Hi,
I have these two ActiveRecord models: UserEvent and CoordinateEvent.
The models are extended with the module MapEvent. MapEvent includes some
class methods and some instance methods.
Now, I want both models to use ActiveRecord’s serialize
(ActiveRecord::Base).
My MapEvent looks something like the following. I simply can’t figure
where to put “serialize :column_name”:
module MapEvent
def self.included(base)
base.extend(ClassMethods)
end
def a_method
end
module ClassMethods
def another_method
end
end
end
How do I call the serialize method from the above context?
An extra question:
Also, it suddenly hit me, that instead of a module I could write
MapEvent as a class that inherits from ActiveRecord instead of a module
- and then let UserEvent and CoordinateEvent inherit from MapEvent?
Would you recommend this? Generally speaking, when should you use
mixins/module and when you use inheritance?
Hope my questions are clear. Thanks in advance!