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.

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 code

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 338
    def self.param_key(record_or_class)
      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).param_key
    end

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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 code

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 283
    def self.plural(record_or_class)
      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).plural
    end

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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 code

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 326
    def self.route_key(record_or_class)
      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).route_key
    end

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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 code

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

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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 code

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 311
    def self.singular_route_key(record_or_class)
      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).singular_route_key
    end

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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 code

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 299
    def self.uncountable?(record_or_class)
      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).uncountable?
    end

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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 code

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb, line 270
    def model_name
      @_model_name ||= begin
        namespace = module_parents.detect do |n|
          n.respond_to?(:use_relative_model_naming?) && n.use_relative_model_naming?
        end
        ActiveModel::Name.new(self, namespace)
      end
    end

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