module PaperTrail module Model def self.included(base) base.send :extend, ClassMethods # The version this instance was reified from. attr_accessor :version end module ClassMethods # Declare this in your model to track every create, update, and destroy. Each version of # the model is available in the `versions` association. # # Options: # :ignore an array of attributes for which a new `Version` will not be created if only they change. # :meta a hash of extra data to store. You must add a column to the `versions` table for each key. # Values are objects or procs (which are called with `self`, i.e. the model with the paper # trail). See `PaperTrail::Controller.info_for_paper_trail` for how to store data from # the controller. def has_paper_trail(options = {}) # Lazily include the instance methods so we don't clutter up # any more ActiveRecord models than we have to. send :include, InstanceMethods cattr_accessor :ignore self.ignore = (options[:ignore] || []).map &:to_s cattr_accessor :meta self.meta = options[:meta] || {} # Indicates whether or not PaperTrail is active for this class. # This is independent of whether PaperTrail is globally enabled or disabled. cattr_accessor :paper_trail_active self.paper_trail_active = true has_many :versions, :as => :item, :order => 'created_at ASC, id ASC' after_create :record_create before_update :record_update after_destroy :record_destroy end # Switches PaperTrail off for this class. def paper_trail_off self.paper_trail_active = false end # Switches PaperTrail on for this class. def paper_trail_on self.paper_trail_active = true end end # Wrap the following methods in a module so we can include them only in the # ActiveRecord models that declare `has_paper_trail`. module InstanceMethods def record_create if switched_on? versions.create merge_metadata(:event => 'create', :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit) end end def record_update if switched_on? && changed_and_we_care? versions.build merge_metadata(:event => 'update', :object => object_to_string(item_before_change), :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit) end end def record_destroy if switched_on? versions.create merge_metadata(:event => 'destroy', :object => object_to_string(item_before_change), :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit) end end # Returns the object (not a Version) as it was at the given timestamp. def version_at(timestamp) # Short-circuit if the current state is applicable. return self if self.updated_at <= timestamp # Look for the first version created after, rather than before, the # timestamp because a version stores how the object looked before the # change. version = versions.first :conditions => ['created_at > ?', timestamp], :order => 'created_at ASC' version.try :reify end # Returns the object (not a Version) as it was most recently. def previous_version last_version = version ? version.previous : versions.last last_version.try :reify end # Returns the object (not a Version) as it became next. def next_version # NOTE: if self (the item) was not reified from a version, i.e. it is the # "live" item, we return nil. Perhaps we should return self instead? subsequent_version = version ? version.next : nil subsequent_version.reify if subsequent_version end private def merge_metadata(data) # First we merge the model-level metadata in `meta`. meta.each do |k,v| data[k] = v.respond_to?(:call) ? v.call(self) : v end # Second we merge any extra data from the controller (if available). data.merge(PaperTrail.controller_info || {}) end def item_before_change previous = self.clone previous.id = id changes.each do |attr, ary| previous.send "#{attr}=", ary.first end previous end def object_to_string(object) object.attributes.to_yaml end def changed_and_we_care? changed? and !(changed - self.class.ignore).empty? end # Returns `true` if PaperTrail is globally enabled and active for this class, # `false` otherwise. def switched_on? PaperTrail.enabled? && self.class.paper_trail_active end end end end ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, PaperTrail::Model