class TalkPreference < ActiveRecord::Base self.primary_key = :unique_id serialize :talks, Array before_create :assign_new_unique_id def include?(id) talks.include? id.to_s end def include_all?(ids) ids.all? { |id| include? id } end def self.this_years timespan = Time.now.change(month: 1, day: 1, hour: 0)..Time.now.change(month: 12, day: 1, hour: 0) where created_at: timespan end private def assign_new_unique_id self.unique_id = SecureRandom.uuid self.hashed_unique_id = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(self.unique_id) end end