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-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb7
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb7
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb3
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb66
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb10
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb3
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb12
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb14
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb50
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb21
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/observer.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb79
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb23
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb3
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb7
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb22
19 files changed, 205 insertions, 138 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
index e61af93d1e..bec123e7a2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
:limit => @reflection.options[:limit] } }
end
- # Join tables with additional columns on top of the two foreign keys must be considered ambiguous unless a select
- # clause has been explicitly defined. Otherwise you can get broken records back, if, for example, the join column also has
- # an id column. This will then overwrite the id column of the records coming back.
+ # Join tables with additional columns on top of the two foreign keys must be considered
+ # ambiguous unless a select clause has been explicitly defined. Otherwise you can get
+ # broken records back, if, for example, the join column also has an id column. This will
+ # then overwrite the id column of the records coming back.
def finding_with_ambiguous_select?(select_clause)
!select_clause && columns.size != 2
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index 17f850756f..608b1c741a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Returns the size of the collection by executing a SELECT COUNT(*) query if the collection hasn't been loaded and
- # calling collection.size if it has. If it's more likely than not that the collection does have a size larger than zero,
- # and you need to fetch that collection afterwards, it'll take one fewer SELECT query if you use #length.
+ # Returns the size of the collection by executing a SELECT COUNT(*) query if the collection hasn't been
+ # loaded and calling collection.size if it has. If it's more likely than not that the collection does
+ # have a size larger than zero, and you need to fetch that collection afterwards, it'll take one fewer
+ # SELECT query if you use #length.
def size
return @owner.send(:read_attribute, cached_counter_attribute_name) if has_cached_counter?
return @target.size if loaded?
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb
index 783d61383b..8f0aacba42 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
module ClassMethods
protected
# Defined for all +datetime+ and +timestamp+ attributes when +time_zone_aware_attributes+ are enabled.
- # This enhanced read method automatically converts the UTC time stored in the database to the time zone stored in Time.zone.
+ # This enhanced read method automatically converts the UTC time stored in the database to the time
+ # zone stored in Time.zone.
def define_method_attribute(attr_name)
if create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?(attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name])
method_body, line = <<-EOV, __LINE__ + 1
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb
index e31acac050..7a2de3bf80 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Updates the attribute identified by <tt>attr_name</tt> with the specified +value+. Empty strings for fixnum and float
- # columns are turned into +nil+.
+ # Updates the attribute identified by <tt>attr_name</tt> with the specified +value+. Empty strings
+ # for fixnum and float columns are turned into +nil+.
def write_attribute(attr_name, value)
attr_name = attr_name.to_s
attr_name = self.class.primary_key if attr_name == 'id'
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb
index 637dac450b..b2b1374838 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# <tt>after_rollback</tt>.
#
# That's a total of ten callbacks, which gives you immense power to react and prepare for each state in the
- # Active Record lifecycle. The sequence for calling <tt>Base#save</tt> for an existing record is similar, except that each
- # <tt>_on_create</tt> callback is replaced by the corresponding <tt>_on_update</tt> callback.
+ # Active Record lifecycle. The sequence for calling <tt>Base#save</tt> for an existing record is similar,
+ # except that each <tt>_on_create</tt> callback is replaced by the corresponding <tt>_on_update</tt> callback.
#
# Examples:
# class CreditCard < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Inheritable callback queues
#
- # Besides the overwritable callback methods, it's also possible to register callbacks through the use of the callback macros.
- # Their main advantage is that the macros add behavior into a callback queue that is kept intact down through an inheritance
- # hierarchy. Example:
+ # Besides the overwritable callback methods, it's also possible to register callbacks through the
+ # use of the callback macros. Their main advantage is that the macros add behavior into a callback
+ # queue that is kept intact down through an inheritance hierarchy.
#
# class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
# before_destroy :destroy_author
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# before_destroy :destroy_readers
# end
#
- # Now, when <tt>Topic#destroy</tt> is run only +destroy_author+ is called. When <tt>Reply#destroy</tt> is run, both +destroy_author+ and
- # +destroy_readers+ are called. Contrast this to the situation where we've implemented the save behavior through overwriteable
- # methods:
+ # Now, when <tt>Topic#destroy</tt> is run only +destroy_author+ is called. When <tt>Reply#destroy</tt> is
+ # run, both +destroy_author+ and +destroy_readers+ are called. Contrast this to the situation where
+ # we've implemented the save behavior through overwriteable methods:
#
# class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
# def before_destroy() destroy_author end
@@ -79,20 +79,21 @@ module ActiveRecord
# def before_destroy() destroy_readers end
# end
#
- # In that case, <tt>Reply#destroy</tt> would only run +destroy_readers+ and _not_ +destroy_author+. So, use the callback macros when
- # you want to ensure that a certain callback is called for the entire hierarchy, and use the regular overwriteable methods
- # when you want to leave it up to each descendant to decide whether they want to call +super+ and trigger the inherited callbacks.
+ # In that case, <tt>Reply#destroy</tt> would only run +destroy_readers+ and _not_ +destroy_author+.
