baclight/app/models/member.rb

class Member < ApplicationRecord
  include MemberAutomation
  belongs_to :id_card_plan, class_name: 'IdCard::Plan', optional: true
  belongs_to :employer

  serialize :dependents, coder: JSON
  before_validation :format_dependents, if: :dependents_changed?

  def id_card_field_exception_values
    address = Vhcs::PbEntityAddress.find_by(pb_entity_key: self.pb_entity_key)
    {
      zipcode: address.zip,
      state: address.state,
      family_id: self.family_id
    }
  end

  private
        
  def format_dependents
      if self.dependents.is_a?(String)
          self.dependents = self.dependents.split(",").map(&:strip)
      end
  end




end