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* master: (536 commits) doc, API example on how to use `Model#exists?` with multiple IDs. [ci skip] Restore DATABASE_URL even if it's nil in connection_handler test [ci skip] - error_messages_for has been deprecated since 2.3.8 - lets reduce any confusion for users Ensure Active Record connection consistency Revert "ask the fixture set for the sql statements" Check `respond_to` before delegation due to: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/d781caaf313b8649948c107bba277e5ad7307314 Adding Hash#compact and Hash#compact! methods MySQL version 4.1 was EOL on December 31, 2009 We should at least recommend modern versions of MySQL to users. clear cache on body close so that cache remains during rendering add a more restricted codepath for templates fixes #13390 refactor generator tests to use block form of Tempfile Fix typo [ci skip] Move finish_template as the last public method in the generator Minor typos fix [ci skip] make `change_column_null` reversible. Closes #13576. create/drop test and development databases only if RAILS_ENV is nil Revert "Speedup String#to" typo fix in test name. [ci skip]. `core_ext/string/access.rb` test what we are documenting. Fix typo in image_tag documentation ... Conflicts: actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -27,6 +27,227 @@ Upgrading from Rails 4.0 to Rails 4.1
NOTE: This section is a work in progress.
+### CSRF protection from remote `<script>` tags
+
+Or, "whaaat my tests are failing!!!?"
+
+Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection now covers GET requests with
+JavaScript responses, too. That prevents a third-party site from referencing
+your JavaScript URL and attempting to run it to extract sensitive data.
+
+This means that your functional and integration tests that use
+
+```ruby
+get :index, format: :js
+```
+
+will now trigger CSRF protection. Switch to
+
+```ruby
+xhr :get, :index, format: :js
+```
+
+to explicitly test an XmlHttpRequest.
+
+If you really mean to load JavaScript from remote `<script>` tags, skip CSRF
+protection on that action.
+
+### Spring
+
+If you want to use Spring as your application preloader you need to:
+
+1. Add `gem 'spring', group: :development` to your `Gemfile`.
+2. Install spring using `bundle install`.
+3. Springify your binstubs with `bundle exec spring binstub --all`.
+
+NOTE: User defined rake tasks will run in the `development` environment by
+default. If you want them to run in other environments consult the
+[Spring README](https://github.com/jonleighton/spring#rake).
+
+### `config/secrets.yml`
+
+If you want to use the new `secrets.yml` convention to store your application's
+secrets, you need to:
+
+1. Create a `secrets.yml` file in your `config` folder with the following content:
+
+ ```yaml
+ development:
+ secret_key_base:
+
+ test:
+ secret_key_base:
+
+ production:
+ secret_key_base:
+ ```
+
+2. Copy the existing `secret_key_base` from the `secret_token.rb` initializer to
+ `secrets.yml` under the `production` section.
+
+3. Remove the `secret_token.rb` initializer.
+
+4. Use `rake secret` to generate new keys for the `development` and `test` sections.
+
+5. Restart your server.
+
+### Changes to test helper
+
+If your test helper contains a call to
+`ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending!` this can be removed. The check
+is now done automatically when you `require 'test_help'`, although
+leaving this line in your helper is not harmful in any way.
+
+### Changes in JSON handling
+
+There are a few major changes related to JSON handling in Rails 4.1.
+
+#### MultiJSON removal
+
+MultiJSON has reached its [end-of-life](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/10576)
+and has been removed from Rails.
+
+If your application currently depend on MultiJSON directly, you have a few options:
+
+1. Add 'multi_json' to your Gemfile. Note that this might cease to work in the future
+
+2. Migrate away from MultiJSON by using `obj.to_json`, and `JSON.parse(str)` instead.
+
+WARNING: Do not simply replace `MultiJson.dump` and `MultiJson.load` with
+`JSON.dump` and `JSON.load`. These JSON gem APIs are meant for serializing and
+deserializing arbitrary Ruby objects and are generally [unsafe](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.0.0/libdoc/json/rdoc/JSON.html#method-i-load).
+
+#### JSON gem compatibility
+
+Historically, Rails had some compatibility issues with the JSON gem. Using
+`JSON.generate` and `JSON.dump` inside a Rails application could produce
+unexpected errors.
