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-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/aggregations.rb22
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb195
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb18
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb6
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/before_type_cast.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb8
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/autosave_association.rb9
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb39
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb34
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb36
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_limits.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb8
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb43
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb21
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb10
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb6
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb6
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/counter_cache.rb12
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb6
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb46
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/explain_registry.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb38
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb71
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb31
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb40
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb36
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/result.rb5
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/runtime_registry.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/sanitization.rb7
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/schema.rb7
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb6
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb28
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/secure_token.rb8
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/serialization.rb2
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/statement_cache.rb8
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb5
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb59
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/type.rb4
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb27
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb3
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/presence.rb7
-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb9
53 files changed, 514 insertions, 458 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/aggregations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/aggregations.rb
index a2aea63bdd..be88c7c9e8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/aggregations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/aggregations.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record Aggregations
- module Aggregations # :nodoc:
+ # See ActiveRecord::Aggregations::ClassMethods for documentation
+ module Aggregations
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
def initialize_dup(*) # :nodoc:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
super
end
- # Active Record implements aggregation through a macro-like class method called +composed_of+
+ # Active Record implements aggregation through a macro-like class method called #composed_of
# for representing attributes as value objects. It expresses relationships like "Account [is]
# composed of Money [among other things]" or "Person [is] composed of [an] address". Each call
# to the macro adds a description of how the value objects are created from the attributes of
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# It's also important to treat the value objects as immutable. Don't allow the Money object to have
# its amount changed after creation. Create a new Money object with the new value instead. The
- # Money#exchange_to method is an example of this. It returns a new value object instead of changing
+ # <tt>Money#exchange_to</tt> method is an example of this. It returns a new value object instead of changing
# its own values. Active Record won't persist value objects that have been changed through means
# other than the writer method.
#
# The immutable requirement is enforced by Active Record by freezing any object assigned as a value
- # object. Attempting to change it afterwards will result in a RuntimeError.
+ # object. Attempting to change it afterwards will result in a +RuntimeError+.
#
# Read more about value objects on http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ValueObject and on the dangers of not
# keeping value objects immutable on http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ValueObjectsShouldBeImmutable
@@ -134,17 +134,17 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# By default value objects are initialized by calling the <tt>new</tt> constructor of the value
# class passing each of the mapped attributes, in the order specified by the <tt>:mapping</tt>
- # option, as arguments. If the value class doesn't support this convention then +composed_of+ allows
+ # option, as arguments. If the value class doesn't support this convention then #composed_of allows
# a custom constructor to be specified.
#
# When a new value is assigned to the value object, the default assumption is that the new value
# is an instance of the value class. Specifying a custom converter allows the new value to be automatically
# converted to an instance of value class if necessary.
#
- # For example, the NetworkResource model has +network_address+ and +cidr_range+ attributes that should be
- # aggregated using the NetAddr::CIDR value class (http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/netaddr/1.5.0/NetAddr/CIDR).
+ # For example, the +NetworkResource+ model has +network_address+ and +cidr_range+ attributes that should be
+ # aggregated using the +NetAddr::CIDR+ value class (http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/netaddr/1.5.0/NetAddr/CIDR).
# The constructor for the value class is called +create+ and it expects a CIDR address string as a parameter.
- # New values can be assigned to the value object using either another NetAddr::CIDR object, a string
+ # New values can be assigned to the value object using either another +NetAddr::CIDR+ object, a string
# or an array. The <tt>:constructor</tt> and <tt>:converter</tt> options can be used to meet
# these requirements:
#
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Finding records by a value object
#
- # Once a +composed_of+ relationship is specified for a model, records can be loaded from the database
+ # Once a #composed_of relationship is specified for a model, records can be loaded from the database
# by specifying an instance of the value object in the conditions hash. The following example
# finds all customers with +balance_amount+ equal to 20 and +balance_currency+ equal to "USD":
#
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Options are:
# * <tt>:class_name</tt> - Specifies the class name of the association. Use it only if that name
# can't be inferred from the part id. So <tt>composed_of :address</tt> will by default be linked
- # to the Address class, but if the real class name is CompanyAddress, you'll have to specify it
+ # to the Address class, but if the real class name is +CompanyAddress+, you'll have to specify it
# with this option.
# * <tt>:mapping</tt> - Specifies the mapping of entity attributes to attributes of the value
# object. Each mapping is represented as an array where the first item is the name of the
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index b1951ce83f..70f29debbc 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# This error is raised when trying to eager load a poloymorphic association using a JOIN.
- # Eager loading polymorphic associations is only possible with ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#preload.
+ # Eager loading polymorphic associations is only possible with
+ # {ActiveRecord::Relation#preload}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#preload].
class EagerLoadPolymorphicError < ActiveRecordError
def initialize(reflection = nil)
if reflection
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# === A word of warning
#
# Don't create associations that have the same name as instance methods of
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::Base</tt>. Since the association adds a method with that name to
+ # ActiveRecord::Base. Since the association adds a method with that name to
# its model, it will override the inherited method and break things.
# For instance, +attributes+ and +connection+ would be bad choices for association names.
#
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# If your model class is <tt>Project</tt>, the module is
- # named <tt>Project::GeneratedAssociationMethods</tt>. The GeneratedAssociationMethods module is
+ # named <tt>Project::GeneratedAssociationMethods</tt>. The +GeneratedAssociationMethods+ module is
# included in the model class immediately after the (anonymous) generated attributes methods
# module, meaning an association will override the methods for an attribute with the same name.
#
@@ -370,12 +371,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Active Record associations can be used to describe one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many
# relationships between models. Each model uses an association to describe its role in
- # the relation. The +belongs_to+ association is always used in the model that has
+ # the relation. The #belongs_to association is always used in the model that has
# the foreign key.
#
# === One-to-one
#
- # Use +has_one+ in the base, and +belongs_to+ in the associated model.
+ # Use #has_one in the base, and #belongs_to in the associated model.
#
# class Employee < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_one :office
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# === One-to-many
#
- # Use +has_many+ in the base, and +belongs_to+ in the associated model.
