Adds a :uuid column to ActiveRecord MySQL2 Adapter it is stored in a 16 bytes binary column. which is exactly the space it needs.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'activerecord-mysql-uuid-column'And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install activerecord-mysql-uuid-column
Regular MySQL ActiveRecord config
test:
adapter: mysql2
username: root
host: localhost
reconnect: true
database: awesome_project_of_yours
Adds column type uuid
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161122225732) do
create_table "workers", force: true do |t|
t.uuid "job_uuid"
end
end
Define it in your model
class Worker < ActiveRecord::Base
attribute :job_uuid, :uuid
end
Then use as regular string column, except that it will be stored in a 16 bytes binary column.
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/mathieujobin/activerecord-mysql-uuid-column. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
- https://christoph.luppri.ch/articles/2017/01/07/adding-custom-types-to-your-activerecord-models-with-the-attributes-api/
- https://karolgalanciak.com/blog/2016/12/04/introduction-to-activerecord-and-activemodel-attributes-api/
- https://blog.metova.com/rails-5-attributes-api
- https://gorails.com/episodes/virtual-attributes-and-rails-5-attribute-api
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.