class Product include SimplyStored::Couch property :name property :code property :price, type: Float #belongs_to :product_category has_and_belongs_to_many :product_categories, storing_keys: false belongs_to :supplier # direct! category is an aid has_many :product_orders attr_protected :supplier_id validates :name, presence: true validates :supplier_id, presence: true validates :price, presence: true, numericality: true after_save :persist_product_category_ids def product_category_ids=(ids) @product_category_ids = ids.select(&:present?) end private def persist_product_category_ids return unless @product_category_ids.present? database.load(@product_category_ids).each do |product_category| product_category.product_ids ||= [] product_category.product_ids |= [id] product_category.save end end end