rotom_bot/app/models/characters.rb

class Character < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :user_id, presence: true
  validates :name, presence: true
  validates :species, presence: true
  validates :types, presence: true

  def self.from_form(params)
    key_mapping = {
      "_New Character Application_" => "active",
      "Submitted by" => "user_id",
      " >>> **Characters Name**" => "name",
      "**Species**" => "species",
      "**Type**" => "types",
      "**Age**" => "age",
      "**Weight**" => "weight",
      "**Height**" => "height",
      "**Gender**" => "gender",
      "**Sexual Orientation**" => "orientation",
      "**Relationship Status**" => "relationship",
      "**Attacks**" => "attacks",
      "**Likes**" => "likes",
      "**Dislikes**" => "dislikes",
      "**Personality**" => "personality",
      "**Hometown**" => "hometown",
      "**Warnings**" => "warnings",
      "**Rumors**" => "rumors",
      "**Backstory**" => "backstory",
      "**Other**" => "other",
      "**Rating**" => "rating",
      "**Current Location**" => "location",
      "**DM Notes**" => "dm_notes",
      "Edit Key (ignore)" => "edit_url",
    }

    hash = {
      "user_id" => nil,
      "name" => nil,
      "species" => nil,
      "types" => nil,
      "age" => nil,
      "weight" => nil,
      "height" => nil,
      "gender" => nil,
      "orientation" => nil,
      "relationship" => nil,
      "attacks" => nil,
      "likes" => nil,
      "dislikes" => nil,
      "personality" => nil,
      "backstory" => nil,
      "other" => nil,
      "edit_url" => nil,
      "active" => nil,
      "dm_notes" => nil,
      "location" => nil,
      "rumors" => nil,
      "hometown" => nil,
      "warnings" => nil,
      "rating" => nil
    }

    params.map do |item|
      next if item.empty?

      key,value = item.split(": ")
      db_column = key_mapping[key]

      if db_column == "active" && value == "Personal Character"
        hash[db_column] = "Active"
      elsif v = value.match(/<@([0-9]+)>/)
        hash[db_column] = v[1]
      else
        hash[db_column] = value
      end
    end

    hash = hash.reject { |k,v| k == nil }
    hash
  end
end