+ # Use #has_many in the base, and #belongs_to in the associated model.
#
# class Manager < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :employees
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# There are two ways to build a many-to-many relationship.
#
- # The first way uses a +has_many+ association with the <tt>:through</tt> option and a join model, so
+ # The first way uses a #has_many association with the <tt>:through</tt> option and a join model, so
# there are two stages of associations.
#
# class Assignment < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# has_many :programmers, through: :assignments
# end
#
- # For the second way, use +has_and_belongs_to_many+ in both models. This requires a join table
+ # For the second way, use #has_and_belongs_to_many in both models. This requires a join table
# that has no corresponding model or primary key.
#
# class Programmer < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -427,13 +428,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Choosing which way to build a many-to-many relationship is not always simple.
# If you need to work with the relationship model as its own entity,
- # use <tt>has_many :through</tt>. Use +has_and_belongs_to_many+ when working with legacy schemas or when
+ # use #has_many <tt>:through</tt>. Use #has_and_belongs_to_many when working with legacy schemas or when
# you never work directly with the relationship itself.
#
- # == Is it a +belongs_to+ or +has_one+ association?
+ # == Is it a #belongs_to or #has_one association?
#
# Both express a 1-1 relationship. The difference is mostly where to place the foreign
- # key, which goes on the table for the class declaring the +belongs_to+ relationship.
+ # key, which goes on the table for the class declaring the #belongs_to relationship.
#
# class User < ActiveRecord::Base
# # I reference an account.
@@ -466,35 +467,35 @@ module ActiveRecord
# there is some special behavior you should be aware of, mostly involving the saving of
# associated objects.
#
- # You can set the <tt>:autosave</tt> option on a <tt>has_one</tt>, <tt>belongs_to</tt>,
- # <tt>has_many</tt>, or <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many</tt> association. Setting it
+ # You can set the <tt>:autosave</tt> option on a #has_one, #belongs_to,
+ # #has_many, or #has_and_belongs_to_many association. Setting it
# to +true+ will _always_ save the members, whereas setting it to +false+ will
# _never_ save the members. More details about <tt>:autosave</tt> option is available at
# AutosaveAssociation.
#
# === One-to-one associations
#
- # * Assigning an object to a +has_one+ association automatically saves that object and
+ # * Assigning an object to a #has_one association automatically saves that object and
# the object being replaced (if there is one), in order to update their foreign
# keys - except if the parent object is unsaved (<tt>new_record? == true</tt>).
# * If either of these saves fail (due to one of the objects being invalid), an
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved</tt> exception is raised and the assignment is
+ # ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved exception is raised and the assignment is
# cancelled.
- # * If you wish to assign an object to a +has_one+ association without saving it,
- # use the <tt>build_association</tt> method (documented below). The object being
+ # * If you wish to assign an object to a #has_one association without saving it,
+ # use the <tt>#build_association</tt> method (documented below). The object being
# replaced will still be saved to update its foreign key.
- # * Assigning an object to a +belongs_to+ association does not save the object, since
+ # * Assigning an object to a #belongs_to association does not save the object, since
# the foreign key field belongs on the parent. It does not save the parent either.
#
# === Collections
#
- # * Adding an object to a collection (+has_many+ or +has_and_belongs_to_many+) automatically
+ # * Adding an object to a collection (#has_many or #has_and_belongs_to_many) automatically
# saves that object, except if the parent object (the owner of the collection) is not yet
# stored in the database.
# * If saving any of the objects being added to a collection (via <tt>push</tt> or similar)
# fails, then <tt>push</tt> returns +false+.
# * If saving fails while replacing the collection (via <tt>association=</tt>), an
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved</tt> exception is raised and the assignment is
+ # ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved exception is raised and the assignment is
# cancelled.
# * You can add an object to a collection without automatically saving it by using the
# <tt>collection.build</tt> method (documented below).
@@ -503,14 +504,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Customizing the query
#
- # \Associations are built from <tt>Relation</tt>s, and you can use the <tt>Relation</tt> syntax
+ # \Associations are built from <tt>Relation</tt>s, and you can use the Relation syntax
# to customize them. For example, to add a condition:
#
# class Blog < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :published_posts, -> { where published: true }, class_name: 'Post'
# end
#
- # Inside the <tt>-> { ... }</tt> block you can use all of the usual <tt>Relation</tt> methods.
+ # Inside the <tt>-> { ... }</tt> block you can use all of the usual Relation methods.
#
# === Accessing the owner object
#
@@ -598,8 +599,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# * <tt>record.association(:items).owner</tt> - Returns the object the association is part of.
# * <tt>record.association(:items).reflection</tt> - Returns the reflection object that describes the association.
- # * <tt>record.association(:items).target</tt> - Returns the associated object for +belongs_to+ and +has_one+, or
- # the collection of associated objects for +has_many+ and +has_and_belongs_to_many+.
+ # * <tt>record.association(:items).target</tt> - Returns the associated object for #belongs_to and #has_one, or
+ # the collection of associated objects for #has_many and #has_and_belongs_to_many.
#
# However, inside the actual extension code, you will not have access to the <tt>record</tt> as
# above. In this case, you can access <tt>proxy_association</tt>. For example,
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Has Many associations can be configured with the <tt>:through</tt> option to use an
# explicit join model to retrieve the data. This operates similarly to a
- # +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association. The advantage is that you're able to add validations,
+ # #has_and_belongs_to_many association. The advantage is that you're able to add validations,
# callbacks, and extra attributes on the join model. Consider the following schema:
#
# class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# @author.authorships.collect { |a| a.book } # selects all books that the author's authorships belong to
# @author.books # selects all books by using the Authorship join model
#
- # You can also go through a +has_many+ association on the join model:
+ # You can also go through a #has_many association on the join model:
#
# class Firm < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :clients
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# @firm.clients.flat_map { |c| c.invoices } # select all invoices for all clients of the firm
# @firm.invoices # selects all invoices by going through the Client join model
#
- # Similarly you can go through a +has_one+ association on the join model:
+ # Similarly you can go through a #has_one association on the join model:
#
# class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :users
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# @group.users.collect { |u| u.avatar }.compact # select all avatars for all users in the group
