How to set default values in Rails?

Question

I\'m trying to find the best way to set default values for objects in Rails.

The best I can think of is to set the default value in the new method in

Answer 1

In case you're dealing with a Model, you can use the Attriutes API in Rails 5+ http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Attributes/ClassMethods.html#method-i-attribute

just add a migration with a proper column name and then in the model set it with:

class StoreListing < ActiveRecord::Base
  attribute :country, :string, default: 'PT'
end