Relation between two single-table inheritance models

Question

I have the following two models

class ContactField < ActiveRecord::Base
end

class Address < ContactField
end

class Phone < ContactField
end

and

class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
end

class Company < Contact
end

class Person < Contact
end

I want one contact, no matter is it Company or Person, to have many ContactFields(Addresses and Phones)... So where should I put those has many and belongs to? Thanks

Answer 1

You already said it in plain english :-)

I want one contact, no matter is it Company or Person, to have many ContactFields(Addresses and Phones)... So where should I put those has many and belongs to? Thanks

class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :contact_fields
end

class ContactField < ActiveRecord::Base
 belongs_to :contact
end

This Relationship will be inherited by both address and phone