Set att_accessors from parameters hash

[JoshMcKin]

Using simple_record, if you have a model with attr_accessor(s), the attr_accessors are not set if their value is present in the params hash for new objects.

class Foo < SimpleRecord::Base
has_attributes :stuff

attr_accessor :bar

end

f = Foo.new(:bar => "test, :stuff => "yep")
f.stuff # puts "yep"
f.bar # puts nil instead of "test"

I came up with this: http://gist.github.com/609851

[appoxy]

Does it work like you suggest in ActiveRecord?

[JoshMcKin]

I believe so. I find it usefull usually for setting getting unencrypted_passwords, and confirmation password.
class User < ActiveRecord::Base

attr_accessor :password, :password_confirmation

end

u = User.new({:password => "test", :confirmation_password => "test"})

puts u.password
"test"

puts u.confirmation_password
"test"

---

class SimpleUser < SimpleRecord::Base

attr_accessor :password, :password_confirmation

end

u = SimpleUser.new({:password => "test", :confirmation_password => "test"})
puts u.password
nil

puts u.confirmation_password
nil

If you have access see Ch 11 of Agile Web Development with Rails 2 for a more detailed example

[appoxy]

Ok, I'll look at it soon. In the meantime, you could just set it with u.confirmation_password = "test"

[JoshMcKin]

Actually did this in my model:

def self.new_params(params)

user = User.new

params.each do |param|

# make sure method exists before sending

if user.respond_to?(param[0].to_s)

  user.send(param[0].to_s + "=",param[1])

 end

end

user # return user

end