state_machine

StateMachine::Transition#perform

Runs the actual transition and any before/after callbacks associated
with the transition.  The action associated with the transition/machine
can be skipped by passing in +false+.

== Examples

  class Vehicle
    state_machine :action => :save do
      ...
    end
  end
  
  vehicle = Vehicle.new
  transition = StateMachine::Transition.new(vehicle, machine, :ignite, :parked, :idling)
  transition.perform                  # => Runs the +save+ action after setting the state attribute
  transition.perform(false)           # => Only sets the state attribute
  transition.perform(Time.now)        # => Passes in additional arguments and runs the +save+ action
  transition.perform(Time.now, false) # => Passes in additional arguments and only sets the state attribute

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