# @group.avatars # selects all avatars by going through the User join model.
#
- # An important caveat with going through +has_one+ or +has_many+ associations on the
+ # An important caveat with going through #has_one or #has_many associations on the
# join model is that these associations are *read-only*. For example, the following
# would not work following the previous example:
#
@@ -677,9 +678,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Setting Inverses
#
- # If you are using a +belongs_to+ on the join model, it is a good idea to set the
- # <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option on the +belongs_to+, which will mean that the following example
- # works correctly (where <tt>tags</tt> is a +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt> association):
+ # If you are using a #belongs_to on the join model, it is a good idea to set the
+ # <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option on the #belongs_to, which will mean that the following example
+ # works correctly (where <tt>tags</tt> is a #has_many <tt>:through</tt> association):
#
# @post = Post.first
# @tag = @post.tags.build name: "ruby"
@@ -695,8 +696,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# If you do not set the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> record, the association will
# do its best to match itself up with the correct inverse. Automatic
- # inverse detection only works on <tt>has_many</tt>, <tt>has_one</tt>, and
- # <tt>belongs_to</tt> associations.
+ # inverse detection only works on #has_many, #has_one, and
+ # #belongs_to associations.
#
# Extra options on the associations, as defined in the
# <tt>AssociationReflection::INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS</tt> constant, will
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# == Polymorphic \Associations
#
# Polymorphic associations on models are not restricted on what types of models they
- # can be associated with. Rather, they specify an interface that a +has_many+ association
+ # can be associated with. Rather, they specify an interface that a #has_many association
# must adhere to.
#
# class Asset < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -843,7 +844,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Post.includes(:author).each do |post|
#
- # This references the name of the +belongs_to+ association that also used the <tt>:author</tt>
+ # This references the name of the #belongs_to association that also used the <tt>:author</tt>
# symbol. After loading the posts, find will collect the +author_id+ from each one and load
# all the referenced authors with one query. Doing so will cut down the number of queries
# from 201 to 102.
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# This will load all comments with a single query. This reduces the total number of queries
# to 3. In general, the number of queries will be 1 plus the number of associations
- # named (except if some of the associations are polymorphic +belongs_to+ - see below).
+ # named (except if some of the associations are polymorphic #belongs_to - see below).
#
# To include a deep hierarchy of associations, use a hash:
#
@@ -968,7 +969,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# INNER JOIN categories_posts posts_categories_join INNER JOIN posts posts_categories
# INNER JOIN categories_posts categories_posts_join INNER JOIN categories categories_posts_2
#
- # If you wish to specify your own custom joins using <tt>joins</tt> method, those table
+ # If you wish to specify your own custom joins using ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#joins method, those table
# names will take precedence over the eager associations:
#
# Post.joins(:comments).joins("inner join comments ...")
@@ -1061,7 +1062,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# * does not work with <tt>:through</tt> associations.
# * does not work with <tt>:polymorphic</tt> associations.
- # * for +belongs_to+ associations +has_many+ inverse associations are ignored.
+ # * for #belongs_to associations #has_many inverse associations are ignored.
#
# For more information, see the documentation for the +:inverse_of+ option.
#
@@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# === Dependent associations
#
- # +has_many+, +has_one+ and +belongs_to+ associations support the <tt>:dependent</tt> option.
+ # #has_many, #has_one and #belongs_to associations support the <tt>:dependent</tt> option.
# This allows you to specify that associated records should be deleted when the owner is
# deleted.
#
@@ -1090,22 +1091,22 @@ module ActiveRecord
# callbacks declared either before or after the <tt>:dependent</tt> option
# can affect what it does.
#
- # Note that <tt>:dependent</tt> option is ignored for +has_one+ <tt>:through</tt> associations.
+ # Note that <tt>:dependent</tt> option is ignored for #has_one <tt>:through</tt> associations.
#
# === Delete or destroy?
#
- # +has_many+ and +has_and_belongs_to_many+ associations have the methods <tt>destroy</tt>,
+ # #has_many and #has_and_belongs_to_many associations have the methods <tt>destroy</tt>,
# <tt>delete</tt>, <tt>destroy_all</tt> and <tt>delete_all</tt>.
#
- # For +has_and_belongs_to_many+, <tt>delete</tt> and <tt>destroy</tt> are the same: they
+ # For #has_and_belongs_to_many, <tt>delete</tt> and <tt>destroy</tt> are the same: they
# cause the records in the join table to be removed.
#
- # For +has_many+, <tt>destroy</tt> and <tt>destroy_all</tt> will always call the <tt>destroy</tt> method of the
+ # For #has_many, <tt>destroy</tt> and <tt>destroy_all</tt> will always call the <tt>destroy</tt> method of the
# record(s) being removed so that callbacks are run. However <tt>delete</tt> and <tt>delete_all</tt> will either
# do the deletion according to the strategy specified by the <tt>:dependent</tt> option, or
# if no <tt>:dependent</tt> option is given, then it will follow the default strategy.
# The default strategy is to do nothing (leave the foreign keys with the parent ids set), except for
- # +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt>, where the default strategy is <tt>delete_all</tt> (delete
+ # #has_many <tt>:through</tt>, where the default strategy is <tt>delete_all</tt> (delete
# the join records, without running their callbacks).
#
# There is also a <tt>clear</tt> method which is the same as <tt>delete_all</tt>, except that
@@ -1113,13 +1114,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# === What gets deleted?