+ # So, use the callback macros when you want to ensure that a certain callback is called for the entire
+ # hierarchy, and use the regular overwriteable methods when you want to leave it up to each descendant
+ # to decide whether they want to call +super+ and trigger the inherited callbacks.
#
- # *IMPORTANT:* In order for inheritance to work for the callback queues, you must specify the callbacks before specifying the
- # associations. Otherwise, you might trigger the loading of a child before the parent has registered the callbacks and they won't
- # be inherited.
+ # *IMPORTANT:* In order for inheritance to work for the callback queues, you must specify the
+ # callbacks before specifying the associations. Otherwise, you might trigger the loading of a
+ # child before the parent has registered the callbacks and they won't be inherited.
#
# == Types of callbacks
#
# There are four types of callbacks accepted by the callback macros: Method references (symbol), callback objects,
- # inline methods (using a proc), and inline eval methods (using a string). Method references and callback objects are the
- # recommended approaches, inline methods using a proc are sometimes appropriate (such as for creating mix-ins), and inline
- # eval methods are deprecated.
+ # inline methods (using a proc), and inline eval methods (using a string). Method references and callback objects
+ # are the recommended approaches, inline methods using a proc are sometimes appropriate (such as for
+ # creating mix-ins), and inline eval methods are deprecated.
#
# The method reference callbacks work by specifying a protected or private method available in the object, like this:
#
@@ -169,15 +170,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
# end
#
- # The callback macros usually accept a symbol for the method they're supposed to run, but you can also pass a "method string",
- # which will then be evaluated within the binding of the callback. Example:
+ # The callback macros usually accept a symbol for the method they're supposed to run, but you can also
+ # pass a "method string", which will then be evaluated within the binding of the callback. Example:
#
# class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
# before_destroy 'self.class.delete_all "parent_id = #{id}"'
# end
#
- # Notice that single quotes (') are used so the <tt>#{id}</tt> part isn't evaluated until the callback is triggered. Also note that these
- # inline callbacks can be stacked just like the regular ones:
+ # Notice that single quotes (') are used so the <tt>#{id}</tt> part isn't evaluated until the callback
+ # is triggered. Also note that these inline callbacks can be stacked just like the regular ones:
#
# class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
# before_destroy 'self.class.delete_all "parent_id = #{id}"',
@@ -186,22 +187,24 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == The +after_find+ and +after_initialize+ exceptions
#
- # Because +after_find+ and +after_initialize+ are called for each object found and instantiated by a finder, such as <tt>Base.find(:all)</tt>, we've had
- # to implement a simple performance constraint (50% more speed on a simple test case). Unlike all the other callbacks, +after_find+ and
- # +after_initialize+ will only be run if an explicit implementation is defined (<tt>def after_find</tt>). In that case, all of the
+ # Because +after_find+ and +after_initialize+ are called for each object found and instantiated by a finder,
+ # such as <tt>Base.find(:all)</tt>, we've had to implement a simple performance constraint (50% more speed
+ # on a simple test case). Unlike all the other callbacks, +after_find+ and +after_initialize+ will only be
+ # run if an explicit implementation is defined (<tt>def after_find</tt>). In that case, all of the
# callback types will be called.
#
# == <tt>before_validation*</tt> returning statements
#
- # If the returning value of a +before_validation+ callback can be evaluated to +false+, the process will be aborted and <tt>Base#save</tt> will return +false+.
- # If Base#save! is called it will raise a ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception.
- # Nothing will be appended to the errors object.
+ # If the returning value of a +before_validation+ callback can be evaluated to +false+, the process will be
+ # aborted and <tt>Base#save</tt> will return +false+. If Base#save! is called it will raise a
+ # ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception. Nothing will be appended to the errors object.
#
# == Canceling callbacks
#
- # If a <tt>before_*</tt> callback returns +false+, all the later callbacks and the associated action are cancelled. If an <tt>after_*</tt> callback returns
- # +false+, all the later callbacks are cancelled. Callbacks are generally run in the order they are defined, with the exception of callbacks
- # defined as methods on the model, which are called last.
+ # If a <tt>before_*</tt> callback returns +false+, all the later callbacks and the associated action are
+ # cancelled. If an <tt>after_*</tt> callback returns +false+, all the later callbacks are cancelled.
+ # Callbacks are generally run in the order they are defined, with the exception of callbacks defined as
+ # methods on the model, which are called last.
#
# == Transactions
#
@@ -217,7 +220,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Debugging callbacks
#
- # To list the methods and procs registered with a particular callback, append <tt>_callback_chain</tt> to the callback name that you wish to list and send that to your class from the Rails console:
+ # To list the methods and procs registered with a particular callback, append <tt>_callback_chain</tt> to
+ # the callback name that you wish to list and send that to your class from the Rails console:
#
# >> Topic.after_save_callback_chain
# => [#<ActiveSupport::Callbacks::Callback:0x3f6a448
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
index 7691b6a788..9fc0e6d403 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# +name+ is the column's name, such as <tt>supplier_id</tt> in <tt>supplier_id int(11)</tt>.
