Allows for favorite refer to be added to multiple and different models.
####Install(on Rails3)
To install as a plugin
rails plugin install http://github.com/yorzi/acts_as_favable.git
To install as a gem
sudo gem install acts_as_favable
Generate your favorite model:
rails generate favorite
Then migrate your database:
rake db:migrate
class Model < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_favable
end
####mark a favorite flag to a model instance
favable = Model.create
favable.favorites.create(:note => "I like this and will make it one of my favorites")
####Fetch favorites for a favable model:
favable = Model.find(1)
favorites = favable.favorites.recent.limit(10).all
Attention: This plugin/gem is heavily influenced by Acts As Taggable and almost copied from acts_at_commentable.
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