`#reset_counters` verifies counter names.

Closes #9724.

Raise an `ArgumentError` when the name of the counter does not
match an association name.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/counter_cache_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/counter_cache_test.rb
index fc46a249c8..7de2ceae88 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/counter_cache_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/counter_cache_test.rb
@@ -131,4 +131,11 @@ class CounterCacheTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
       Subscriber.reset_counters(subscriber.id, 'books')
     end
   end
+
+  test "the passed symbol needs to be an association name" do
+    e = assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      Topic.reset_counters(@topic.id, :replies_count)
+    end
+    assert_equal "'Topic' has no association called 'replies_count'", e.message
+  end
 end