# +default+ is the type-casted default value, such as +new+ in <tt>sales_stage varchar(20) default 'new'</tt>.
- # +sql_type+ is used to extract the column's length, if necessary. For example +60+ in <tt>company_name varchar(60)</tt>.
+ # +sql_type+ is used to extract the column's length, if necessary. For example +60+ in
+ # <tt>company_name varchar(60)</tt>.
# It will be mapped to one of the standard Rails SQL types in the <tt>type</tt> attribute.
# +null+ determines if this column allows +NULL+ values.
def initialize(name, default, sql_type = nil, null = true)
@@ -359,7 +360,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Available options are (none of these exists by default):
# * <tt>:limit</tt> -
- # Requests a maximum column length. This is number of characters for <tt>:string</tt> and <tt>:text</tt> columns and number of bytes for :binary and :integer columns.
+ # Requests a maximum column length. This is number of characters for <tt>:string</tt> and
+ # <tt>:text</tt> columns and number of bytes for :binary and :integer columns.
# * <tt>:default</tt> -
# The column's default value. Use nil for NULL.
# * <tt>:null</tt> -
@@ -462,8 +464,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# TableDefinition#timestamps that'll add created_at and +updated_at+ as datetimes.
#
# TableDefinition#references will add an appropriately-named _id column, plus a corresponding _type
- # column if the <tt>:polymorphic</tt> option is supplied. If <tt>:polymorphic</tt> is a hash of options, these will be
- # used when creating the <tt>_type</tt> column. So what can be written like this:
+ # column if the <tt>:polymorphic</tt> option is supplied. If <tt>:polymorphic</tt> is a hash of
+ # options, these will be used when creating the <tt>_type</tt> column. So what can be written like this:
#
# create_table :taggings do |t|
# t.integer :tag_id, :tagger_id, :taggable_id
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
index b403443d8e..cc7c07dc35 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
rows
end
- # Executes a SQL query and returns a MySQL::Result object. Note that you have to free the Result object after you're done using it.
+ # Executes a SQL query and returns a MySQL::Result object. Note that you have to free
+ # the Result object after you're done using it.
def execute(sql, name = nil) #:nodoc:
if name == :skip_logging
@connection.query(sql)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
index 37e94502a4..6fae899e87 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
@@ -183,10 +183,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * <tt>:username</tt> - Defaults to nothing.
# * <tt>:password</tt> - Defaults to nothing.
# * <tt>:database</tt> - The name of the database. No default, must be provided.
- # * <tt>:schema_search_path</tt> - An optional schema search path for the connection given as a string of comma-separated schema names. This is backward-compatible with the <tt>:schema_order</tt> option.
- # * <tt>:encoding</tt> - An optional client encoding that is used in a <tt>SET client_encoding TO <encoding></tt> call on the connection.
- # * <tt>:min_messages</tt> - An optional client min messages that is used in a <tt>SET client_min_messages TO <min_messages></tt> call on the connection.
- # * <tt>:allow_concurrency</tt> - If true, use async query methods so Ruby threads don't deadlock; otherwise, use blocking query methods.
+ # * <tt>:schema_search_path</tt> - An optional schema search path for the connection given
+ # as a string of comma-separated schema names. This is backward-compatible with the <tt>:schema_order</tt> option.
+ # * <tt>:encoding</tt> - An optional client encoding that is used in a <tt>SET client_encoding TO
+ # <encoding></tt> call on the connection.
+ # * <tt>:min_messages</tt> - An optional client min messages that is used in a
+ # <tt>SET client_min_messages TO <min_messages></tt> call on the connection.
+ # * <tt>:allow_concurrency</tt> - If true, use async query methods so Ruby threads don't deadlock;
+ # otherwise, use blocking query methods.
class PostgreSQLAdapter < AbstractAdapter
ADAPTER_NAME = 'PostgreSQL'.freeze
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
index e812a0371b..82ad0a3b8e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # The SQLite adapter works with both the 2.x and 3.x series of SQLite with the sqlite-ruby drivers (available both as gems and
- # from http://rubyforge.org/projects/sqlite-ruby/).
+ # The SQLite adapter works with both the 2.x and 3.x series of SQLite with the sqlite-ruby
+ # drivers (available both as gems and from http://rubyforge.org/projects/sqlite-ruby/).
#
# Options:
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
index 7aa725d095..e9ac5516ec 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
class SerializationTypeMismatch < ActiveRecordError
end
- # Raised when adapter not specified on connection (or configuration file <tt>config/database.yml</tt> misses adapter field).
+ # Raised when adapter not specified on connection (or configuration file <tt>config/database.yml</tt>
+ # misses adapter field).
class AdapterNotSpecified < ActiveRecordError
end
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
class AdapterNotFound < ActiveRecordError
end
- # Raised when connection to the database could not been established (for example when <tt>connection=</tt> is given a nil object).
