class DeletedUser < User validate :validate_unique_deleted_user, on: :create # There should be only one DeletedUser in the database def validate_unique_deleted_user errors.add :base, 'A DeletedUser already exists.' if DeletedUser.any? end def self.first super || create(type: to_s, status: statuses[:locked]) end # Overrides a few properties def logged?; false end def builtin?; true end def admin; false end def name(*_args); I18n.t('user.deleted') end def mail; nil end def time_zone; nil end def rss_key; nil end def destroy; false end end