Initializing object graphs/associations

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Say I have these two classes:

class Client < ActiveRecord::Base   has_one :setting, :dependent => :destroy end

class Setting < ActiveRecord::Base   belongs_to :client end

Is there any way to write an init method that will create and assign the client a setting before evaluating params, but otherwise works 'as normal'?

Thanks, Isak

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Does this work for you:

class Client < ActiveRecord::Base    has_one :setting, :dependent => :destroy   after_create{ setting = Setting.create() } end

This will create an associated setting when the Client is first saved (inserted) into the database.

Cheers, Max