+ # Raised when connection to the database could not been established (for example when <tt>connection=</tt>
+ # is given a nil object).
class ConnectionNotEstablished < ActiveRecordError
end
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
class RecordNotSaved < ActiveRecordError
end
- # Raised when SQL statement cannot be executed by the database (for example, it's often the case for MySQL when Ruby driver used is too old).
+ # Raised when SQL statement cannot be executed by the database (for example, it's often the case for
+ # MySQL when Ruby driver used is too old).
class StatementInvalid < ActiveRecordError
end
@@ -78,7 +81,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
class InvalidForeignKey < WrappedDatabaseException
end
- # Raised when number of bind variables in statement given to <tt>:condition</tt> key (for example, when using +find+ method)
+ # Raised when number of bind variables in statement given to <tt>:condition</tt> key (for example,
+ # when using +find+ method)
# does not match number of expected variables.
#
# For example, in
@@ -165,4 +169,4 @@ module ActiveRecord
@errors = errors
end
end
-end \ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
index 657303fd14..e44102b538 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ end
# This type of fixture is in YAML format and the preferred default. YAML is a file format which describes data structures
# in a non-verbose, human-readable format. It ships with Ruby 1.8.1+.
#
-# Unlike single-file fixtures, YAML fixtures are stored in a single file per model, which are placed in the directory appointed
-# by <tt>ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixture_path=(path)</tt> (this is automatically configured for Rails, so you can just
-# put your files in <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/</tt>). The fixture file ends with the <tt>.yml</tt> file extension (Rails example:
+# Unlike single-file fixtures, YAML fixtures are stored in a single file per model, which are placed
+# in the directory appointed by <tt>ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixture_path=(path)</tt> (this is
+# automatically configured for Rails, so you can just put your files in <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/</tt>).
+# The fixture file ends with the <tt>.yml</tt> file extension (Rails example:
# <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/web_sites.yml</tt>). The format of a YAML fixture file looks like this:
#
# rubyonrails:
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ end
# indented list of key/value pairs in the "key: value" format. Records are separated by a blank line for your viewing
# pleasure.
#
-# Note that YAML fixtures are unordered. If you want ordered fixtures, use the omap YAML type. See http://yaml.org/type/omap.html
+# Note that YAML fixtures are unordered. If you want ordered fixtures, use the omap YAML type.
+# See http://yaml.org/type/omap.html
# for the specification. You will need ordered fixtures when you have foreign key constraints on keys in the same table.
# This is commonly needed for tree structures. Example:
#
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ end
# (Rails example: <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/web_sites.csv</tt>).
#
# The format of this type of fixture file is much more compact than the others, but also a little harder to read by us
-# humans. The first line of the CSV file is a comma-separated list of field names. The rest of the file is then comprised
+# humans. The first line of the CSV file is a comma-separated list of field names. The rest of the
+# file is then comprised
# of the actual data (1 per line). Here's an example:
#
# id, name, url
@@ -99,15 +102,16 @@ end
#
# == Single-file fixtures
#
-# This type of fixture was the original format for Active Record that has since been deprecated in favor of the YAML and CSV formats.
-# Fixtures for this format are created by placing text files in a sub-directory (with the name of the model) to the directory
-# appointed by <tt>ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixture_path=(path)</tt> (this is automatically configured for Rails, so you can just
-# put your files in <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/<your-model-name>/</tt> --
+# This type of fixture was the original format for Active Record that has since been deprecated in
+# favor of the YAML and CSV formats.
+# Fixtures for this format are created by placing text files in a sub-directory (with the name of the model)
+# to the directory appointed by <tt>ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixture_path=(path)</tt> (this is automatically
+# configured for Rails, so you can just put your files in <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/<your-model-name>/</tt> --
# like <tt><your-rails-app>/test/fixtures/web_sites/</tt> for the WebSite model).
#
# Each text file placed in this directory represents a "record". Usually these types of fixtures are named without
-# extensions, but if you are on a Windows machine, you might consider adding <tt>.txt</tt> as the extension. Here's what the
-# above example might look like:
+# extensions, but if you are on a Windows machine, you might consider adding <tt>.txt</tt> as the extension.
+# Here's what the above example might look like:
#
# web_sites/google
# web_sites/yahoo.txt
@@ -133,7 +137,8 @@ end
# end
# end
#
-# By default, the <tt>test_helper module</tt> will load all of your fixtures into your test database, so this test will succeed.
+# By default, the <tt>test_helper module</tt> will load all of your fixtures into your test database,
+# so this test will succeed.
# The testing environment will automatically load the all fixtures into the database before each test.
# To ensure consistent data, the environment deletes the fixtures before running the load.
#
@@ -182,13 +187,15 @@ end
# This will create 1000 very simple YAML fixtures.
#
# Using ERb, you can also inject dynamic values into your fixtures with inserts like <tt><%= Date.today.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") %></tt>.
-# This is however a feature to be used with some caution. The point of fixtures are that they're stable units of predictable
-# sample data. If you feel that you need to inject dynamic values, then perhaps you should reexamine whether your application
-# is properly testable. Hence, dynamic values in fixtures are to be considered a code smell.
