如何在Rails中为多个模型提供相同的方法？

Question

For one Model called Email.rb, I have a method shown below called new_todos.

This same method needs to be made available for Call.rb, Postalcard.rb, etcetera.

Rather than cutting and pasting this exact snippet across multiple Models of Active Records, how can I have it written just once and make it available to the appropriate Models?

I suspect it could work by putting a module in the /lib folder, but I'm not exactly sure....thanks!

  def new_todos

    Contact.campaign_id_is(self.campaign_id).each do |contact|

      todo = Todo.new

      todo.contact_id = contact.id
      todo.user_id = contact.user_id
      todo.asset = self.class.name
      todo.asset_id = self.id
      todo.original_date = contact.date_entered + self.days.days
      todo.current_date = todo.original_date
      todo.save

    end

  end

Answer 1

As you say, you can create a module and include it where you need it.

#lib/todo_extension.rb

module TodoExtension

  def new_todos
    ...
  end

end

# call.rb, postalcard.rb...
  include TodoExtension