acts_as_restful_list¶ ↑

It’s just like acts_as_list, but instead of having to clutter your code with non-standard method calls like insert_at, acts_as_restful_list makes managing lists simple. You update the position attribute just like you would update anything else and the rest is taken care of for you.

Features¶ ↑

Automatically update your list’s order through standard REST methods
Support for Rails Optimistic Locking

Installation¶ ↑

#environment.rb
config.gem 'acts_as_restful_list'

# in Terminal
rake gems:install

Usage¶ ↑

In your model:¶ ↑

class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :parent
  acts_as_restful_list :scope => :parent
end

Now, simply CRUD away:¶ ↑

item = Item.create
item.position # 1

item2 = Item.create
item.position # 2

item3 = Item.create
item.position # 3

item.destroy
item2.position # 1
item3.position # 2

item3.position = 1
item3.save
item3.position # 1
item2.position # 2

different_parent = Item.create(:parent_id => 1)
different_parent.position # 1

And that’s that.

Report issues at github.com/12spokes/acts_as_restful_list/issues

Note on Patches/Pull Requests¶ ↑

Fork the project.
Make your feature addition or bug fix.
Add specs for it. This is important so I don’t break it in a future version unintentionally.
Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history. (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.

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