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CSV Object-relational mapping
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# CsvRecord

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CSV Record connects Ruby classes to CSV documents in order to
establish an almost zero-configuration persistence layer for
applications.

## Getting Started

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
gem 'csv_record'
```

And then execute:

```
$ bundle
```

Or install it yourself as:

```
$ gem install csv_record
```

And inside your Ruby models just require and include the CSVRecord
lib and start using it in the same way as your are used to:

```ruby
require 'csv_record'

class Jedi
include CsvRecord::Document

attr_accessor :name, :age, :midi_chlorians
end
```

## Persistence
To persist the data objects created in your application you can
use the following methods:

```ruby
Jedi.create( # save the new record in its CSV file
name: 'Luke Skywalker',
age: 18,
midi_chlorians: '12k'
)

jedi.save # save the record in its CSV file (either creating or changing)

jedi.update_attribute :age, 29 # update a single field of an object
jedi.update_attributes age: 29, midi_chlorians: '18k' # update multiple fields at the same time

jedi.destroy # removes the record from its CSV file

jedi.new_record? # checks if the record is new
```

## Querying
Records can be queried through the following methods:

```ruby
Jedi.all # retrieves all saved records

Jedi.find jedi.id # find through its id
Jedi.find jedi # find through the record

Jedi.find_by_age 18 # find dynamically with a property
Jedi.find_by_name_and_age 'Luke Skywalker', 18 # find dynamically with multiple properties

Jedi.where age: 18, name: 'Luke Skywalker', midi_chlorians: '12k' # find with a multiple parameters hash

Jedi.count # returns the amount of records in its CSV file

Jedi.first # retrieves the first record in its CSV file
Jedi.last # retrieves the last record in its CSV file
```

Lazy querying is the default behavior now Yey!!

```ruby
query = Jedi.where(age: 37).where(midi_chlorians: '4k')
query # #

query.first # #
```

## Associations
### Belongs To
A Belongs To association can be declared through the following method:

```ruby
class JediOrder
include CsvRecord::Document

attr_accessor :rank
end

class Jedi
include CsvRecord::Document

belongs_to :jedi_order

attr_accessor :name
end

jedi_order = JediOrder.create rank: 'council'

jedi = Jedi.new name: 'Lukas Alexandre'

jedi.jedi_order = jedi_order
# or
jedi.jedi_order_id = jedi_order.id

jedi.save

jedi.jedi_order # #
```

### Has Many
Extending the previous example, you can use the `has_many` method to establish the inverse relationship:

```ruby
class JediOrder
include CsvRecord::Document

attr_accessor :rank

has_many :jedis
end

jedi_order = JediOrder.create rank: 'council'

jedi.jedi_order = jedi_order
jedi.save

jedi_order.jedis # [#]
```

### Has One
The same as has_many but limited to one associated record.

```ruby
class jedi
include CsvRecord::Document

attr_accessor :name

has_one :padawan
end

class Padawan
include CsvRecord::Document

attr_accessor :name

belongs_to :jedi
end

padawan = Padawan.create name: 'Lukas Alexandre'

jedi.padawan = padawan

jedi.padawan # #
```

## Callbacks
### Overview
Callbacks can be used to execute code on predetermined moments.

#### Usage
```ruby
after_create do
# learn the way of the force
end
```
`self` refers to the instance you are in

### Available Callbacks
Here is a list with all the available callbacks, listed in the same order in which they will get called during the respective operations:

#### Finding an Object
* after_initialize
* after_find

#### Creating an Object
* after_initialize
* before_validation
* after_validation
* before_save
* before_create
* after_create
* after_save

#### Updating an Object
* before_validation
* after_validation
* before_save
* before_update
* after_update
* after_save

#### Destroying an Object
* before_destroy
* after_destroy

## Validations
### Helpers available:

`validates_presence_of`: Ensures if the specified attribute(s) were filled

`validates_uniqueness_of`: Ensures that the specified attribute(s) are unique within its CSV file

`validate`: Uses custom method(s) to validate the model

```ruby
class Jedi
include CsvRecord::Document

attr_accessor :name

validates_presence_of :name
validates_uniqueness_of :name

validate :my_custom_validator_method

validate do
self.errors.add :attribute if self.using_dark_force?
end

def my_custom_validator_method
self.errors.add :attribute if self.attacking_instead_of_defending?
end
end

jedi = Jedi.new

jedi.valid? # => false
jedi.invalid? # => true
jedi.save # => false
```

## Customizations

Someday you might want to go "out of the rail" that we propose.
Here is what you can do now:

### Changing the table_name
```ruby
store_as :wierd_table_name
```
### Changing the field column name
```ruby
mapping :name => :wierd_field
```

## Bug reports

If you discover a problem with CSV_Record, we would like to know
about it. Please let us know on the project issues page.

## Contributing

We hope that you will consider contributing to CSV_Record. Please
read this short overview for some information about how to get started:

https://github.com/lukelex/csv_record/wiki/Contributing

You will usually want to write tests for your changes. To run the
test suite, go into CSV_Record's top-level directory and run
"bundle install" and "rake". For the tests to pass.

## Precautions
CsvRecord creates a `db` folder in the root of your application.
Be sure that it has permission to do so.