+# This is however a feature to be used with some caution. The point of fixtures are that they're
+# stable units of predictable sample data. If you feel that you need to inject dynamic values, then
+# perhaps you should reexamine whether your application is properly testable. Hence, dynamic values
+# in fixtures are to be considered a code smell.
#
# = Transactional fixtures
#
-# TestCases can use begin+rollback to isolate their changes to the database instead of having to delete+insert for every test case.
+# TestCases can use begin+rollback to isolate their changes to the database instead of having to
+# delete+insert for every test case.
#
# class FooTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
# self.use_transactional_fixtures = true
@@ -205,15 +212,18 @@ end
# end
#
# If you preload your test database with all fixture data (probably in the Rakefile task) and use transactional fixtures,
-# then you may omit all fixtures declarations in your test cases since all the data's already there and every case rolls back its changes.
+# then you may omit all fixtures declarations in your test cases since all the data's already there
+# and every case rolls back its changes.
#
# In order to use instantiated fixtures with preloaded data, set +self.pre_loaded_fixtures+ to true. This will provide
-# access to fixture data for every table that has been loaded through fixtures (depending on the value of +use_instantiated_fixtures+)
+# access to fixture data for every table that has been loaded through fixtures (depending on the
+# value of +use_instantiated_fixtures+)
#
# When *not* to use transactional fixtures:
#
-# 1. You're testing whether a transaction works correctly. Nested transactions don't commit until all parent transactions commit,
-# particularly, the fixtures transaction which is begun in setup and rolled back in teardown. Thus, you won't be able to verify
+# 1. You're testing whether a transaction works correctly. Nested transactions don't commit until
+# all parent transactions commit, particularly, the fixtures transaction which is begun in setup
+# and rolled back in teardown. Thus, you won't be able to verify
# the results of your transaction until Active Record supports nested transactions or savepoints (in progress).
# 2. Your database does not support transactions. Every Active Record database supports transactions except MySQL MyISAM.
# Use InnoDB, MaxDB, or NDB instead.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
index 417ff4b5eb..0e560418dc 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
@@ -48,18 +48,21 @@ module ActiveRecord
# The above calls to <tt>scope</tt> define class methods Shirt.red and Shirt.dry_clean_only. Shirt.red,
# in effect, represents the query <tt>Shirt.where(:color => 'red')</tt>.
#
- # Unlike <tt>Shirt.find(...)</tt>, however, the object returned by Shirt.red is not an Array; it resembles the association object
- # constructed by a <tt>has_many</tt> declaration. For instance, you can invoke <tt>Shirt.red.first</tt>, <tt>Shirt.red.count</tt>,
- # <tt>Shirt.red.where(:size => 'small')</tt>. Also, just as with the association objects, named \scopes act like an Array,
- # implementing Enumerable; <tt>Shirt.red.each(&block)</tt>, <tt>Shirt.red.first</tt>, and <tt>Shirt.red.inject(memo, &block)</tt>
+ # Unlike <tt>Shirt.find(...)</tt>, however, the object returned by Shirt.red is not an Array; it
+ # resembles the association object constructed by a <tt>has_many</tt> declaration. For instance,
+ # you can invoke <tt>Shirt.red.first</tt>, <tt>Shirt.red.count</tt>, <tt>Shirt.red.where(:size => 'small')</tt>.
+ # Also, just as with the association objects, named \scopes act like an Array, implementing Enumerable;
+ # <tt>Shirt.red.each(&block)</tt>, <tt>Shirt.red.first</tt>, and <tt>Shirt.red.inject(memo, &block)</tt>
# all behave as if Shirt.red really was an Array.
#
- # These named \scopes are composable. For instance, <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only</tt> will produce all shirts that are both red and dry clean only.
- # Nested finds and calculations also work with these compositions: <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only.count</tt> returns the number of garments
- # for which these criteria obtain. Similarly with <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only.average(:thread_count)</tt>.
+ # These named \scopes are composable. For instance, <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only</tt> will produce
+ # all shirts that are both red and dry clean only.
+ # Nested finds and calculations also work with these compositions: <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only.count</tt>
+ # returns the number of garments for which these criteria obtain. Similarly with
+ # <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only.average(:thread_count)</tt>.
#
- # All \scopes are available as class methods on the ActiveRecord::Base descendant upon which the \scopes were defined. But they are also available to
- # <tt>has_many</tt> associations. If,
+ # All \scopes are available as class methods on the ActiveRecord::Base descendant upon which
+ # the \scopes were defined. But they are also available to <tt>has_many</tt> associations. If,
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :shirts
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/observer.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/observer.rb
index ce002f5e1a..78bac55bf2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/observer.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/observer.rb
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Configuration
#
- # In order to activate an observer, list it in the <tt>config.active_record.observers</tt> configuration setting in your
- # <tt>config/application.rb</tt> file.
+ # In order to activate an observer, list it in the <tt>config.active_record.observers</tt> configuration
+ # setting in your <tt>config/application.rb</tt> file.