#
- # There is a potential pitfall here: +has_and_belongs_to_many+ and +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt>
+ # There is a potential pitfall here: #has_and_belongs_to_many and #has_many <tt>:through</tt>
# associations have records in join tables, as well as the associated records. So when we
# call one of these deletion methods, what exactly should be deleted?
#
# The answer is that it is assumed that deletion on an association is about removing the
# <i>link</i> between the owner and the associated object(s), rather than necessarily the
- # associated objects themselves. So with +has_and_belongs_to_many+ and +has_many+
+ # associated objects themselves. So with #has_and_belongs_to_many and #has_many
# <tt>:through</tt>, the join records will be deleted, but the associated records won't.
#
# This makes sense if you think about it: if you were to call <tt>post.tags.delete(Tag.find_by(name: 'food'))</tt>
@@ -1130,20 +1131,20 @@ module ActiveRecord
# a person has many projects, and each project has many tasks. If we deleted one of a person's
# tasks, we would probably not want the project to be deleted. In this scenario, the delete method
# won't actually work: it can only be used if the association on the join model is a
- # +belongs_to+. In other situations you are expected to perform operations directly on
+ # #belongs_to. In other situations you are expected to perform operations directly on
# either the associated records or the <tt>:through</tt> association.
#
- # With a regular +has_many+ there is no distinction between the "associated records"
+ # With a regular #has_many there is no distinction between the "associated records"
# and the "link", so there is only one choice for what gets deleted.
#
- # With +has_and_belongs_to_many+ and +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt>, if you want to delete the
+ # With #has_and_belongs_to_many and #has_many <tt>:through</tt>, if you want to delete the
# associated records themselves, you can always do something along the lines of
# <tt>person.tasks.each(&:destroy)</tt>.
#
- # == Type safety with <tt>ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch</tt>
+ # == Type safety with ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch
#
# If you attempt to assign an object to an association that doesn't match the inferred
- # or specified <tt>:class_name</tt>, you'll get an <tt>ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch</tt>.
+ # or specified <tt>:class_name</tt>, you'll get an ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch.
#
# == Options
#
@@ -1197,10 +1198,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
# [collection.size]
# Returns the number of associated objects.
# [collection.find(...)]
- # Finds an associated object according to the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.find</tt>.
+ # Finds an associated object according to the same rules as ActiveRecord::FinderMethods#find.
# [collection.exists?(...)]
# Checks whether an associated object with the given conditions exists.
- # Uses the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.exists?</tt>.
+ # Uses the same rules as ActiveRecord::FinderMethods#exists?.
# [collection.build(attributes = {}, ...)]
# Returns one or more new objects of the collection type that have been instantiated
# with +attributes+ and linked to this object through a foreign key, but have not yet
@@ -1211,7 +1212,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# been saved (if it passed the validation). *Note*: This only works if the base model
# already exists in the DB, not if it is a new (unsaved) record!
# [collection.create!(attributes = {})]
- # Does the same as <tt>collection.create</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
+ # Does the same as <tt>collection.create</tt>, but raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
# if the record is invalid.
#
# === Example
@@ -1263,11 +1264,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# [:class_name]
# Specify the class name of the association. Use it only if that name can't be inferred
# from the association name. So <tt>has_many :products</tt> will by default be linked
- # to the Product class, but if the real class name is SpecialProduct, you'll have to
+ # to the +Product+ class, but if the real class name is +SpecialProduct+, you'll have to
# specify it with this option.
# [:foreign_key]
# Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
- # of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a +has_many+
+ # of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a #has_many
# association will use "person_id" as the default <tt>:foreign_key</tt>.
# [:foreign_type]
# Specify the column used to store the associated object's type, if this is a polymorphic
@@ -1291,20 +1292,20 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there are any associated objects.
#
# If using with the <tt>:through</tt> option, the association on the join model must be
- # a +belongs_to+, and the records which get deleted are the join records, rather than
+ # a #belongs_to, and the records which get deleted are the join records, rather than
# the associated records.
# [:counter_cache]
# This option can be used to configure a custom named <tt>:counter_cache.</tt> You only need this option,
- # when you customized the name of your <tt>:counter_cache</tt> on the <tt>belongs_to</tt> association.
+ # when you customized the name of your <tt>:counter_cache</tt> on the #belongs_to association.
# [:as]
- # Specifies a polymorphic interface (See <tt>belongs_to</tt>).
+ # Specifies a polymorphic interface (See #belongs_to).
# [:through]
# Specifies an association through which to perform the query. This can be any other type
# of association, including other <tt>:through</tt> associations. Options for <tt>:class_name</tt>,
# <tt>:primary_key</tt> and <tt>:foreign_key</tt> are ignored, as the association uses the
# source reflection.
#
- # If the association on the join model is a +belongs_to+, the collection can be modified
+ # If the association on the join model is a #belongs_to, the collection can be modified
# and the records on the <tt>:through</tt> model will be automatically created and removed
# as appropriate. Otherwise, the collection is read-only, so you should manipulate the
# <tt>:through</tt> association directly.
@@ -1315,13 +1316,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
# the appropriate join model records when they are saved. (See the 'Association Join Models'
# section above.)
# [:source]
- # Specifies the source association name used by <tt>has_many :through</tt> queries.
+ # Specifies the source association name used by #has_many <tt>:through</tt> queries.
# Only use it if the name cannot be inferred from the association.
# <tt>has_many :subscribers, through: :subscriptions</tt> will look for either <tt>:subscribers</tt> or
# <tt>:subscriber</tt> on Subscription, unless a <tt>:source</tt> is given.
# [:source_type]
- # Specifies type of the source association used by <tt>has_many :through</tt> queries where the source
- # association is a polymorphic +belongs_to+.
+ # Specifies type of the source association used by #has_many <tt>:through</tt> queries where the source
+ # association is a polymorphic #belongs_to.
# [:validate]
# If +false+, don't validate the associated objects when saving the parent object. true by default.
# [:autosave]
@@ -1331,10 +1332,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# +before_save+ callback. Because callbacks are run in the order they are defined, associated objects
# may need to be explicitly saved in any user-defined +before_save+ callbacks.
#
- # Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
+ # Note that NestedAttributes::ClassMethods#accepts_nested_attributes_for sets
+ # <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
# [:inverse_of]
- # Specifies the name of the <tt>belongs_to</tt> association on the associated object
- # that is the inverse of this <tt>has_many</tt> association. Does not work in combination
+ # Specifies the name of the #belongs_to association on the associated object
+ # that is the inverse of this #has_many association. Does not work in combination
# with <tt>:through</tt> or <tt>:as</tt> options.
# See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview on Bi-directional associations for more detail.
# [:extend]
@@ -1358,8 +1360,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Specifies a one-to-one association with another class. This method should only be used
# if the other class contains the foreign key. If the current class contains the foreign key,
- # then you should use +belongs_to+ instead. See also ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview
- # on when to use +has_one+ and when to use +belongs_to+.
