app/lib/traversal_tools.rb
# encoding: utf-8
module TraversalTools
def trace_to_root(first = false)
s = ""
desc = ident rescue id
s << " ← #{self.class.name.first}:#{desc}" unless first
s << (parent ? parent.trace_to_root : "[[no parent]]")
end
def get_parent_category
return self if self.is_a?(Category)
return nil if parent.nil?
parent.get_parent_category
end
def get_root_categories
get_parent_category.get_root_categories rescue []
end
end