README.md

ActiveType

This gem adds PostgreSQL user defined types support for Active Record (Ruby on Rails).

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'active_type'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install active_type

Usage

1. Create a new class in PostgreSQL:

   CREATE TYPE your_type AS (property1 varchar, property2 datetime, property3 text);

2. Specify new column in your model table:

   add_column :model_table_name, :your_type_name, :your_type

3. Specify in your model

   serialize :your_type_name, YourTypeClass

Gem also supports arays and one level nested types.

Limitations:

1. Doesnt support commas in arrays
2. Doesnt support multiple level nested types
3. Maybe doesnt support bytea type

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request