store-model-advanced-patterns

StoreModel wraps JSON-backed database columns with ActiveModel-like classes, enabling nested models with full validation support. Define nested Address or similar objects within parent models, and validations cascade automatically with proper error merging.

One-of types in StoreModel let you define multiple valid JSON schemas for a single column. The schema validates incoming data against the matching type, enforcing type safety and clean polymorphic behavior without separate tables.

StoreModel supports optional parent linking and tracking, allowing child models to reference their parent. This enables bidirectional access and maintains relationship context within nested JSON structures.

StoreModel applies full ActiveModel behavior to JSON attributes including validations, enums, array handling, and change tracking. JSON data gains type safety and Rails integration through to_type, to_array_type, and one_of type definitions.

No. StoreModel handles complex nested attributes, arrays, and validations within a single JSON column. Configuration objects and multi-level nested data can coexist with type safety and validation, eliminating table proliferation.

Errors from nested models merge into the parent's error collection, preserving the full validation context. This lets you display and handle validation feedback across the entire object hierarchy as a single unit.