GetOrBuild

This is a association builder which helps to generate or get associated object with belongs_to or has_one association.

Installation

Add this line to your Gemfile gem 'get_or_build' then as usually update installed gem by typing bundle in your command-line interface.

Using with ActiveRecord

Assume you have model Company which has one User and belongs to Location:

class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
	belongs_to :location
	has_one :user
	accepts_nested_attributes_for :user
	accepts_nested_attrbiutes_for :location
end

class User < ActiveRecord::Base; end
class Location < ActiveRecord::Base; end

When you are building form for company with nested attributes for location or user you are able now use new methods like user_or_build or location_or_build:

form_for :company do |f|
	f.fields_for :user, f.object.user_or_build do |fu|
		fu.text_field :name
	f.fields_for :location, f.object.location_or_build do |fl|
		fl.text_field :address
		

No longer need to call f.object.user || f.object.build_user

Using with NoSQL databases

Just include in your document module GetOrBuild::AssociationBuilder and it will attach magic methods automatically

Extension for fields_for method

You are able also to use option :build_association for fields_for method to build association if it doesn't exist yet:

	form_for :company do |f|
		f.fields_for :user, :build_association => true do |fu|
			fu.text_field :name
		f.fields_for :user, :build_association => true do |fl|
			fl.text_field :address

If you initialize associated object user for company before run fields_for helper then option :build_association won't give any effect

Contributing

You are welcome! Please, run test before pull request: rake and make sure if everything is working correctly.

TODO

• Support for NoSQL databases