+ # then you should use #belongs_to instead. See also ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview
+ # on when to use #has_one and when to use #belongs_to.
#
# The following methods for retrieval and query of a single associated object will be added:
#
@@ -1381,7 +1383,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that
# has already been saved (if it passed the validation).
# [create_association!(attributes = {})]
- # Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
+ # Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
# if the record is invalid.
#
# === Example
@@ -1426,7 +1428,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Note that <tt>:dependent</tt> option is ignored when using <tt>:through</tt> option.
# [:foreign_key]
# Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
- # of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a +has_one+ association
+ # of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a #has_one association
# will use "person_id" as the default <tt>:foreign_key</tt>.
# [:foreign_type]
# Specify the column used to store the associated object's type, if this is a polymorphic
@@ -1437,20 +1439,20 @@ module ActiveRecord
# [:primary_key]
# Specify the method that returns the primary key used for the association. By default this is +id+.
# [:as]
- # Specifies a polymorphic interface (See <tt>belongs_to</tt>).
+ # Specifies a polymorphic interface (See #belongs_to).
# [:through]
# Specifies a Join Model through which to perform the query. Options for <tt>:class_name</tt>,
# <tt>:primary_key</tt>, and <tt>:foreign_key</tt> are ignored, as the association uses the
- # source reflection. You can only use a <tt>:through</tt> query through a <tt>has_one</tt>
- # or <tt>belongs_to</tt> association on the join model.
+ # source reflection. You can only use a <tt>:through</tt> query through a #has_one
+ # or #belongs_to association on the join model.
# [:source]
- # Specifies the source association name used by <tt>has_one :through</tt> queries.
+ # Specifies the source association name used by #has_one <tt>:through</tt> queries.
# Only use it if the name cannot be inferred from the association.
# <tt>has_one :favorite, through: :favorites</tt> will look for a
# <tt>:favorite</tt> on Favorite, unless a <tt>:source</tt> is given.
# [:source_type]
- # Specifies type of the source association used by <tt>has_one :through</tt> queries where the source
- # association is a polymorphic +belongs_to+.
+ # Specifies type of the source association used by #has_one <tt>:through</tt> queries where the source
+ # association is a polymorphic #belongs_to.
# [:validate]
# If +false+, don't validate the associated object when saving the parent object. +false+ by default.
# [:autosave]
@@ -1458,10 +1460,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# when saving the parent object. If false, never save or destroy the associated object.
# By default, only save the associated object if it's a new record.
#
- # Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
+ # Note that NestedAttributes::ClassMethods#accepts_nested_attributes_for sets
+ # <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
# [:inverse_of]
- # Specifies the name of the <tt>belongs_to</tt> association on the associated object
- # that is the inverse of this <tt>has_one</tt> association. Does not work in combination
+ # Specifies the name of the #belongs_to association on the associated object
+ # that is the inverse of this #has_one association. Does not work in combination
# with <tt>:through</tt> or <tt>:as</tt> options.
# See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview on Bi-directional associations for more detail.
# [:required]
@@ -1487,8 +1490,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Specifies a one-to-one association with another class. This method should only be used
# if this class contains the foreign key. If the other class contains the foreign key,
- # then you should use +has_one+ instead. See also ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview
- # on when to use +has_one+ and when to use +belongs_to+.
+ # then you should use #has_one instead. See also ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview
+ # on when to use #has_one and when to use #belongs_to.
#
# Methods will be added for retrieval and query for a single associated object, for which
# this object holds an id:
@@ -1508,7 +1511,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that
# has already been saved (if it passed the validation).
# [create_association!(attributes = {})]
- # Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
+ # Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
# if the record is invalid.
#
# === Example
@@ -1555,12 +1558,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# [:dependent]
# If set to <tt>:destroy</tt>, the associated object is destroyed when this object is. If set to
# <tt>:delete</tt>, the associated object is deleted *without* calling its destroy method.
- # This option should not be specified when <tt>belongs_to</tt> is used in conjunction with
- # a <tt>has_many</tt> relationship on another class because of the potential to leave
+ # This option should not be specified when #belongs_to is used in conjunction with
+ # a #has_many relationship on another class because of the potential to leave
# orphaned records behind.
# [:counter_cache]
- # Caches the number of belonging objects on the associate class through the use of +increment_counter+
- # and +decrement_counter+. The counter cache is incremented when an object of this
+ # Caches the number of belonging objects on the associate class through the use of CounterCache::ClassMethods#increment_counter
+ # and CounterCache::ClassMethods#decrement_counter. The counter cache is incremented when an object of this
# class is created and decremented when it's destroyed. This requires that a column
# named <tt>#{table_name}_count</tt> (such as +comments_count+ for a belonging Comment class)
# is used on the associate class (such as a Post class) - that is the migration for
@@ -1582,14 +1585,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
# If false, never save or destroy the associated object.
# By default, only save the associated object if it's a new record.
#
- # Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
+ # Note that NestedAttributes::ClassMethods#accepts_nested_attributes_for
+ # sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
# [:touch]
# If true, the associated object will be touched (the updated_at/on attributes set to current time)
# when this record is either saved or destroyed. If you specify a symbol, that attribute
# will be updated with the current time in addition to the updated_at/on attribute.
# [:inverse_of]
- # Specifies the name of the <tt>has_one</tt> or <tt>has_many</tt> association on the associated
- # object that is the inverse of this <tt>belongs_to</tt> association. Does not work in
+ # Specifies the name of the #has_one or #has_many association on the associated
+ # object that is the inverse of this #belongs_to association. Does not work in
# combination with the <tt>:polymorphic</tt> options.
# See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview on Bi-directional associations for more detail.
# [:optional]
@@ -1679,10 +1683,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
# [collection.find(id)]
# Finds an associated object responding to the +id+ and that
# meets the condition that it has to be associated with this object.
- # Uses the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.find</tt>.
