Aliasing Attributes in Ruby on Rails
Alias an attribute with alias_attribute method.
The first argument is the name for the new attribute, while the second argument is to identify the attribute that is already defined.
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
alias_attribute :username, :login
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Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Dynamic Attributes in Python Model Class
class Bar():
def __init__(self, **args):
for key in args:
self.__dict__[key] = args[key]
b = Bar(fullname="Monty Python", email="me@monthpython.org")
b.fullname #=> Monty Python
b.email #=>me@montypython.org
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Turn Off SSL Verification In Ruby
The following code will disable SSL verification when using Open SSL.
OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
It is probably not a good idea to do this in production. But if you are just testing on your development
machine it might...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/02/2017
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Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How To Write Your Own Time Comparison Function in Ruby Like time_ago_in_words Without Rails
# time_ago_in_words(Time.now, 1.day.ago) # => 1 day
# time_ago_in_words(Time.now, 1.hour.ago) # => 1 hour
def time_ago_in_words(t1, t2)
s = t1.to_i - t2.to_i # distance between t1 and t2 in seconds
resolution = if s > 29030400 # seco...
Written by Sean Behan on 10/17/2013
