= AwesomeNestedSet
Awesome Nested Set is an implementation of the nested set pattern for ActiveRecord models. It is replacement for acts_as_nested_set and BetterNestedSet, but more awesome.
Version 2 supports Rails 3. Gem versions prior to 2.0 support Rails 2.
== What makes this so awesome?
This is a new implementation of nested set based off of BetterNestedSet that fixes some bugs, removes tons of duplication, adds a few useful methods, and adds STI support.
== Installation
Add to your Gemfile:
gem 'awesome_nested_set'
== Usage
To make use of awesome_nested_set, your model needs to have 3 fields: lft, rgt, and parent_id:
class CreateCategories < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :categories do |t|
t.string :name
t.integer :parent_id
t.integer :lft
t.integer :rgt
end
end
def self.down
drop_table :categories
end
end
Enable the nested set functionality by declaring acts_as_nested_set on your model
class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_nested_set
end
Run `rake rdoc` to generate the API docs and see CollectiveIdea::Acts::NestedSet for more info.
== Protecting attributes from mass assignment
It's generally best to "white list" the attributes that can be used in mass assignment:
class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_nested_set
attr_accessible :name, :parent_id
end
If for some reason that is not possible, you will probably want to protect the lft and rgt attributes:
class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_nested_set
attr_protected :lft, :rgt
end
== Conversion from other trees
Coming from acts_as_tree or another system where you only have a parent_id? No problem. Simply add the lft & rgt fields as above, and then run
Category.rebuild!
Your tree will be converted to a valid nested set. Awesome!
== View Helper
The view helper is called #nested_set_options.
Example usage:
<%= f.select :parent_id, nested_set_options(Category, @category) {|i| "#{'-' * i.level} #{i.name}" } %>
<%= select_tag 'parent_id', options_for_select(nested_set_options(Category) {|i| "#{'-' * i.level} #{i.name}" } ) %>
See CollectiveIdea::Acts::NestedSet::Helper for more information about the helpers.
== References
You can learn more about nested sets at: http://threebit.net/tutorials/nestedset/tutorial1.html
== How to contribute
If you find what you might think is a bug:
1. Check the GitHub issue tracker to see if anyone else has had the same issue.
http://github.com/collectiveidea/awesome_nested_set/issues/
2. If you don't see anything, create an issue with information on how to reproduce it.
If you want to contribute an enhancement or a fix:
1. Fork the project on github.
http://github.com/collectiveidea/awesome_nested_set/
2. Make your changes with tests.
3. Commit the changes without making changes to the Rakefile, VERSION, or any other files that aren't related to your enhancement or fix
4. Send a pull request.
Copyright ©2008 Collective Idea, released under the MIT license
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