If you want to reuse callback code for more than one object that Rails provides a way to write callback classes. All you have to do is pass a given callback queue an object that responds to the name of the callback and takes the model object as a parameter.

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class MarkDeleted
  def self.before_destroy(model)
    model.update_attribute(:deleted_at, Time.current)
    false
  end
end

The behavior of MarkDeleted is stateless, so I added the callback as a class method.

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class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_destroy MarkDeleted
end

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class Invoice < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_destroy MarkDeleted
end

So far so good, That’s it!!! See ya!!! :)