+
+Rails 4.1 fixed these issues by isolating its own encoder from the JSON gem. The
+JSON gem APIs will function as normal, but they will not have access to any
+Rails-specific features. For example:
+
+```ruby
+class FooBar
+ def as_json(options = nil)
+ { foo: "bar" }
+ end
+end
+
+>> FooBar.new.to_json # => "{\"foo\":\"bar\"}"
+>> JSON.generate(FooBar.new, quirks_mode: true) # => "\"#<FooBar:0x007fa80a481610>\""
+```
+
+#### New JSON encoder
+
+The JSON encoder in Rails 4.1 has been rewritten to take advantage of the JSON
+gem. For most applications, this should be a transparent change. However, as
+part of the rewrite, the following features have been removed from the encoder:
+
+1. Circular data structure detection
+2. Support for the `encode_json` hook
+3. Option to encode `BigDecimal` objects as numbers instead of strings
+
+If you application depends on one of these features, you can get them back by
+adding the [`activesupport-json_encoder`](https://github.com/rails/activesupport-json_encoder)
+gem to your Gemfile.
+
+### Usage of `return` within inline callback blocks
+
+Previously, Rails allowed inline callback blocks to use `return` this way:
+
+```ruby
+class ReadOnlyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
+ before_save { return false } # BAD
+end
+```
+
+This behaviour was never intentionally supported. Due to a change in the internals
+of `ActiveSupport::Callbacks`, this is no longer allowed in Rails 4.1. Using a
+`return` statement in an inline callback block causes a `LocalJumpError` to
+be raised when the callback is executed.
+
+Inline callback blocks using `return` can be refactored to evaluate to the
+returned value:
+
+```ruby
+class ReadOnlyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
+ before_save { false } # GOOD
+end
+```
+
+Alternatively, if `return` is preferred it is recommended to explicitly define
+a method:
+
+```ruby
+class ReadOnlyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
+ before_save :before_save_callback # GOOD
+
+ private
+ def before_save_callback
+ return false
+ end
+end
+```
+
+This change applies to most places in Rails where callbacks are used, including
+Active Record and Active Model callbacks, as well as filters in Action
+Controller (e.g. `before_action`).
+
+See [this pull request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/13271) for more
+details.
+
+### Methods defined in Active Record fixtures
+
+Rails 4.1 evaluates each fixture's ERB in a separate context, so helper methods
+defined in a fixture will not be available in other fixtures.
+
+Helper methods that are used in multiple fixtures should be defined on modules
+included in the newly introduced `ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.context_class`, in
+`test_helper.rb`.
+
+```ruby
+class FixtureFileHelpers
+ def file_sha(path)
+ Digest::SHA2.hexdigest(File.read(Rails.root.join('test/fixtures', path)))
+ end
+end
+ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.context_class.send :include, FixtureFileHelpers
+```
+
+### I18n enforcing available locales
+
+Rails 4.1 now defaults the I18n option `enforce_available_locales` to `true`,
+meaning that it will make sure that all locales passed to it must be declared in
+the `available_locales` list.
+
+To disable it (and allow I18n to accept *any* locale option) add the following
+configuration to your application:
+
+```ruby
+config.i18n.enforce_available_locales = false
+```
+
+Note that this option was added as a security measure, to ensure user input could
+not be used as locale information unless previously known, so it's recommended not
+to disable this option unless you have a strong reason for doing so.
+
+### Mutator methods called on Relation
+
+`Relation` no longer has mutator methods like `#map!` and `#delete_if`. Convert
+to an `Array` by calling `#to_a` before using these methods.
+
+It intends to prevent odd bugs and confusion in code that call mutator
+methods directly on the `Relation`.
+
+```ruby
+# Instead of this
+Author.where(name: 'Hank Moody').compact!
+
+# Now you have to do this
+authors = Author.where(name: 'Hank Moody').to_a
+authors.compact!
+```
Upgrading from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.0
-------------------------------------
@@ -350,7 +571,7 @@ Upgrading from Rails 3.1 to Rails 3.2
If your application is currently on any version of Rails older than 3.1.x, you should upgrade to Rails 3.1 before attempting an update to Rails 3.2.
-The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 3.2.15,
+The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 3.2.16,
the last 3.2.x version of Rails.
### Gemfile
@@ -358,7 +579,7 @@ the last 3.2.x version of Rails.
Make the following changes to your `Gemfile`.
```ruby
-gem 'rails', '3.2.15'
+gem 'rails', '3.2.16'
group :assets do
gem 'sass-rails', '~> 3.2.6'