[LRUG] How to do a db backed enum... or what should I be using...

[Chris Kimpton]

Hi Riccardo,

Thanks - that seems to work -
https://github.com/kimptoc/scope-enum-tester--using-enumerated_attribute

Regards,
Chris

On 7 September 2011 09:57, Riccardo Tacconi <rtacconi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I use a gem file.
>
> In your gemfile add:
>
> gem 'enumerated_attribute'
>
> In your model:
>
> enum_attr :doc_type, %w(diploma teacher_reference student_reference
> course_outline)
>
> Otherwise you can use (in your model) something like this:
>
>   ROLES = %w[admin manager user].freeze
>
>   def role_in_list
>     errors.add(:base, "Role #{self.role} is not allowed") unless
> User::ROLES.include?(self.role)
>   end
>
>
>
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