#
# config.active_record.observers = :comment_observer, :signup_observer
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index 38b91652ee..d5a0295b4b 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# like render <tt>:partial => @client.becomes(Company)</tt> to render that
# instance using the companies/company partial instead of clients/client.
#
- # Note: The new instance will share a link to the same attributes as the original class. So any change to the attributes in either
- # instance will affect the other.
+ # Note: The new instance will share a link to the same attributes as the original class.
+ # So any change to the attributes in either instance will affect the other.
def becomes(klass)
became = klass.new
became.instance_variable_set("@attributes", @attributes)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb
index 44baeb6c84..f8412bc604 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb
@@ -5,26 +5,33 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Count operates using three different approaches.
#
# * Count all: By not passing any parameters to count, it will return a count of all the rows for the model.
- # * Count using column: By passing a column name to count, it will return a count of all the rows for the model with supplied column present
+ # * Count using column: By passing a column name to count, it will return a count of all the
+ # rows for the model with supplied column present
# * Count using options will find the row count matched by the options used.
#
# The third approach, count using options, accepts an option hash as the only parameter. The options are:
#
- # * <tt>:conditions</tt>: An SQL fragment like "administrator = 1" or [ "user_name = ?", username ]. See conditions in the intro to ActiveRecord::Base.
+ # * <tt>:conditions</tt>: An SQL fragment like "administrator = 1" or [ "user_name = ?", username ].
+ # See conditions in the intro to ActiveRecord::Base.
# * <tt>:joins</tt>: Either an SQL fragment for additional joins like "LEFT JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = id" (rarely needed)
- # or named associations in the same form used for the <tt>:include</tt> option, which will perform an INNER JOIN on the associated table(s).
- # If the value is a string, then the records will be returned read-only since they will have attributes that do not correspond to the table's columns.
+ # or named associations in the same form used for the <tt>:include</tt> option, which will
+ # perform an INNER JOIN on the associated table(s).
+ # If the value is a string, then the records will be returned read-only since they will have
+ # attributes that do not correspond to the table's columns.
# Pass <tt>:readonly => false</tt> to override.
- # * <tt>:include</tt>: Named associations that should be loaded alongside using LEFT OUTER JOINs. The symbols named refer
- # to already defined associations. When using named associations, count returns the number of DISTINCT items for the model you're counting.
+ # * <tt>:include</tt>: Named associations that should be loaded alongside using LEFT OUTER JOINs.
+ # The symbols named refer to already defined associations. When using named associations, count
+ # returns the number of DISTINCT items for the model you're counting.
# See eager loading under Associations.
# * <tt>:order</tt>: An SQL fragment like "created_at DESC, name" (really only used with GROUP BY calculations).
# * <tt>:group</tt>: An attribute name by which the result should be grouped. Uses the GROUP BY SQL-clause.
- # * <tt>:select</tt>: By default, this is * as in SELECT * FROM, but can be changed if you, for example, want to do a join but not
+ # * <tt>:select</tt>: By default, this is * as in SELECT * FROM, but can be changed if you, for example,
+ # want to do a join but not
# include the joined columns.
- # * <tt>:distinct</tt>: Set this to true to make this a distinct calculation, such as SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT posts.id) ...
- # * <tt>:from</tt> - By default, this is the table name of the class, but can be changed to an alternate table name (or even the name
- # of a database view).
+ # * <tt>:distinct</tt>: Set this to true to make this a distinct calculation, such as
+ # SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT posts.id) ...
+ # * <tt>:from</tt> - By default, this is the table name of the class, but can be changed to an
+ # alternate table name (or even the name of a database view).
#
# Examples for counting all:
# Person.count # returns the total count of all people
@@ -34,12 +41,19 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Examples for count with options:
# Person.count(:conditions => "age > 26")
- # Person.count(:conditions => "age > 26 AND job.salary > 60000", :include => :job) # because of the named association, it finds the DISTINCT count using LEFT OUTER JOIN.
- # Person.count(:conditions => "age > 26 AND job.salary > 60000", :joins => "LEFT JOIN jobs on jobs.person_id = person.id") # finds the number of rows matching the conditions and joins.
+ #
+ # # because of the named association, it finds the DISTINCT count using LEFT OUTER JOIN.
+ # Person.count(:conditions => "age > 26 AND job.salary > 60000", :include => :job)
+ #
+ # # finds the number of rows matching the conditions and joins.
+ # Person.count(:conditions => "age > 26 AND job.salary > 60000",
+ # :joins => "LEFT JOIN jobs on jobs.person_id = person.id")
+ #
# Person.count('id', :conditions => "age > 26") # Performs a COUNT(id)
# Person.count(:all, :conditions => "age > 26") # Performs a COUNT(*) (:all is an alias for '*')
#
- # Note: <tt>Person.count(:all)</tt> will not work because it will use <tt>:all</tt> as the condition. Use Person.count instead.
+ # Note: <tt>Person.count(:all)</tt> will not work because it will use <tt>:all</tt> as the condition.
