table less model

rubyonrails-talk
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I want to have a simple model without a table for ACL purposes because there aren't going to be many methods at all.

How could I have a Model like...

ControllerMethod securitylevel

users_list 8 reports_ar 6 ar_print_checks 7

so I can use retrieve and use these values in a before_filter in ApplicationController.rb? The intent is to create a lightweight ACL system.

I don't see the need to actually create a table or store the data in a table at all.

Any suggestions on how I can accomplish this?

Craig

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If your model isn't abstracting the DB in anyway, just don't have it inherent from ActiveRecord::Base... or perhaps I'm not understanding part of your question?

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pharrington wrote:

If your model isn't abstracting the DB in anyway, just don't have it inherent from ActiveRecord::Base...

Exactly. Also, I recommend that you (the OP, that is) take a look at Authlogic, which uses a tableless model for user authentication; perhaps it will do what you want.

Best,

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pharrington wrote: > If your model isn't abstracting the DB in anyway, just don't have it > inherent from ActiveRecord::Base...

Exactly. Also, I recommend that you (the OP, that is) take a look at Authlogic, which uses a tableless model for user authentication; perhaps it will do what you want.

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class ModelName < ActiveRecord::Base

Add Following lines in a model

def self.columns() @columns ||= ; end def self.column(name, sql_type = nil, default = nil, null = true) columns << ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column.new(name.to_s, default, sql_type.to_s, null) end

end