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Updated on 2025-04-07

Ruby optimization inheritance class instance

In the Rails principle, there is a saying that simplifies the Controller and enriches the Model. Here is an example to show a simple inheritance optimization. Especially when there is a self variable that writes changes in your method.

Suppose we have the following Model

Copy the codeThe code is as follows:

class SubjectMatterExpert < User 
 include HashCodeCreatorModule 
 def make_activation_code 
   self.deleted_at = nil 
   self.activation_code ||= make_hash_code 
 end 
end 
 
class Administrator < User 
 include HashCodeCreatorModule 
 def make_activation_code 
   self.deleted_at = nil 
   self.activation_code ||= make_hash_code 
 end 
end 

We can use the simplified code through inheritance using the following SubjectMatterExpert Administrator

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class SubjectMatterExpert < User 
end 
 
class Administrator < User 
end 
 
class User 
 include HashCodeCreatorModule 
 def make_activation_code 
   self.deleted_at = nil 
   self.activation_code ||= make_hash_code 
 end 

Then we can also use it in the test:

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it 'should create an activation code' do 
  admin = Factory(:administrator) 
  admin.make_activation_code 
  admin.activation_code.should_not be_empty 
end