class Track < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :name, :description, :color, :conference_id belongs_to :conference has_many :events, dependent: :nullify before_create :generate_guid validates :name, presence: true validates :name, presence: true private def generate_guid guid = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 # begin # guid = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 # end while Person.where(:guid => guid).exists? self.guid = guid end end