Nifty Attachments

Nifty attachments allow you to attach files/images/documents to Active Record models with ease. Just define which attachments you wish to add and you can easily upload them to your database.

• All attachment data is stored in your database
• Attachments are accessed at /attachment/{token}/{filename}. Middleware is provided to provide endpoint.

Example Usage

In order to get started, add the gem to your Gemfile:

gem 'nifty-attachments'

Once included, add the database table which will store your attachments.

$ rails generate nifty:attachments:migration
$ rake db:migrate

You can then define the attachments which you wish to use on any of your models as such:

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
  attachment :cover_photo
  attachment :profile_picture
end

You can access any of your attachments easily through the methods as shown below.

# Accessing attachments
person = Person.find(person.id)
person.cover_photo            #=> Nifty::Attachments::Attachment
person.cover_photo.path       #=> "/attachment/145d17ed-d5e3-4b55-8c89-ecad9521ad73/snom-mm2.jpg"
person.cover_photo.file_name  #=> "snom-mm2.jpg"
person.cover_photo.digest     #=> "5d41402abc4b2a76b9719d911017c592"

# Pre-loading attachments will only load meta data, the actual content will
# not be loaded.
people = Person.includes(:profile_picture)

You can upload attachments straight from forms into your models by using the _file accessor which is provided.

<% form_for @person, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>
  <%= f.file_field :profile_picture_file %>
  <%= f.file_field :cover_photo_file %>
  <%= f.submit "Upload Attachments" %>
<% end %>

Coming Soon

There are a few extra things which need adding to this library:

• A test suite
• Validations