class GenericFile < ActiveRecord::Base FILE_TYPES = %w(pdf ps jpg gif png tif wav mp3) CATEGORIES = %w(file document image greeting recording) attr_accessible :name, :file, :file_type, :category, :owner_id, :owner_type mount_uploader :file, GenericFileUploader belongs_to :owner, :polymorphic => true validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => {:scope => [:owner_id, :owner_type]} validates :file, :presence => true before_save :determine_file_type def store_dir "/var/opt/gemeinschaft/generic_files/#{self.id.to_i}" end def mime_type return GenericFile.mime_type(self.file.to_s) end def self.mime_type(file_name) mime_type = `file -b --mime-type "#{file_name}"`.strip if mime_type.blank? mime_type = MIME::Types.type_for(file_name).first.to_s end return mime_type end def file_size if self.file return File.size(self.file.to_s) else return 0 end end private def determine_file_type if self.file_changed? self.file_type = self.mime_type end end end