app/models/api_key.rb
# == Schema Information
#
# Table name: api_keys
#
# id :integer not null, primary key
# api_key :string
# created_at :datetime not null
# updated_at :datetime not null
#
##
# ApiKey model
#
class ApiKey < ActiveRecord::Base
has_one :user
validates_presence_of :api_key
validates_uniqueness_of :api_key
def self.generate(user)
begin
api_key_uuid = SecureRandom.uuid
end while ApiKey.exists?(:api_key => api_key_uuid)
api_key = user.api_key
api_key.api_key = api_key_uuid
api_key.save!
end
end