Is_active?

#1

Hey all, i’m rather new to rails and was curious if ActiveRecord
implemented anything like is_active where the delete functions would
just mark records as inactive, vs deleting rows. (similar to created_at,
etc). I need a history of transactions, and this is how I would code in
other languages. Any advice? Is there are smarter way to implement this?

Thanks in advance!

#2

Hey all, i’m rather new to rails and was curious if ActiveRecord
implemented anything like is_active where the delete functions would
just mark records as inactive, vs deleting rows. (similar to created_at,
etc). I need a history of transactions, and this is how I would code in
other languages. Any advice? Is there are smarter way to implement this?

http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/acts_as_paranoid

Make your Active Records “paranoid.” Deleting them does not delete the
row, but set a deleted_at field. Find is overloaded to skip deleted
records.

#3

On 5/11/07, Philip H. removed_email_address@domain.invalid wrote:

row, but set a deleted_at field. Find is overloaded to skip deleted
records.

I’d say keep it more explicit and use the scope_out plugin:
http://www.dcmanges.com/blog/21

class Foo < AR::Base
scope_out :enabled, :conditions => ‘disabled_at is null’

def enabled?
disabled_at.nil?
end

def disabled?
!enabled?
end

def disable
update_attribute :disabled_at, Time.now.utc
end
end

Foo.find_enabled(:all, :limit => 30, :offset => 60).each do |foo|

end

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#4

Thanks for the links guys!! I’ll review both, and made a decision on
which way to go.