class ProjectGroup < ActiveRecord::Base #associations between tables belongs_to :project belongs_to :user attr_accessible :project_creator, :project_editor, :project_administrator, :project_id, :user_id, :email, :access_level, :as => [:default, :admin] def email unless user.nil? return user.email end end def email=(new_email) unless User.find_by_email(email).nil? then user = User.find_by_email(email) end end def access_level if project_administrator then return 3 elsif project_editor then return 2 else return 1 end end def access_level=(new_access_level) new_access_level = new_access_level.to_i if new_access_level >= 3 then project_administrator = true else project_administrator = false end if new_access_level >= 2 then project_editor = true else project_editor = false end end end