Mechanical

All models in a single table, new attributes without migrations. Works like regular AR model

Simple gem which allows to store multiple models in a single table in DB (Postgres only). It's using STI and Postgres JSONB data type.

What you get

• add in the Gemfile gem "mechanical"
• execute bundle install
• execute rails g mechanical initializer
• execute rake db:migrate
• edit config/initializers/mechanical.rb and define your schema
• start app rails s
• you can use models Mechanical::Model::MODEL_NAME in you app like a regular model.

Installing it

# Gemfile
gem "mechanical"

Details

17 stars on GitHub · MIT licensed · maintained by igorkasyanchuk. Source: https://github.com/igorkasyanchuk/mechanical