Attributes

Basic

attribute

attribute :uuid, from: String, to: :id, as: String, format: :uuid

string

string :uuid, to: :id

integer

integer :rating, min: 1, max: 10

float

float :rating

boolean

boolean :published

Options

The following options are available for the attribute method:

• from;
• to;
• as;
• format;
• min;
• max.

For helpers these options are also available, with the exception of the from option.

You can find out about supported values for format here.

Helpers

uuid

Example

uuid :id

Equivalent

string :id, format: :uuid

money

Example

money :box_office

Equivalent

integer :box_office_cents
string :box_office_currency

duration

Example

duration :episode_duration

Equivalent

string :episode_duration, from: String, as: ActiveSupport::Duration, format: { from: :duration }

date

Example

date :premiered_on

Equivalent

string :premiered_on, from: String, as: Date, format: { from: :date }

time

Example

time :premiered_at

Equivalent

string :premiered_at, from: String, as: Time, format: { from: :time }

datetime

Example

datetime :premiered_at

Equivalent

string :premiered_at, from: String, as: DateTime, format: { from: :datetime }