+ # Uses the same rules as ActiveRecord::FinderMethods#find.
# [collection.exists?(...)]
# Checks whether an associated object with the given conditions exists.
- # Uses the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.exists?</tt>.
+ # Uses the same rules as ActiveRecord::FinderMethods#exists?.
# [collection.build(attributes = {})]
# Returns a new object of the collection type that has been instantiated
# with +attributes+ and linked to this object through the join table, but has not yet been saved.
@@ -1746,16 +1750,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
# [:join_table]
# Specify the name of the join table if the default based on lexical order isn't what you want.
# <b>WARNING:</b> If you're overwriting the table name of either class, the +table_name+ method
- # MUST be declared underneath any +has_and_belongs_to_many+ declaration in order to work.
+ # MUST be declared underneath any #has_and_belongs_to_many declaration in order to work.
# [:foreign_key]
# Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
# of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes
- # a +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association to Project will use "person_id" as the
+ # a #has_and_belongs_to_many association to Project will use "person_id" as the
# default <tt>:foreign_key</tt>.
# [:association_foreign_key]
# Specify the foreign key used for the association on the receiving side of the association.
# By default this is guessed to be the name of the associated class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed.
- # So if a Person class makes a +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association to Project,
+ # So if a Person class makes a #has_and_belongs_to_many association to Project,
# the association will use "project_id" as the default <tt>:association_foreign_key</tt>.
# [:readonly]
# If true, all the associated objects are readonly through the association.
@@ -1767,7 +1771,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# If false, never save or destroy the associated objects.
# By default, only save associated objects that are new records.
#
- # Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
+ # Note that NestedAttributes::ClassMethods#accepts_nested_attributes_for sets
+ # <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
#
# Option examples:
# has_and_belongs_to_many :projects
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb
index 9f475b0e92..fe693cfbb6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Finds an object in the collection responding to the +id+. Uses the same
- # rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.find</tt>. Returns <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt>
+ # rules as ActiveRecord::Base.find. Returns ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
# error if the object cannot be found.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -171,27 +171,27 @@ module ActiveRecord
@association.first(*args)
end
- # Same as +first+ except returns only the second record.
+ # Same as #first except returns only the second record.
def second(*args)
@association.second(*args)
end
- # Same as +first+ except returns only the third record.
+ # Same as #first except returns only the third record.
def third(*args)
@association.third(*args)
end
- # Same as +first+ except returns only the fourth record.
+ # Same as #first except returns only the fourth record.
def fourth(*args)
@association.fourth(*args)
end
- # Same as +first+ except returns only the fifth record.
+ # Same as #first except returns only the fifth record.
def fifth(*args)
@association.fifth(*args)
end
- # Same as +first+ except returns only the forty second record.
+ # Same as #first except returns only the forty second record.
# Also known as accessing "the reddit".
def forty_two(*args)
@association.forty_two(*args)
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
@association.create(attributes, &block)
end
- # Like +create+, except that if the record is invalid, raises an exception.
+ # Like #create, except that if the record is invalid, raises an exception.
#
# class Person
# has_many :pets
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Add one or more records to the collection by setting their foreign keys
- # to the association's primary key. Since << flattens its argument list and
- # inserts each record, +push+ and +concat+ behave identically. Returns +self+
+ # to the association's primary key. Since #<< flattens its argument list and
+ # inserts each record, +push+ and #concat behave identically. Returns +self+
# so method calls may be chained.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb
index 45fdcaa1cd..a6d81c82b4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
include ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment
- # Alias for `assign_attributes`. See +ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment+.
+ # Alias for ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment#assign_attributes. See ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment.
def attributes=(attributes)
assign_attributes(attributes)
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
index ca6ba18fe0..cbdd4950a6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Raises an <tt>ActiveRecord::DangerousAttributeError</tt> exception when an
+ # Raises an ActiveRecord::DangerousAttributeError exception when an
# \Active \Record method is defined in the model, otherwise +false+.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Note: +:id+ is always present.
#
- # Alias for the <tt>read_attribute</tt> method.
+ # Alias for the #read_attribute method.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# belongs_to :organization
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Updates the attribute identified by <tt>attr_name</tt> with the specified +value+.
- # (Alias for the protected <tt>write_attribute</tt> method).
+ # (Alias for the protected #write_attribute method).
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/before_type_cast.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/before_type_cast.rb
index 56c1898551..1db6776688 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/before_type_cast.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/before_type_cast.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
module AttributeMethods
# = Active Record Attribute Methods Before Type Cast
#
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::BeforeTypeCast</tt> provides a way to
+ # ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::BeforeTypeCast provides a way to
# read the value of the attributes before typecasting and deserialization.
#
# class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
index c28374e4ab..0d5cb8b37c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
module PrimaryKey
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
- # Returns this record's primary key value wrapped in an Array if one is
+ # Returns this record's primary key value wrapped in an array if one is
# available.
def to_key
sync_with_transaction_state
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# self.primary_key = 'sysid'
# end
#
- # You can also define the +primary_key+ method yourself:
+ # You can also define the #primary_key method yourself:
#
# class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
# def self.primary_key
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
index 60eecab0d0..65978aea2a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# attribute using this method and it will be handled automatically. The
# serialization is done through YAML. If +class_name+ is specified, the
# serialized object must be of that class on assignment and retrieval.
- # Otherwise <tt>SerializationTypeMismatch</tt> will be raised.
+ # Otherwise SerializationTypeMismatch will be raised.
#
# Empty objects as <tt>{}</tt>, in the case of +Hash+, or <tt>[]</tt>, in the case of
# +Array+, will always be persisted as null.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Keep in mind that database adapters handle certain serialization tasks
# for you. For instance: +json+ and +jsonb+ types in PostgreSQL will be
# converted between JSON object/array syntax and Ruby +Hash+ or +Array+
- # objects transparently. There is no need to use +serialize+ in this
+ # objects transparently. There is no need to use #serialize in this
# case.
#
# For more complex cases, such as conversion to or from your application
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb
index f244f37e40..5d0405c3be 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# type of existing attributes if needed. This allows control over how
# values are converted to and from SQL when assigned to a model. It also
# changes the behavior of values passed to
- # ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#where. This will let you use
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.where}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#where]. This will let you use
# your domain objects across much of Active Record, without having to
# rely on implementation details or monkey patching.
#
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# sleep 1
# Product.new.my_default_proc # => 2015-05-30 11:04:49 -0600
#
- # Attributes do not need to be backed by a database column.
