Setting expiration date based on creation date in model?

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Hi,

I am handling some records that have expiration date. Records should expire 30 days after its creation.

I could add the logic in the controller but I think that should/could be done in the model.

How can I do that in the model? Why is it better in the model than in the controller?

Thanks.

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Hi,

I am handling some records that have expiration date. Records should expire 30 days after its creation.

I could add the logic in the controller but I think that should/could be done in the model.

How can I do that in the model?

def self.expire!    expirable = find :all, :conditions => ["created_at < ?", 30.days.ago]    # do something with expirable end

Why is it better in the model than in the controller?

Because it's none of your controller's business.

Fred

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Thank you Fred!

Excuse my ignorance but is the function called automatically? I've seen the ! ending in some functions, I wonder what is the meaning of it.

I have a couple of books on RoR, I think I need new ones already covering more stuff right now :wink:

Thanks!

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Thank you Fred!

Excuse my ignorance but is the function called automatically?

Nope

I've seen the ! ending in some functions, I wonder what is the meaning of it.

Whatever meaning it has is usually a convention (eg on String methods
with a ! modify inplace, the ones without return a copy with that
modification (eg gsub and gsub!). As far as ruby itself is concerned it makes no difference Fred

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...is the function called automatically?

Nope

Sorry again, so from where and by who should that function be called? A cron job for example?

Thanks once again.

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...is the function called automatically?

Nope

Sorry again, so from where and by who should that function be
called? A cron job for example?

For example. I didn't say anything about that because I haven't the
faintest clue when you want it called.

Fred

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expirable = find :all, :conditions => ["created_at < ?", 30.days.ago]    # do something with expirable

     This u can write as a rake task and can be called it from cron

Sijo

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Thanks guys. Looks clear now.

Cheers.