Class: Descriptor

Overview

require_dependency Rails.root.to_s + '/app/models/observation.rb' Descriptors are the general mechanism for describing CollectionObjects (individual specimens) or Otus (taxa).

They come in various types, reflecting the approaches commonly used to describe specimens and OTUs:

Working - raw notes or images, "primal" observations, not yet refined to states or measurements Qualitative - Represents character/character_state expressions as traditionally understood. Quantitative - Single measurements. Sample - Summaries of multiple observations recorded in a statistical manner. Only valid for Otus. For example "length 42-77mm (n=5, min: 42, max:Only valid for Otus."

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Continuous, Gene, Media, PresenceAbsence, Qualitative, Sample, Working

Constant Summary collapse

ALTERNATE_VALUES_FOR =
[:name, :short_name, :description_name, :key_name].freeze

Constants included from SoftValidation

SoftValidation::ANCESTORS_WITH_SOFT_VALIDATIONS

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from SoftValidation

#clear_soft_validations, #fix_for, #fix_soft_validations, #soft_fixed?, #soft_valid?, #soft_validate, #soft_validated?, #soft_validations, #soft_validators

Methods included from Shared::IsData

#errors_excepting, #full_error_messages_excepting, #identical, #is_community?, #is_in_use?, #similar

Methods included from Shared::Documentation

#document_array=, #documented?, #reject_documentation, #reject_documents

Methods included from Shared::Confidences

#reject_confidences

Methods included from Shared::AlternateValues

#all_values_for, #alternate_valued?

Methods included from Shared::DataAttributes

#import_attributes, #internal_attributes, #keyword_value_hash, #reject_data_attributes

Methods included from Shared::Depictions

#has_depictions?, #image_array=, #reject_depictions, #reject_images

Methods included from Shared::Notes

#concatenated_notes_string, #reject_notes

Methods included from Shared::Tags

#reject_tags, #tag_with, #tagged?, #tagged_with?

Methods included from Shared::Identifiers

#dwc_occurrence_id, #identified?, #next_by_identifier, #previous_by_identifier, #reject_identifiers, #uri, #uuid, #visible_identifiers_for

Methods included from Shared::Citations

#cited?, #mark_citations_for_destruction, #nomenclature_date, #origin_citation_source_id, #reject_citations, #requires_citation?, #sources_by_topic_id

Methods included from Housekeeping

#has_polymorphic_relationship?

Methods inherited from ApplicationRecord

transaction_with_retry

Class Method Details

.human_nameObject



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 55

def self.human_name
  self.name.demodulize.humanize
end

Instance Method Details

#gene?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 104

def gene?
  type == 'Descriptor::Gene'
end

#observation_typeObject

Returns String, nil the corresponding Observation STI class name.

Returns:

  • String, nil the corresponding Observation STI class name



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 61

def observation_type
  return nil if type.blank?
  'Observation::' + type.split('::').last
end

#presence_absence?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 100

def presence_absence?
  type == 'Descriptor::PresenceAbsence'
end

#qualitative?Boolean

TODO: these should be is_ to follow design pattern

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 96

def qualitative?
  type == 'Descriptor::Qualitative'
end

#short_name_is_shorterObject (protected)



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 117

def short_name_is_shorter
  errors.add(:short_name, 'is longer than name!') if short_name && name && (short_name.length > name.length)
end

#sv_short_name_is_shortObject (protected)



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 121

def sv_short_name_is_short
  soft_validations.add(:short_name, 'should likely be less than 12 characters long') if short_name && short_name.length > 12
end

#target_name(target, language_id) ⇒ String

Returns name of the descriptor in a particular language.

Returns:

  • (String)

    name of the descriptor in a particular language



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 68

def target_name(target, language_id)
  n = self.name
  a = nil
  case target
  when :key
    n = self.key_name.nil? ? n : self.key_name
  when :description
    n = self.description_name.nil? ? n : self.description_name
  end
  unless language_id.nil?
    case target
    when :key
      a = AlternateValue::Translation.
        where(alternate_value_object: self, language_id: language_id).
        where("(alternate_values.alternate_value_object_attribute = 'key_name' OR alternate_values.alternate_value_object_attribute = 'name')").
        order(:alternate_value_object_attribute).pluck(:value).first
    when :description
      a = AlternateValue::Translation.
        where(alternate_value_object: self, language_id: language_id).
        where("(alternate_values.alternate_value_object_attribute = 'description_name' OR alternate_values.alternate_value_object_attribute = 'name')").
        order(:alternate_value_object_attribute).pluck(:value).first
    end
  end
  return a.nil? ? n : a
end

#type_is_subclassedObject (protected)

TODO: get rid of this



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 111

def type_is_subclassed
  if !DESCRIPTOR_TYPES[type]
    errors.add(:type, 'type must be a valid subclass')
  end
end

#unify_relationsObject

observation_matrix_column_items carries class_name: so inferred_relations drops it. Force it back so column items are moved to the surviving descriptor during unify rather than being destroyed with the removed one.



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# File 'app/models/descriptor.rb', line 49

def unify_relations
  ApplicationEnumeration.klass_reflections(self.class, :has_many).select { |r|
    r.name == :observation_matrix_column_items
  }
end