class SampleMyModule < ActiveRecord::Base after_create :increment_nr_of_module_samples after_destroy :decrement_nr_of_module_samples validates :sample, :my_module, presence: true # One sample can only be assigned once to a specific module validates_uniqueness_of :sample_id, :scope => :my_module_id belongs_to :assigned_by, foreign_key: 'assigned_by_id', class_name: 'User' belongs_to :sample, inverse_of: :sample_my_modules belongs_to :my_module, inverse_of: :sample_my_modules def increment_nr_of_module_samples my_module.increment!(:nr_of_assigned_samples) sample.increment!(:nr_of_modules_assigned_to) end def decrement_nr_of_module_samples my_module.decrement!(:nr_of_assigned_samples) sample.decrement!(:nr_of_modules_assigned_to) end end