class GsParameter < ActiveRecord::Base validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true validates :value, :presence => true validates :class_type, :presence => true, :inclusion => { :in => ['String', 'Integer', 'Boolean', 'YAML'] } def generate_constant Kernel.const_set(self.name, self.value.to_i) if self.class_type == 'Integer' Kernel.const_set(self.name, self.value.to_s) if self.class_type == 'String' if self.class_type == 'Boolean' Kernel.const_set(self.name, true) if self.value == 'true' Kernel.const_set(self.name, false) if self.value == 'false' end Kernel.const_set(self.name, YAML.load(self.value)) if self.class_type == 'YAML' end def to_s name end end