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class ActiveRecord::Type::Integer

Active Model Integer Type

Attribute type for integer representation. This type is registered under the :integer key.

class Person
  include ActiveModel::Attributes

  attribute :age, :integer
end

Values are cast using their to_i method, except for blank strings, which are cast to nil. If a to_i method is not defined or raises an error, the value will be cast to nil.

person = Person.new

person.age = "18"
person.age # => 18

person.age = ""
person.age # => nil

person.age = :not_an_integer
person.age # => nil (because Symbol does not define #to_i)

Serialization also works under the same principle. Non-numeric strings are serialized as nil, for example.

Serialization also validates that the integer can be stored using a limited number of bytes. If it cannot, an ActiveModel::RangeError will be raised. The default limit is 4 bytes, and can be customized when declaring an attribute:

class Person
  include ActiveModel::Attributes

  attribute :age, :integer, limit: 6
end

Inherits From

Constants

DEFAULT_LIMIT

Column storage size in bytes. 4 bytes means an integer as opposed to smallint etc.

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Public class methods

new(**)

Source code GitHub 
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/integer.rb, line 51
def initialize(**)
  super
  @max = max_value
  @min = min_value
end

Public instance methods

deserialize(value)

Source code GitHub 
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/integer.rb, line 61
def deserialize(value)
  return if value.blank?
  value.to_i
end

serializable?(value)

Source code GitHub 
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/integer.rb, line 95
def serializable?(value)
  cast_value = cast(value)
  return true unless out_of_range?(cast_value)
  yield cast_value if block_given?
  false
end

serialize(value)

Source code GitHub 
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/integer.rb, line 66
def serialize(value)
  case value
  when ::Integer
    # noop
  when ::String
    int = value.to_i
    if int.zero? && value != "0"
      return if non_numeric_string?(value)
    end
    value = int
  else
    value = super
  end

  if out_of_range?(value)
    raise ActiveModel::RangeError, "#{value} is out of range for #{self.class} with limit #{_limit} bytes"
  end

  value
end

type()

Source code GitHub 
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/integer.rb, line 57
def type
  :integer
end

Definition files