ActiveModel::Naming

Active Model Naming

Creates a model_name method on your object.

To implement, just extend ActiveModel::Naming in your object:

class BookCover
  extend ActiveModel::Naming
end

BookCover.model_name.name   # => "BookCover"
BookCover.model_name.human  # => "Book cover"

BookCover.model_name.i18n_key              # => :book_cover
BookModule::BookCover.model_name.i18n_key  # => :"book_module/book_cover"

Providing the functionality that ActiveModel::Naming provides in your object is required to pass the Active Model Lint test. So either extending the provided method below, or rolling your own is required.

Methods
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Class Public methods
param_key(record_or_class)

Returns string to use for params names. It differs for namespaced models regarding whether it's inside isolated engine.

# For isolated engine:
ActiveModel::Naming.param_key(Blog::Post) # => "post"

# For shared engine:
ActiveModel::Naming.param_key(Blog::Post) # => "blog_post"

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 303
def self.param_key(record_or_class)
  model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).param_key
end
plural(record_or_class)

Returns the plural class name of a record or class.

ActiveModel::Naming.plural(post)             # => "posts"
ActiveModel::Naming.plural(Highrise::Person) # => "highrise_people"

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 248
def self.plural(record_or_class)
  model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).plural
end
route_key(record_or_class)

Returns string to use while generating route names. It differs for namespaced models regarding whether it's inside isolated engine.

# For isolated engine:
ActiveModel::Naming.route_key(Blog::Post) # => "posts"

# For shared engine:
ActiveModel::Naming.route_key(Blog::Post) # => "blog_posts"

The route key also considers if the noun is uncountable and, in such cases, automatically appends _index.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 291
def self.route_key(record_or_class)
  model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).route_key
end
singular(record_or_class)

Returns the singular class name of a record or class.

ActiveModel::Naming.singular(post)             # => "post"
ActiveModel::Naming.singular(Highrise::Person) # => "highrise_person"

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 256
def self.singular(record_or_class)
  model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).singular
end
singular_route_key(record_or_class)

Returns string to use while generating route names. It differs for namespaced models regarding whether it's inside isolated engine.

# For isolated engine:
ActiveModel::Naming.singular_route_key(Blog::Post) # => "post"

# For shared engine:
ActiveModel::Naming.singular_route_key(Blog::Post) # => "blog_post"

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 276
def self.singular_route_key(record_or_class)
  model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).singular_route_key
end
uncountable?(record_or_class)

Identifies whether the class name of a record or class is uncountable.

ActiveModel::Naming.uncountable?(Sheep) # => true
ActiveModel::Naming.uncountable?(Post)  # => false

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 264
def self.uncountable?(record_or_class)
  plural(record_or_class) == singular(record_or_class)
end
Instance Public methods
model_name()

Returns an ActiveModel::Name object for module. It can be used to retrieve all kinds of naming-related information (See ActiveModel::Name for more information).

class Person
  extend ActiveModel::Naming
end

Person.model_name.name     # => "Person"
Person.model_name.class    # => ActiveModel::Name
Person.model_name.singular # => "person"
Person.model_name.plural   # => "people"

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 235
def model_name
  @_model_name ||= begin
    namespace = parents.detect do |n|
      n.respond_to?(:use_relative_model_naming?) && n.use_relative_model_naming?
    end
    ActiveModel::Name.new(self, namespace)
  end
end