Storing & accessing a standard set of attributes

Question

I have a model Project with a field Type. I'd like Type to be a second model with it's own set of attributes that should be accessible from project (i.e., project.type.name or project.type.attribute).

A Project would only have one type, but I'm not sure what association to use on Type, as belongs_to doesn't seem to fit the bill. What's the right way to structure these models where one model is a standard set of attributes?

Answer 1

The question is: can multiple projects can share a single type?

If yes then Project should belong_to :type and conversely Type has_many :projects