+ # \Attributes do not need to be backed by a database column.
#
# class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
# attribute :my_string, :string
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# to be referenced by a symbol, see ActiveRecord::Type.register. You can
# also pass a type object directly, in place of a symbol.
#
- # ==== Querying
+ # ==== \Querying
#
- # When ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#where is called, it will
+ # When {ActiveRecord::Base.where}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#where] is called, it will
# use the type defined by the model class to convert the value to SQL,
# calling +serialize+ on your type object. For example:
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/autosave_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/autosave_association.rb
index 8ca5e4c561..d35bc3e794 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/autosave_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/autosave_association.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
module ActiveRecord
# = Active Record Autosave Association
#
- # +AutosaveAssociation+ is a module that takes care of automatically saving
+ # AutosaveAssociation is a module that takes care of automatically saving
# associated records when their parent is saved. In addition to saving, it
# also destroys any associated records that were marked for destruction.
- # (See +mark_for_destruction+ and <tt>marked_for_destruction?</tt>).
+ # (See #mark_for_destruction and #marked_for_destruction?).
#
# Saving of the parent, its associations, and the destruction of marked
# associations, all happen inside a transaction. This should never leave the
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Now it _is_ removed from the database:
#
# Comment.find_by(id: id).nil? # => true
-
module AutosaveAssociation
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# <tt>:autosave</tt> is enabled on the association.
#
# In addition, it destroys all children that were marked for destruction
- # with mark_for_destruction.
+ # with #mark_for_destruction.
#
# This all happens inside a transaction, _if_ the Transactions module is included into
# ActiveRecord::Base after the AutosaveAssociation module, which it does by default.
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# on the association.
#
# In addition, it will destroy the association if it was marked for
- # destruction with mark_for_destruction.
+ # destruction with #mark_for_destruction.
#
# This all happens inside a transaction, _if_ the Transactions module is included into
# ActiveRecord::Base after the AutosaveAssociation module, which it does by default.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 4b66d8cd36..9782e58299 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
# <tt>Person.find_by_user_name(user_name)</tt>.
#
# It's possible to add an exclamation point (!) on the end of the dynamic finders to get them to raise an
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> error if they do not return any records,
+ # ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound error if they do not return any records,
# like <tt>Person.find_by_last_name!</tt>.
#
# It's also possible to use multiple attributes in the same find by separating them with "_and_".
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
# == Saving arrays, hashes, and other non-mappable objects in text columns
#
# Active Record can serialize any object in text columns using YAML. To do so, you must
- # specify this with a call to the class method +serialize+.
+ # specify this with a call to the class method
+ # {serialize}[rdoc-ref:AttributeMethods::Serialization::ClassMethods#serialize].
# This makes it possible to store arrays, hashes, and other non-mappable objects without doing
# any additional work.
#
@@ -225,39 +226,47 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
#
# == Connection to multiple databases in different models
#
- # Connections are usually created through ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection and retrieved
+ # Connections are usually created through
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#establish_connection] and retrieved
# by ActiveRecord::Base.connection. All classes inheriting from ActiveRecord::Base will use this
# connection. But you can also set a class-specific connection. For example, if Course is an
# ActiveRecord::Base, but resides in a different database, you can just say <tt>Course.establish_connection</tt>
# and Course and all of its subclasses will use this connection instead.
#
# This feature is implemented by keeping a connection pool in ActiveRecord::Base that is
- # a Hash indexed by the class. If a connection is requested, the retrieve_connection method
+ # a hash indexed by the class. If a connection is requested, the
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.retrieve_connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#retrieve_connection] method
# will go up the class-hierarchy until a connection is found in the connection pool.
#
# == Exceptions
#
# * ActiveRecordError - Generic error class and superclass of all other errors raised by Active Record.
- # * AdapterNotSpecified - The configuration hash used in <tt>establish_connection</tt> didn't include an
- # <tt>:adapter</tt> key.
- # * AdapterNotFound - The <tt>:adapter</tt> key used in <tt>establish_connection</tt> specified a
- # non-existent adapter
+ # * AdapterNotSpecified - The configuration hash used in
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#establish_connection]
+ # didn't include an <tt>:adapter</tt> key.
+ # * AdapterNotFound - The <tt>:adapter</tt> key used in
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#establish_connection]
+ # specified a non-existent adapter
# (or a bad spelling of an existing one).
# * AssociationTypeMismatch - The object assigned to the association wasn't of the type
# specified in the association definition.
# * AttributeAssignmentError - An error occurred while doing a mass assignment through the
- # <tt>attributes=</tt> method.
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#attributes=}[rdoc-ref:AttributeAssignment#attributes=] method.
# You can inspect the +attribute+ property of the exception object to determine which attribute
# triggered the error.
- # * ConnectionNotEstablished - No connection has been established. Use <tt>establish_connection</tt>
- # before querying.
+ # * ConnectionNotEstablished - No connection has been established.
+ # Use {ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#establish_connection] before querying.
# * MultiparameterAssignmentErrors - Collection of errors that occurred during a mass assignment using the
- # <tt>attributes=</tt> method. The +errors+ property of this exception contains an array of
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#attributes=}[rdoc-ref:AttributeAssignment#attributes=] method.
+ # The +errors+ property of this exception contains an array of
# AttributeAssignmentError
# objects that should be inspected to determine which attributes triggered the errors.
- # * RecordInvalid - raised by <tt>save!</tt> and <tt>create!</tt> when the record is invalid.
- # * RecordNotFound - No record responded to the +find+ method. Either the row with the given ID doesn't exist
- # or the row didn't meet the additional restrictions. Some +find+ calls do not raise this exception to signal
+ # * RecordInvalid - raised by {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] and
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.create!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create!]
