_commentable is already taken as a plugin name). > > Does that help? > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > [email protected] > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
