With paperclip, how can I change the image location to a ":parent_model_id/:id" folder format?

Question

Given that I have a Listing model that has many images and each image has one attachment, how can I have the listing_id be part of the folder structure?

Like so: system/photos/[listing_id]/:id

I know that using :id will output the id of the image record.

Here's what I currently have:

class Image < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :listing #Rails ActiveRecord Relation. An image belongs to a post. 

# paperclip data
has_attached_file :photo, :styles => { :medium => "300x300>", :thumb => "100x100>" }, :url => "/public/system/:class/:attachment/:id/:style_:filename"

end

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '10 at 12:49

Ah, I finally figured it out. I needed to use Paperclip.interpolates.

This post from thoughtbot sort of explains it, but it's slightly outdated.

First, create a config/initializers/paperclip.rb file and add the following:

Paperclip.interpolates :listing_id do |attachment, style|
  attachment.instance.listing_id # or whatever you've named your User's login/username/etc. attribute
end

Which means that now in my images model I can refer to :listing_id like so:

class Image < ActiveRecord::Base
    belongs_to :listing #Rails ActiveRecord Relation. An image belongs to a post. 

    # paperclip data
    has_attached_file :photo, :styles => { :medium => "300x300>", :thumb => "100x100>" }, 
    :url => "/system/:attachment/:listing_id/:id/:style_:filename" #location where to output the server. :LISTING_ID is defined in config/initializers/paperclib.rb

end

PS: You need to restart the server before the changes in initializers.rb take effect.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 28 '10 at 14:13

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you need to pass a url and path attribute. look at this thoughtbot blog post for help. The way you have it is close, but you need to pass the listing_id i would assume, not the :id.

answered Dec 28 '10 at 14:13

pjammer

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 28 '10 at 14:18

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Since you've got a belongs_to relationship on your Image model, you should just be able to use listing_id as part of the paperclip config:

has_attached_file :photo, 
    :styles => { :medium => "300x300>", :thumb => "100x100>" }, 
    :url => "system/photos/:listing_id/:id"

answered Dec 28 '10 at 14:18

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I've tried that. :url => "/public/system/:attachment/:listing_id/:id/:style_:filename" Outputs this src="/public/system/:listing_id/photos/17/medium_DSCN0704.jpg?1293542661 – Jamis Charles Dec 29 '10 at 12:22

With paperclip, how can I change the image location to a ":parent_model_id/:id" folder format?

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