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June 23, 2014 18:01
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class MyBase < ActiveRecord::Base | |
def self.compute_type(type_name) | |
case type_name | |
when "MyBase"; MyBase | |
when "Foo"; Foo | |
when "Bar"; Bar | |
else super | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
class Foo < MyBase | |
end | |
class Bar < MyBase | |
end |
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Anyway,
ActiveSupport::Dependencies.constantize(type_name)
isn't so bad.