module WorkflowActiverecord::InstanceMethods

Public Instance Methods

load_workflow_state() click to toggle source
# File lib/workflow-activerecord.rb, line 14
def load_workflow_state
  read_attribute(self.class.workflow_column)
end
persist_workflow_state(new_value) click to toggle source

On transition the new workflow state is immediately saved in the database.

# File lib/workflow-activerecord.rb, line 20
def persist_workflow_state(new_value)
  # Rails 3.1 or newer
  update_column self.class.workflow_column, new_value
end

Private Instance Methods

write_initial_state() click to toggle source

Motivation: even if NULL is stored in the workflow_state database column, the current_state is correctly recognized in the Ruby code. The problem arises when you want to SELECT records filtering by the value of initial state. That's why it is important to save the string with the name of the initial state in all the new records.

# File lib/workflow-activerecord.rb, line 32
def write_initial_state
  write_attribute self.class.workflow_column, current_state.to_s
end