+ # Use Person.count instead.
def count(column_name = nil, options = {})
column_name, options = nil, column_name if column_name.is_a?(Hash)
calculate(:count, column_name, options)
@@ -80,13 +94,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
calculate(:sum, column_name, options)
end
- # This calculates aggregate values in the given column. Methods for count, sum, average, minimum, and maximum have been added as shortcuts.
- # Options such as <tt>:conditions</tt>, <tt>:order</tt>, <tt>:group</tt>, <tt>:having</tt>, and <tt>:joins</tt> can be passed to customize the query.
+ # This calculates aggregate values in the given column. Methods for count, sum, average,
+ # minimum, and maximum have been added as shortcuts. Options such as <tt>:conditions</tt>,
+ # <tt>:order</tt>, <tt>:group</tt>, <tt>:having</tt>, and <tt>:joins</tt> can be passed to customize the query.
#
# There are two basic forms of output:
- # * Single aggregate value: The single value is type cast to Fixnum for COUNT, Float for AVG, and the given column's type for everything else.
- # * Grouped values: This returns an ordered hash of the values and groups them by the <tt>:group</tt> option. It takes either a column name, or the name
- # of a belongs_to association.
+ # * Single aggregate value: The single value is type cast to Fixnum for COUNT, Float
+ # for AVG, and the given column's type for everything else.
+ # * Grouped values: This returns an ordered hash of the values and groups them by the
+ # <tt>:group</tt> option. It takes either a column name, or the name of a belongs_to association.
#
# values = Person.maximum(:age, :group => 'last_name')
# puts values["Drake"]
@@ -102,21 +118,30 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# Options:
- # * <tt>:conditions</tt> - An SQL fragment like "administrator = 1" or [ "user_name = ?", username ]. See conditions in the intro to ActiveRecord::Base.
- # * <tt>:include</tt>: Eager loading, see Associations for details. Since calculations don't load anything, the purpose of this is to access fields on joined tables in your conditions, order, or group clauses.
- # * <tt>:joins</tt> - An SQL fragment for additional joins like "LEFT JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = id". (Rarely needed).
- # The records will be returned read-only since they will have attributes that do not correspond to the table's columns.
+ # * <tt>:conditions</tt> - An SQL fragment like "administrator = 1" or [ "user_name = ?", username ].
+ # See conditions in the intro to ActiveRecord::Base.
+ # * <tt>:include</tt>: Eager loading, see Associations for details. Since calculations don't load anything,
+ # the purpose of this is to access fields on joined tables in your conditions, order, or group clauses.
+ # * <tt>:joins</tt> - An SQL fragment for additional joins like "LEFT JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = id".
+ # (Rarely needed).
+ # The records will be returned read-only since they will have attributes that do not correspond to the
+ # table's columns.
# * <tt>:order</tt> - An SQL fragment like "created_at DESC, name" (really only used with GROUP BY calculations).
# * <tt>:group</tt> - An attribute name by which the result should be grouped. Uses the GROUP BY SQL-clause.
- # * <tt>:select</tt> - By default, this is * as in SELECT * FROM, but can be changed if you for example want to do a join, but not
- # include the joined columns.
- # * <tt>:distinct</tt> - Set this to true to make this a distinct calculation, such as SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT posts.id) ...
+ # * <tt>:select</tt> - By default, this is * as in SELECT * FROM, but can be changed if you for example
+ # want to do a join, but not include the joined columns.
+ # * <tt>:distinct</tt> - Set this to true to make this a distinct calculation, such as
+ # SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT posts.id) ...
#
# Examples:
# Person.calculate(:count, :all) # The same as Person.count
# Person.average(:age) # SELECT AVG(age) FROM people...
- # Person.minimum(:age, :conditions => ['last_name != ?', 'Drake']) # Selects the minimum age for everyone with a last name other than 'Drake'
- # Person.minimum(:age, :having => 'min(age) > 17', :group => :last_name) # Selects the minimum age for any family without any minors
+ # Person.minimum(:age, :conditions => ['last_name != ?', 'Drake']) # Selects the minimum age for
+ # # everyone with a last name other than 'Drake'
+ #
+ # # Selects the minimum age for any family without any minors
+ # Person.minimum(:age, :having => 'min(age) > 17', :group => :last_name)
+ #
# Person.sum("2 * age")
def calculate(operation, column_name, options = {})
if options.except(:distinct).present?
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
index 3bf4c5bdd1..a192e044ea 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
@@ -21,23 +21,28 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# ==== Parameters
#
- # * <tt>:conditions</tt> - An SQL fragment like "administrator = 1", <tt>[ "user_name = ?", username ]</tt>, or <tt>["user_name = :user_name", { :user_name => user_name }]</tt>. See conditions in the intro.
+ # * <tt>:conditions</tt> - An SQL fragment like "administrator = 1", <tt>[ "user_name = ?", username ]</tt>,
+ # or <tt>["user_name = :user_name", { :user_name => user_name }]</tt>. See conditions in the intro.
# * <tt>:order</tt> - An SQL fragment like "created_at DESC, name".
# * <tt>:group</tt> - An attribute name by which the result should be grouped. Uses the <tt>GROUP BY</tt> SQL-clause.
- # * <tt>:having</tt> - Combined with +:group+ this can be used to filter the records that a <tt>GROUP BY</tt> returns. Uses the <tt>HAVING</tt> SQL-clause.
