module Trashable extend ActiveSupport::Concern included do default_scope where(with_deleted_scope_sql) # scope unscoped does not work end module ClassMethods def with_deleted # lifted from acts_as_paranoid, works around https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/4306 # # with this in place Post.limit(10).with_deleted, will work as expected # scope = self.scoped.with_default_scope scope.where_values.delete(with_deleted_scope_sql) scope end def with_deleted_scope_sql scoped.table[:deleted_at].eq(nil).to_sql end end def trash! # note, an argument could be made that the column should probably called trashed_at # however, deleted_at is the terminology used in the UI # # we could hijack use a delete! and delete - redirecting the originals elsewhere, but that is # confusing as well. So for now, we go with trash! # update_column(:deleted_at, DateTime.now) end def recover! # see: https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/8436 # # Fixed in Rails 4 # self.class.unscoped.update_all({deleted_at: nil}, id: self.id) raw_write_attribute :deleted_at, nil end end