path: root/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb

module ActiveRecord
  module Reflection # :nodoc:
    def self.append_features(base)
      super
      base.extend(ClassMethods)

      base.class_eval do
        class << self
          alias_method :composed_of_without_reflection, :composed_of

          def composed_of_with_reflection(part_id, options = {})
            composed_of_without_reflection(part_id, options)
            reflect_on_all_aggregations << AggregateReflection.new(:composed_of, part_id, options, self)
          end

          alias_method :composed_of, :composed_of_with_reflection
        end
      end

      for association_type in %w( belongs_to has_one has_many has_and_belongs_to_many )
        base.module_eval <<-"end_eval"
          class << self
            alias_method :#{association_type}_without_reflection, :#{association_type}

            def #{association_type}_with_reflection(association_id, options = {})
              #{association_type}_without_reflection(association_id, options)
              reflect_on_all_associations << AssociationReflection.new(:#{association_type}, association_id, options, self)
            end

            alias_method :#{association_type}, :#{association_type}_with_reflection
          end
        end_eval
      end
    end

    # Reflection allows you to interrogate Active Record classes and objects about their associations and aggregations.
    # This information can for example be used in a form builder that took an Active Record object and created input
    # fields for all of the attributes depending on their type and displayed the associations to other objects.
    #
    # You can find the interface for the AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection classes in the abstract MacroReflection class.
    module ClassMethods
      # Returns an array of AggregateReflection objects for all the aggregations in the class.
      def reflect_on_all_aggregations
        read_inheritable_attribute(:aggregations) or write_inheritable_attribute(:aggregations, [])
      end

      # Returns the AggregateReflection object for the named +aggregation+ (use the symbol). Example:
      #   Account.reflect_on_aggregation(:balance) # returns the balance AggregateReflection
      def reflect_on_aggregation(aggregation)
        reflect_on_all_aggregations.find { |reflection| reflection.name == aggregation } unless reflect_on_all_aggregations.nil?
      end

      # Returns an array of AssociationReflection objects for all the aggregations in the class.
      def reflect_on_all_associations
        read_inheritable_attribute(:associations) or write_inheritable_attribute(:associations, [])
      end

      # Returns the AssociationReflection object for the named +aggregation+ (use the symbol). Example:
      #   Account.reflect_on_association(:owner) # returns the owner AssociationReflection
      def reflect_on_association(association)
        reflect_on_all_associations.find { |reflection| reflection.name == association }
      end
    end


    # Abstract base class for AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection that describes the interface available for both of
    # those classes. Objects of AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection are returned by the Reflection::ClassMethods.
    class MacroReflection
      attr_reader :active_record
      def initialize(macro, name, options, active_record)
        @macro, @name, @options, @active_record = macro, name, options, active_record
      end

      # Returns the name of the macro, so it would return :balance for "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" or
      # :clients for "has_many :clients".
      def name
        @name
      end

      # Returns the name of the macro, so it would return :composed_of for
      # "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" or :has_many for "has_many :clients".
      def macro
        @macro
      end

      # Returns the hash of options used for the macro, so it would return { :class_name => "Money" } for
      # "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" or {} for "has_many :clients".
      def options
        @options
      end

      # Returns the class for the macro, so "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" would return the Money class and
      # "has_many :clients" would return the Client class.
      def klass() end

      def ==(other_aggregation)
        name == other_aggregation.name && other_aggregation.options && active_record == other_aggregation.active_record
      end
    end


    # Holds all the meta-data about an aggregation as it was specified in the Active Record class.
    class AggregateReflection < MacroReflection #:nodoc:
      def klass
        Object.const_get(options[:class_name] || name_to_class_name(name.id2name))
      end

      private
        def name_to_class_name(name)
          name.capitalize.gsub(/_(.)/) { |s| $1.capitalize }
        end
    end

    # Holds all the meta-data about an association as it was specified in the Active Record class.
    class AssociationReflection < MacroReflection #:nodoc:
      def klass
        @klass ||= active_record.send(:compute_type, (name_to_class_name(name.id2name)))
      end

      def table_name
        @table_name ||= klass.table_name
      end

      private
        def name_to_class_name(name)
          if name =~ /::/
            name
          else
            unless class_name = options[:class_name]
              class_name = name.to_s.camelize
              class_name = class_name.singularize if [:has_many, :has_and_belongs_to_many].include?(macro)
            end
            active_record.send(:type_name_with_module, class_name)
          end
        end
    end
  end
end