active_record_properties

Type-safe properties stored in JSONB for ActiveRecord models. A modern, lightweight alternative to separate settings tables.

#Why ActiveRecordProperties?

Store model settings and properties in a JSONB column with:

• Clean DSL - Simple, readable property definitions
• Type Safety - Built-in type casting for common types
• Default Values - Static or dynamic (proc) defaults
• Performance - No JOINs, everything in one table
• Flexibility - Use any JSONB column name
• Rails-native - Built on store_accessor and attribute APIs

#Example

class User < ApplicationRecord
  include ActiveRecordProperties::Settable

  has_properties do
    property :theme, type: :string, default: "light"
    property :notifications_enabled, type: :boolean, default: true
  end
end

user = User.new
user.theme                   # => "light"
user.notifications_enabled   # => true
user.theme = "dark"
user.save!

user.properties # => {"theme"=>"dark", "notifications_enabled"=>true}