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author | Jamis Buck <jamis@37signals.com> | 2005-06-13 10:52:53 +0000 |
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committer | Jamis Buck <jamis@37signals.com> | 2005-06-13 10:52:53 +0000 |
commit | e0537acaeb6c432db844ff835120de7aabb1e39b (patch) | |
tree | 230eb2ffda95892d3997ccf5fb6ac8d826d3c596 /activerecord/lib/active_record/recursion.rb | |
parent | 76e4c1a5584c814a761acee6dc36af589e5fe5be (diff) | |
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Added ActiveRecord::Recursion to guard against recursive calls to #save
git-svn-id: http://svn-commit.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk@1411 5ecf4fe2-1ee6-0310-87b1-e25e094e27de
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/recursion.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/recursion.rb new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..36589238e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/recursion.rb @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +module ActiveRecord + # Wraps a guard around #save to make sure that recursive calls don't actually + # invoke save multiple times. Recursive calls to save can occur quite + # easily, and unintentionally. Consider the following case: + # + # class Project < ActiveRecord::Base + # has_and_belongs_to_many :people + # after_create :grant_access_to_admins + # + # def grant_access_to_admins + # Person.admins.each do |admin| + # admin.projects.push_with_attributes(self, "access_level" => 42) + # end + # end + # end + # + # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base + # has_and_belongs_to_many :projects + # ... + # end + # + # teddy = Person.find_by_name("teddy") + # project = Project.new :name => "sumo wrestling" + # project.people << teddy + # project.save! + # + # The #push_with_attributes causes +self+ (the project) to be saved again, + # even though we're already in the midst of doing a save. This results in + # "teddy" _not_ being added to the project's people list, because the + # recursive call resets the new-record status and thus ignores any + # non-new records in the collection. + # + # Thus, the need for a recursive guard on save. + module Recursion + def self.append_features(base) # :nodoc: + super + + base.class_eval do + alias_method :save_without_recursive_guard, :save + alias_method :save, :save_with_recursive_guard + end + end + + # Wrap the save call with a sentinel that prevents saves from occuring if + # a save is already in progress. + def save_with_recursive_guard(*args) + critical = Thread.critical + Thread.critical = true + old_save_state = @currently_saving_record + return true if @currently_saving_record + @currently_saving_record = true + Thread.critical = critical + + save_without_recursive_guard(*args) + ensure + Thread.critical = critical + @currently_saving_record = old_save_state + end + end +end |