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ActiveModel::Naming

Active Model Naming

Creates a model_name method on your object.

To implement, just extend ActiveModel::Naming in your object:

  class BookCover
    extend ActiveModel::Naming
  end

  BookCover.model_name        # => "BookCover"
  BookCover.model_name.human  # => "Book cover"

Providing the functionality that ActiveModel::Naming provides in your object is required to pass the Active Model Lint test. So either extending the provided method below, or rolling your own is required..

Public Class Methods

plural(record_or_class) click to toggle source

Returns the plural class name of a record or class. Examples:

  ActiveModel::Naming.plural(post)             # => "posts"
  ActiveModel::Naming.plural(Highrise::Person) # => "highrise_people"
    # File lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 68
68:     def self.plural(record_or_class)
69:       model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).plural
70:     end
singular(record_or_class) click to toggle source

Returns the singular class name of a record or class. Examples:

  ActiveModel::Naming.singular(post)             # => "post"
  ActiveModel::Naming.singular(Highrise::Person) # => "highrise_person"
    # File lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 76
76:     def self.singular(record_or_class)
77:       model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).singular
78:     end
uncountable?(record_or_class) click to toggle source

Identifies whether the class name of a record or class is uncountable. Examples:

  ActiveModel::Naming.uncountable?(Sheep) # => true
  ActiveModel::Naming.uncountable?(Post) => false
    # File lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 84
84:     def self.uncountable?(record_or_class)
85:       plural(record_or_class) == singular(record_or_class)
86:     end

Private Class Methods

model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class) click to toggle source
    # File lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 89
89:       def self.model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class)
90:         (record_or_class.is_a?(Class) ? record_or_class : record_or_class.class).model_name
91:       end

Public Instance Methods

model_name() click to toggle source

Returns an ActiveModel::Name object for module. It can be used to retrieve all kinds of naming-related information.

    # File lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 60
60:     def model_name
61:       @_model_name ||= ActiveModel::Name.new(self)
62:     end

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