class Track < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :program has_many :events, dependent: :nullify before_create :generate_guid validates :name, presence: true validates :color, format: /\A#[0-9A-F]{6}\z/ before_validation :capitalize_color private def generate_guid guid = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 # begin # guid = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 # end while Person.where(:guid => guid).exists? self.guid = guid end def capitalize_color self.color = color.upcase if color.present? end end