# Getter Methods #### attribute\_names Returns an Array of Strings containing the attributes on your All Futures model instance, as defined in your model class when you use the [`attribute`](https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Attributes/ClassMethods.html#method-i-attribute) method. {% hint style="info" %} `attribute_names` is also available as a class method. {% endhint %} #### attributes Returns a Hash of the attributes on your All Futures model instance, as defined in your model class when you use the [`attribute`](https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Attributes/ClassMethods.html#method-i-attribute) method. You can pass this Hash to the `new` or `create` method of an Active Record model class. The `attributes` Hash will not contain `id`, which is a property. #### destroyed? Returns `true` or `false`, depending on whether the current instance has been `destroy`ed. #### id `id` is a String that uniquely identifies an All Futures class instance. When combined with the name of your All Futures class, it is mapped directly to a Redis key. For example, if you have a `DraftPost` class with an id of `bdef228c-248c-4a50-abf0-6942353962bf`, your instance is stored in Redis as `DraftPost:bdef228c-248c-4a50-abf0-6942353962bf`. #### new\_record? Returns `true` if the current instance has not yet been saved to Redis. #### persisted? Returns `true` if the current instance is not a `new_record?` and has not been `destroyed?`. #### previously\_new\_record? Returns `true` if the current instance was a `new_record?` before it was saved to Redis. A record retrieved with `find` cannot have been "previously new". --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://allfutures.leastbad.com/api-reference/getter-methods.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.