Use instance_accessor: false instead of instance_writer.

7 files changed, 29 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index 6164be5e5b..da31da3269 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   `serialized_attributes` and `_attr_readonly` become class method only. Instance reader methods are deprecated.
+
+    *kennyj*
+
 *   Round usec when comparing timestamp attributes in the dirty tracking.
     Fixes #6975.
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
index 33d7cc7f34..bdda5bc009 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       included do
         # Returns a hash of all the attributes that have been specified for serialization as
         # keys and their class restriction as values.
-        class_attribute :serialized_attributes, instance_writer: false
+        class_attribute :serialized_attributes, instance_accessor: false
         self.serialized_attributes = {}
       end
 
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
+      def serialized_attributes
+        ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Instance level serialized_attributes method is deprecated, please use class level method.")
+        defined?(@serialized_attributes) ? @serialized_attributes : self.class.serialized_attributes
+      end
+
       class Type # :nodoc:
         def initialize(column)
           @column = column
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         def read_attribute_before_type_cast(attr_name)
-          if serialized_attributes.include?(attr_name)
+          if self.class.serialized_attributes.include?(attr_name)
             super.unserialized_value
           else
             super
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/readonly_attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/readonly_attributes.rb
index 1d8c566e40..b3c20c4aff 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/readonly_attributes.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/readonly_attributes.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     included do
-      class_attribute :_attr_readonly, instance_writer: false
+      class_attribute :_attr_readonly, instance_accessor: false
       self._attr_readonly = []
     end
 
@@ -20,5 +20,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
         self._attr_readonly
       end
     end
+
+    def _attr_readonly
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Instance level _attr_readonly method is deprecated, please use class level method.")
+      defined?(@_attr_readonly) ? @_attr_readonly : self.class._attr_readonly
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb
index 5151f349b7..b4013ecc1e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     included do
-      class_attribute :stored_attributes, instance_writer: false
+      class_attribute :stored_attributes, instance_accessor: false
       self.stored_attributes = {}
     end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index 04b1d75e3e..63981a68a9 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -604,6 +604,12 @@ class BasicsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal "changed", post.body
   end
 
+  def test_attr_readonly_is_class_level_setting
+    post = ReadonlyTitlePost.new
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { post._attr_readonly = [:title] }
+    assert_deprecated { post._attr_readonly }
+  end
+
   def test_non_valid_identifier_column_name
     weird = Weird.create('a$b' => 'value')
     weird.reload
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/serialization_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/serialization_test.rb
index ce167509c1..10d8ccc711 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/serialization_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/serialization_test.rb
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ class SerializationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_serialized_attributes_are_class_level_settings
-    assert_raise NoMethodError do
-      topic = Topic.new
-      topic.serialized_attributes = []
-    end
+    topic = Topic.new
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.serialized_attributes = [] }
+    assert_deprecated { topic.serialized_attributes }
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb
index 3e60b62fd5..fb0d116c08 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ class StoreTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   test "stores_attributes are class level settings" do
-    assert_raise NoMethodError do
-      @john.stored_attributes = {}
-    end
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @john.stored_attributes = Hash.new }
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @john.stored_attributes }
   end
 
 end