Paperclip renaming files after they're saved

Question

How do I rename a file after is has been uploaded and saved? My problem is that I need to parse information about the files automatically in order to come up with the file

Answer 1

My avatar images are named with the user slug, if they change their names I have to rename images too.

That's how I rename my avatar images using S3 and paperclip.

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  after_update :rename_attached_files_if_needed

  has_attached_file :avatar_image,
    :storage        => :s3,
    :s3_credentials => "#{Rails.root}/config/s3.yml",
    :path           => "/users/:id/:style/:slug.:extension",
    :default_url    => "/images/users_default.gif",
    :styles         => { mini: "50x50>", normal: "100x100>", bigger: "150x150>" }

  def slug
    return name.parameterize if name
    "unknown"
  end


  def rename_attached_files_if_needed
    return if !name_changed? || avatar_image_updated_at_changed?
    (avatar_image.styles.keys+[:original]).each do |style|
      extension = Paperclip::Interpolations.extension(self.avatar_image, style)
      old_path = "users/#{id}/#{style}/#{name_was.parameterize}#{extension}"
      new_path = "users/#{id}/#{style}/#{name.parameterize}#{extension}"
      avatar_image.s3_bucket.objects[old_path].move_to new_path, acl: :public_read
    end
  end
end