Rails: How to use i18n with Rails 4 enums

Question

Rails 4 Active Record Enums are great, but what is the right pattern for translating with i18n?

Answer 1

I prefer a simple helper in application_helper

  def translate_enum(object, enum_name)
    I18n.t("activerecord.attributes.#{object.model_name.i18n_key}.#{enum_name.to_s.pluralize}.#{object.send(enum_name)}")
  end

Then in my YML file :

fr:
  activerecord:
    attributes:
      my_model:
        my_enum_plural:
          pending:  "En cours"
          accepted: "Accepté"
          refused:  "Refusé"