Ecto.LazyFloat - An Ecto.Float that accepts binary and integers
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Add Ecto.LazyFloat as a dependency in your mix.exs file.
defp deps do
[{:postgrex, ">= 0.0.0"},
{:ecto, "~> 0.7"},
{:ecto_lazy_float, "~> 0.1.2"}]
endAfter you are done, run mix deps.get in your shell to fetch the dependencies.
Enable LazyFloat through an Ecto model schema:
defmodule YourProject.Thing do
use Ecto.Model
schema "things" do
field :notes, :string
field :position, :integer
field :value, Ecto.LazyFloat
end
end# With integer
valid = Ecto.Changeset.cast(%{value: 1}, %Thing{}, [], [])
Repo.insert(valid)
# With string
valid = Ecto.Changeset.cast(%{value: "1.2"}, %Thing{}, [], [])
Repo.insert(valid)
# With float
valid = Ecto.Changeset.cast(%{value: 1.2}, %Thing{}, [], [])
Repo.insert(valid)