如何在Rails中验证对象的jsonb数组？

Question

I have a model, called Order , to which I'd like to add a new jsonb column called status_updates . This column will contain data of the following format:

status_updates = [{ status: 'success', created_at: <timestamp> }, { status: 'processing', created_at: <timestamp> }]

I would like to validate the status attribute of each status_updates element is one of the following: success , canceled , processing . Additionally, I'd like to validate that each element has a created_at timestamp.

How would you do that in Rails? Is it possible to do something similar to enum for the statuses?

Answer 1

I think if I were you, I might consider creating an OrderStatus model, something like:

# == Schema Information
#
# Table name: order_statuses
#
#  id               :bigint           not null, primary key
#  status           :integer          default(0)
#  order_id         :integer
#  created_at       :datetime         not null
#  updated_at       :datetime         not null
#
class OrderStatus < ApplicationRecord
  belongs_to :order
  validates :status, 
            presence: true,
            inclusion: { in: 0..2 }

  enum status: {
    processing:     0,
    success:        1,
    cancelled:      2,
  }

end

And then in Order , do something like:

class Order < ApplicationRecord
  has_many :order_statuses 
end

Now, every OrderStatus record will have a created_at value (assuming your OrderStatus is valid and saved). And, status will be validated as one of the values in the enum . As written, status will default to processing - which you may or may not want.