Add aliases for reverse_merge to with_defaults

In the context of controller parameters, reverse_merge is commonly used
to provide defaults for user input. Having an alias to reverse_merge
called with_defaults feels more idiomatic for Rails.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
index 1190e0ed69..baf15570d5 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ module ActionController
         other_hash.to_h.merge(@parameters)
       )
     end
+    alias_method :with_defaults, :reverse_merge
 
     # Returns current <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt> instance with
     # current hash merged into +other_hash+.
@@ -674,6 +675,7 @@ module ActionController
       @parameters.merge!(other_hash.to_h) { |key, left, right| left }
       self
     end
+    alias_method :with_defaults!, :reverse_merge!
 
     # This is required by ActiveModel attribute assignment, so that user can
     # pass +Parameters+ to a mass assignment methods in a model. It should not