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Clarify install generator option for adding :object_changes column migration to install in README; re #312 [ci skip]

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Ben Atkins 2014-03-05 17:09:57 -05:00
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There are two scenarios: diffing adjacent versions and diffing non-adjacent versions.
The best way to diff adjacent versions is to get PaperTrail to do it for you. If you add an `object_changes` text column to your `versions` table, either at installation time with the `--with-changes` option or manually, PaperTrail will store the `changes` diff (excluding any attributes PaperTrail is ignoring) in each `update` version. You can use the `version.changeset` method to retrieve it. For example:
The best way to diff adjacent versions is to get PaperTrail to do it for you. If you add an `object_changes` text column to your `versions` table, either at installation time with the `rails generate paper_trail:install --with-changes` option or manually, PaperTrail will store the `changes` diff (excluding any attributes PaperTrail is ignoring) in each `update` version. You can use the `version.changeset` method to retrieve it. For example:
```ruby
>> widget = Widget.create :name => 'Bob'