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A readonly ActiveRecord-esque base class that lets you use a hash, a Yaml file or a custom file as the datasource

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Set a default key attribute when loading ActiveYaml files #241

Closed adampal closed 2 years ago

adampal commented 2 years ago

When loading a yml file in hash format, we take the root key of the hash and set it as a key attribute on the object.
If a key attribute is specified in the yml file, make sure we don't overwrite it with this new default.
This change eliminates some duplication in yml files where it is common to have some sort of key or name attribute that is the same as the original key from the yml file's hash.

Example

default:
  key: default
  id: 1

would now simply be:

default:
  id: 1