Globally Unique Record is meant to be used as a dropin replacement for the standard default ActiveRecord::Base class.

The principal difference is the default :id attribute is a String not an Integer. It is automatically generated using UUIDTools at 36 characters upon creation.

The idea is to provide the basis only for core data sets that will exist between multiple global applications. For example, a building in Singapore is always the same building in Singapore, and so should retain the same id regardless.

• Generator

• Specs

Usage

class Foo < GloballyUniqueRecord end

>> @foo = Foo.create

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