ouch. Cargo cult. a bit harsh. At some point we were all learning to program. How we treat the newcomer says a lot about the Rails community.
badnamm, I think what you're trying to do might be satisfied by extend not include. see this article for more info. http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2009/05/15/include-vs-extend-in-ruby/ dave On Aug 23, 12:58 pm, Rob Biedenharn <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 23, 2010, at 3:50 PM, badnaam wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 23, 12:44 pm, Rob Biedenharn <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> I suspect that after you require validation_group.rb you want to have > >> something like: > > >> ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval { extend > >> ValidationGroup::ActiveRecord::ActsMethod } > > >> You need to get the "validation_group" method into ActiveRecord::Base > >> and therefore User before you call it. > > >> -Rob > > > Rob, > > > Are you saying I need to do a > > > 1 - require 'validation_group' in my User.rb > > > 2 - Then add > > > ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval { extend > > ValidationGroup::ActiveRecord::ActsMethod } > > to my User.rb? > > > Thanks > > No, I don't know what you "need" only what I "suspect" your code is > missing. Probably not in your user.rb, but in an initializer > somewhere. (config/initializers/validation_group.rb or in config/ > environment.rb) If you're modifying the plugin, you really need to > understand the Ruby hook methods (like extended() and included()) or > at least copy all the relevant bits when you're cargo-culting a > solution. > > -Rob > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Aug 23, 2010, at 3:22 PM, badnaam wrote: > > >>>http://pastie.org/1110631 > > >>> On Aug 23, 12:15 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> badnaam wrote: > >>>>> I created a module MyModule "my_module.rb" and put in a lib > >>>>> folder in > >>>>> my rails app. > > >>>>> In my User.rb model I call include MyModule. > > >>>>> When I try to use a method inside MyModule I get an "undefined > >>>>> method > >>>>> error". How do I include this module in the model? > > >>>> What you described should work. Let's see code. > > >>>>> Thanks > > >>>> Best, > >>>> -- > >>>> Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > >>>> [email protected] > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 rubyonrails- > >>> [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group > >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en > >>> . > > >> Rob Biedenharn > >> [email protected] http://AgileConsultingLLC.com/ > >> [email protected] http://GaslightSoftware.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 rubyonrails- > > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en > > . > > Rob Biedenharn > [email protected] http://AgileConsultingLLC.com/ > [email protected] http://GaslightSoftware.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.