+ # * <tt>:having</tt> - Combined with +:group+ this can be used to filter the records that a
+ # <tt>GROUP BY</tt> returns. Uses the <tt>HAVING</tt> SQL-clause.
# * <tt>:limit</tt> - An integer determining the limit on the number of rows that should be returned.
- # * <tt>:offset</tt> - An integer determining the offset from where the rows should be fetched. So at 5, it would skip rows 0 through 4.
+ # * <tt>:offset</tt> - An integer determining the offset from where the rows should be fetched. So at 5,
+ # it would skip rows 0 through 4.
# * <tt>:joins</tt> - Either an SQL fragment for additional joins like "LEFT JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = id" (rarely needed),
- # named associations in the same form used for the <tt>:include</tt> option, which will perform an <tt>INNER JOIN</tt> on the associated table(s),
+ # named associations in the same form used for the <tt>:include</tt> option, which will perform an
+ # <tt>INNER JOIN</tt> on the associated table(s),
# or an array containing a mixture of both strings and named associations.
- # If the value is a string, then the records will be returned read-only since they will have attributes that do not correspond to the table's columns.
+ # If the value is a string, then the records will be returned read-only since they will
+ # have attributes that do not correspond to the table's columns.
# Pass <tt>:readonly => false</tt> to override.
# * <tt>:include</tt> - Names associations that should be loaded alongside. The symbols named refer
# to already defined associations. See eager loading under Associations.
- # * <tt>:select</tt> - By default, this is "*" as in "SELECT * FROM", but can be changed if you, for example, want to do a join but not
- # include the joined columns. Takes a string with the SELECT SQL fragment (e.g. "id, name").
- # * <tt>:from</tt> - By default, this is the table name of the class, but can be changed to an alternate table name (or even the name
- # of a database view).
+ # * <tt>:select</tt> - By default, this is "*" as in "SELECT * FROM", but can be changed if you,
+ # for example, want to do a join but not include the joined columns. Takes a string with the SELECT SQL fragment (e.g. "id, name").
+ # * <tt>:from</tt> - By default, this is the table name of the class, but can be changed
+ # to an alternate table name (or even the name of a database view).
# * <tt>:readonly</tt> - Mark the returned records read-only so they cannot be saved or updated.
# * <tt>:lock</tt> - An SQL fragment like "FOR UPDATE" or "LOCK IN SHARE MODE".
# <tt>:lock => true</tt> gives connection's default exclusive lock, usually "FOR UPDATE".
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
index 92f7a7753d..83137433e8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# This feature can easily be turned off by assigning value <tt>false</tt> .
#
- # If your attributes are time zone aware and you desire to skip time zone conversion for certain attributes then you can do following:
+ # If your attributes are time zone aware and you desire to skip time zone conversion for certain
+ # attributes then you can do following:
#
# Topic.skip_time_zone_conversion_for_attributes = [:written_on]
module Timestamp
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
index 0b0f5682aa..15b587de45 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# this would specify a circular dependency and cause infinite recursion.
#
- # NOTE: This validation will not fail if the association hasn't been assigned. If you want to ensure that the association
- # is both present and guaranteed to be valid, you also need to use +validates_presence_of+.
+ # NOTE: This validation will not fail if the association hasn't been assigned. If you want to
+ # ensure that the association is both present and guaranteed to be valid, you also need to
+ # use +validates_presence_of+.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is invalid")
@@ -44,4 +45,4 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
end
-end \ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb
index 1c9ecc7b1b..bf863c7063 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb
@@ -78,22 +78,25 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
module ClassMethods
- # Validates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system. Useful for making sure that only one user
+ # Validates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system.
+ # Useful for making sure that only one user
# can be named "davidhh".
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_uniqueness_of :user_name, :scope => :account_id
# end
#
- # It can also validate whether the value of the specified attributes are unique based on multiple scope parameters. For example,
- # making sure that a teacher can only be on the schedule once per semester for a particular class.
+ # It can also validate whether the value of the specified attributes are unique based on multiple
+ # scope parameters. For example, making sure that a teacher can only be on the schedule once
+ # per semester for a particular class.
#
# class TeacherSchedule < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_uniqueness_of :teacher_id, :scope => [:semester_id, :class_id]
# end
#
- # When the record is created, a check is performed to make sure that no record exists in the database with the given value for the specified
- # attribute (that maps to a column). When the record is updated, the same check is made but disregarding the record itself.
+ # When the record is created, a check is performed to make sure that no record exists in the database
+ # with the given value for the specified attribute (that maps to a column). When the record is updated,
+ # the same check is made but disregarding the record itself.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "has already been taken").
@@ -102,11 +105,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
- # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
- # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+ # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>).
+ # The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
- # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
- # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+ # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or
+ # <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The method, proc or string should
+ # return or evaluate to a true or false value.
#
# === Concurrency and integrity
#