Add option for class_attribute default (#29270)

* Allow a default value to be declared for class_attribute

* Convert to using class_attribute default rather than explicit setter

* Removed instance_accessor option by mistake

* False is a valid default value

* Documentation

4 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb
index d771cab68b..ddfa91a342 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
 
     included do
       extend ActiveSupport::DescendantsTracker
-      class_attribute :__callbacks, instance_writer: false
-      self.__callbacks ||= {}
+      class_attribute :__callbacks, instance_writer: false, default: {}
     end
 
     CALLBACK_FILTER_TYPES = [:before, :after, :around]
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
index ba422f9071..8caddcd5c3 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
@@ -68,11 +68,16 @@ class Class
   #   object.setting = false  # => NoMethodError
   #
   # To opt out of both instance methods, pass <tt>instance_accessor: false</tt>.
+  #
+  # To set a default value for the attribute, pass <tt>default:</tt>, like so:
+  #
+  #   class_attribute :settings, default: {}
   def class_attribute(*attrs)
     options = attrs.extract_options!
-    instance_reader = options.fetch(:instance_accessor, true) && options.fetch(:instance_reader, true)
-    instance_writer = options.fetch(:instance_accessor, true) && options.fetch(:instance_writer, true)
+    instance_reader    = options.fetch(:instance_accessor, true) && options.fetch(:instance_reader, true)
+    instance_writer    = options.fetch(:instance_accessor, true) && options.fetch(:instance_writer, true)
     instance_predicate = options.fetch(:instance_predicate, true)
+    default_value      = options.fetch(:default, nil)
 
     attrs.each do |name|
       remove_possible_singleton_method(name)
@@ -123,6 +128,10 @@ class Class
         remove_possible_method "#{name}="
         attr_writer name
       end
+
+      unless default_value.nil?
+        self.send("#{name}=", default_value)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/reloader.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/reloader.rb
index 121c621751..9558146201 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/reloader.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/reloader.rb
@@ -69,11 +69,8 @@ module ActiveSupport
       end
     end
 
-    class_attribute :executor
-    class_attribute :check
-
-    self.executor = Executor
-    self.check = lambda { false }
+    class_attribute :executor, default: Executor
+    class_attribute :check, default: lambda { false }
 
     def self.check! # :nodoc:
       @should_reload ||= check.call
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/rescuable.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/rescuable.rb
index 12ec8bf1b8..826832ba7d 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/rescuable.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/rescuable.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
     extend Concern
 
     included do
-      class_attribute :rescue_handlers
-      self.rescue_handlers = []
+      class_attribute :rescue_handlers, default: []
     end
 
     module ClassMethods