2009-06-06

I wrote this:

Rails plugin: Accepting "http://" or not on a URL field

Sometimes, you have a field on an ActiveRecord Rails model that stores a URL. The user might enter "http://" or they might not. I had this problem, solved it for one model, then needed it for another one. It's plugin baby time!

So I made the world's simplest URL field plugin

Just throw the "url_field" into your class:

class Company
  url_field :website
end

@company = Company.new
@company.website = "www.example.com"
@company.save
@company.website #=> "http://www.example.com"

Available now, free on Github

Update: Des and James were quick to point out that my initial release would incorrectly add "http://" to "https://" URLs. Quick patch!