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authorVijay Dev <vijaydev.cse@gmail.com>2013-06-14 01:14:56 +0530
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Merge branch 'master' of github.com:lifo/docrails
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@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/railt
### Notable changes
-* New test locations `test/models`, `test/helpers`, `test/controllers`, and `test/mailers`. Corresponding rake tasks added as well. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7878))
+* New test locations `test/models`, `test/helpers`, `test/controllers`, and `test/mailers`. Corresponding rake tasks added as well. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7878))
* Your app's executables now live in the `bin/` directory. Run `rake rails:update:bin` to get `bin/bundle`, `bin/rails`, and `bin/rake`.
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activ
### Notable changes
-* Add `ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesProtection`, a simple module to protect attributes from mass assignment when non-permitted attributes are passed.
+* Add `ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesProtection`, a simple module to protect attributes from mass assignment when non-permitted attributes are passed.
-* Added `ActiveModel::Model`, a mixin to make Ruby objects work with
- Action Pack out of box.
+* Added `ActiveModel::Model`, a mixin to make Ruby objects work with Action Pack out of box.
### Deprecations
@@ -125,27 +124,27 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activ
### Notable changes
-* Replace deprecated `memcache-client` gem with `dalli` in ActiveSupport::Cache::MemCacheStore.
+* Replace deprecated `memcache-client` gem with `dalli` in ActiveSupport::Cache::MemCacheStore.
-* Optimize ActiveSupport::Cache::Entry to reduce memory and processing overhead.
+* Optimize ActiveSupport::Cache::Entry to reduce memory and processing overhead.
-* Inflections can now be defined per locale. `singularize` and `pluralize` accept locale as an extra argument.
+* Inflections can now be defined per locale. `singularize` and `pluralize` accept locale as an extra argument.
-* `Object#try` will now return nil instead of raise a NoMethodError if the receiving object does not implement the method, but you can still get the old behavior by using the new `Object#try!`.
+* `Object#try` will now return nil instead of raise a NoMethodError if the receiving object does not implement the method, but you can still get the old behavior by using the new `Object#try!`.
### Deprecations
-* Deprecate `ActiveSupport::TestCase#pending` method, use `skip` from MiniTest instead.
+* Deprecate `ActiveSupport::TestCase#pending` method, use `skip` from MiniTest instead.
-* ActiveSupport::Benchmarkable#silence has been deprecated due to its lack of thread safety. It will be removed without replacement in Rails 4.1.
+* ActiveSupport::Benchmarkable#silence has been deprecated due to its lack of thread safety. It will be removed without replacement in Rails 4.1.
-* `ActiveSupport::JSON::Variable` is deprecated. Define your own `#as_json` and `#encode_json` methods for custom JSON string literals.
+* `ActiveSupport::JSON::Variable` is deprecated. Define your own `#as_json` and `#encode_json` methods for custom JSON string literals.
-* Deprecates the compatibility method Module#local_constant_names, use Module#local_constants instead (which returns symbols).
+* Deprecates the compatibility method Module#local_constant_names, use Module#local_constants instead (which returns symbols).
-* BufferedLogger is deprecated. Use ActiveSupport::Logger, or the logger from Ruby standard library.
+* BufferedLogger is deprecated. Use ActiveSupport::Logger, or the logger from Ruby standard library.
-* Deprecate `assert_present` and `assert_blank` in favor of `assert object.blank?` and `assert object.present?`
+* Deprecate `assert_present` and `assert_blank` in favor of `assert object.blank?` and `assert object.present?`
Action Pack
-----------
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activ
### Notable changes
-* Improve ways to write `change` migrations, making the old `up` & `down` methods no longer necessary.
+* Improve ways to write `change` migrations, making the old `up` & `down` methods no longer necessary.
* The methods `drop_table` and `remove_column` are now reversible, as long as the necessary information is given.
The method `remove_column` used to accept multiple column names; instead use `remove_columns` (which is not revertible).
@@ -179,36 +178,36 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activ
If migrating down, the given migration / block is run normally.
See the [Guide on Migration](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/source/migrations.md#reverting-previous-migrations)
-* Adds PostgreSQL array type support. Any datatype can be used to create an array column, with full migration and schema dumper support.
+* Adds PostgreSQL array type support. Any datatype can be used to create an array column, with full migration and schema dumper support.
-* Add `Relation#load` to explicitly load the record and return `self`.
+* Add `Relation#load` to explicitly load the record and return `self`.
-* `Model.all` now returns an `ActiveRecord::Relation`, rather than an array of records. Use `Relation#to_a` if you really want an array. In some specific cases, this may cause breakage when upgrading.
+* `Model.all` now returns an `ActiveRecord::Relation`, rather than an array of records. Use `Relation#to_a` if you really want an array. In some specific cases, this may cause breakage when upgrading.
-* Added `ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending!` that raises an error if migrations are pending.
+* Added `ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending!` that raises an error if migrations are pending.
-* Added custom coders support for `ActiveRecord::Store`. Now you can set your custom coder like this:
+* Added custom coders support for `ActiveRecord::Store`. Now you can set your custom coder like this:
store :settings, accessors: [ :color, :homepage ], coder: JSON
-* `mysql` and `mysql2` connections will set `SQL_MODE=STRICT_ALL_TABLES` by default to avoid silent data loss. This can be disabled by specifying `strict: false` in your `database.yml`.
+* `mysql` and `mysql2` connections will set `SQL_MODE=STRICT_ALL_TABLES` by default to avoid silent data loss. This can be disabled by specifying `strict: false` in your `database.yml`.
-* Remove IdentityMap.
+* Remove IdentityMap.
-* Remove automatic execution of EXPLAIN queries. The option `active_record.auto_explain_threshold_in_seconds` is no longer used and should be removed.
+* Remove automatic execution of EXPLAIN queries. The option `active_record.auto_explain_threshold_in_seconds` is no longer used and should be removed.
-* Adds `ActiveRecord::NullRelation` and `ActiveRecord::Relation#none` implementing the null object pattern for the Relation class.
+* Adds `ActiveRecord::NullRelation` and `ActiveRecord::Relation#none` implementing the null object pattern for the Relation class.
-* Added `create_join_table` migration helper to create HABTM join tables.
+* Added `create_join_table` migration helper to create HABTM join tables.
-* Allows PostgreSQL hstore records to be created.
+* Allows PostgreSQL hstore records to be created.
### Deprecations
-* Deprecated the old-style hash based finder API. This means that methods which previously accepted "finder options" no longer do.
+* Deprecated the old-style hash based finder API. This means that methods which previously accepted "finder options" no longer do.
-* All dynamic methods except for `find_by_...` and `find_by_...!` are deprecated. Here's
- how you can rewrite the code:
+* All dynamic methods except for `find_by_...` and `find_by_...!` are deprecated. Here's
+ how you can rewrite the code:
* `find_all_by_...` can be rewritten using `where(...)`.
* `find_last_by_...` can be rewritten using `where(...).last`.