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# What I really wanted my logic to be
def my_method(options = {})
  if options.has_key?(:key) && !options[:key].nil?
    if options[:key]
      # do something using the option here
    else 
      # do something else 
    end 
  end 
end 

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# The way I basically always check
def my_method(options = {})
  if options[:key]
    # do something using the option here
  end 
end 

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# Probably the proper way to check a hash for options
def my_method(options = {})
  if options.has_key?(:key) && !options[:key].nil?
    # do something using the option here
  end 
end 

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# RSpec 2.0 syntax Cheet Sheet by http://ApproachE.com

# defining spec within a module will automatically pick Player::MovieList as a 'subject' (see below)
module Player
	describe MovieList, "with optional description" do
		  
	  it "is pending example, so that you can write ones quickly"
	  
	  it "is already working example that we want to suspend from failing temporarily" do
		pending("working on another feature that temporarily breaks this one")

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def update 
  @my_model = MyModel.find_by_id(params[:id])
  params[:my_model].try(:[], "my_value_array").try(:reject!){|v| v.blank? }
  if @my_model.update_attributes(params[:my_model])
   # blah blah blah
  end 
end 

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# my_value_array :text
class MyModel < AciveRecord::Base
  serialize :my_value_array, Array
end

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class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_create :action_1
  before_create :action_2  # might depend on action_1

  def action_1
    self.mydata = "default"
  end 

  def action_2
    self.mycomplexdata = default + "more data"

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class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_create lambda {
    action_1
    action_2
  }

  def action_1
    self.mydata = "default"
  end 

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# Bit.ly API implementation - thanks to Richard Johansso http://gist.github.com/112191
require 'httparty'
 
class Api::Bitly
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'api.bit.ly'
  format :json
  
  # Usage: Bitly.shorten("http://example.com")
  def self.shorten(url)

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belongs_to :job, :class_name => "Delayed::Backend::ActiveRecord::Job"
# full path name required if you're in another module