+ # when the record is invalid.
+ # * RecordNotFound - No record responded to the {ActiveRecord::Base.find}[rdoc-ref:FinderMethods#find] method.
+ # Either the row with the given ID doesn't exist or the row didn't meet the additional restrictions.
+ # Some {ActiveRecord::Base.find}[rdoc-ref:FinderMethods#find] calls do not raise this exception to signal
# nothing was found, please check its documentation for further details.
# * SerializationTypeMismatch - The serialized object wasn't of the class specified as the second parameter.
# * StatementInvalid - The database server rejected the SQL statement. The precise error is added in the message.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb
index 60b1ff07dc..bfedc4af3f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record Callbacks
+ # = Active Record \Callbacks
#
- # Callbacks are hooks into the life cycle of an Active Record object that allow you to trigger logic
+ # \Callbacks are hooks into the life cycle of an Active Record object that allow you to trigger logic
# before or after an alteration of the object state. This can be used to make sure that associated and
- # dependent objects are deleted when +destroy+ is called (by overwriting +before_destroy+) or to massage attributes
- # before they're validated (by overwriting +before_validation+). As an example of the callbacks initiated, consider
- # the <tt>Base#save</tt> call for a new record:
+ # dependent objects are deleted when {ActiveRecord::Base#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy] is called (by overwriting +before_destroy+) or
+ # to massage attributes before they're validated (by overwriting +before_validation+).
+ # As an example of the callbacks initiated, consider the {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] call for a new record:
#
# * (-) <tt>save</tt>
# * (-) <tt>valid</tt>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * (7) <tt>after_commit</tt>
#
# Also, an <tt>after_rollback</tt> callback can be configured to be triggered whenever a rollback is issued.
- # Check out <tt>ActiveRecord::Transactions</tt> for more details about <tt>after_commit</tt> and
+ # Check out ActiveRecord::Transactions for more details about <tt>after_commit</tt> and
# <tt>after_rollback</tt>.
#
# Additionally, an <tt>after_touch</tt> callback is triggered whenever an
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# are instantiated as well.
#
# There are nineteen callbacks in total, which give you immense power to react and prepare for each state in the
- # Active Record life cycle. The sequence for calling <tt>Base#save</tt> for an existing record is similar,
+ # Active Record life cycle. The sequence for calling {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] for an existing record is similar,
# except that each <tt>_create</tt> callback is replaced by the corresponding <tt>_update</tt> callback.
#
# Examples:
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# == <tt>before_validation*</tt> returning statements
#
# If the +before_validation+ callback throws +:abort+, the process will be
- # aborted and <tt>Base#save</tt> will return +false+. If Base#save! is called it will raise a
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> exception. Nothing will be appended to the errors object.
+ # aborted and {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] will return +false+.
+ # If {ActiveRecord::Base#save!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save!] is called it will raise a ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception.
+ # Nothing will be appended to the errors object.
#
# == Canceling callbacks
#
@@ -223,7 +224,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# In this case, the problem is that when the +before_destroy+ callback is executed, the children are not available
- # because the +destroy+ callback gets executed first. You can use the +prepend+ option on the +before_destroy+ callback to avoid this.
+ # because the {ActiveRecord::Base#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy] callback gets executed first.
+ # You can use the +prepend+ option on the +before_destroy+ callback to avoid this.
#
# class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :children, dependent: destroy
@@ -238,21 +240,21 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# This way, the +before_destroy+ gets executed before the <tt>dependent: destroy</tt> is called, and the data is still available.
#
- # == Transactions
+ # == \Transactions
#
- # The entire callback chain of a +save+, <tt>save!</tt>, or +destroy+ call runs
- # within a transaction. That includes <tt>after_*</tt> hooks. If everything
- # goes fine a COMMIT is executed once the chain has been completed.
+ # The entire callback chain of a {#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save], {#save!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save!],
+ # or {#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy] call runs within a transaction. That includes <tt>after_*</tt> hooks.
+ # If everything goes fine a COMMIT is executed once the chain has been completed.
#
# If a <tt>before_*</tt> callback cancels the action a ROLLBACK is issued. You
# can also trigger a ROLLBACK raising an exception in any of the callbacks,
# including <tt>after_*</tt> hooks. Note, however, that in that case the client
- # needs to be aware of it because an ordinary +save+ will raise such exception
+ # needs to be aware of it because an ordinary {#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] will raise such exception
# instead of quietly returning +false+.
#
# == Debugging callbacks
#
- # The callback chain is accessible via the <tt>_*_callbacks</tt> method on an object. ActiveModel Callbacks support
+ # The callback chain is accessible via the <tt>_*_callbacks</tt> method on an object. Active Model \Callbacks support
# <tt>:before</tt>, <tt>:after</tt> and <tt>:around</tt> as values for the <tt>kind</tt> property. The <tt>kind</tt> property
# defines what part of the chain the callback runs in.
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
index 600a4b4b8e..0d850c7625 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Raised when a pool was unable to get ahold of all its connections
- # to perform a "group" action such as +ConnectionPool#disconnect!+
- # or +ConnectionPool#clear_reloadable_connections!+.
+ # to perform a "group" action such as
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.disconnect!}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool#disconnect!]
+ # or {ActiveRecord::Base.clear_reloadable_connections!}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionHandler#clear_reloadable_connections!].
class ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError < ConnectionTimeoutError
end
@@ -37,17 +38,18 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Connections can be obtained and used from a connection pool in several
# ways:
#
- # 1. Simply use ActiveRecord::Base.connection as with Active Record 2.1 and
+ # 1. Simply use {ActiveRecord::Base.connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling.connection]
+ # as with Active Record 2.1 and
# earlier (pre-connection-pooling). Eventually, when you're done with
# the connection(s) and wish it to be returned to the pool, you call
- # ActiveRecord::Base.clear_active_connections!. This will be the
- # default behavior for Active Record when used in conjunction with
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.clear_active_connections!}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionHandler#clear_active_connections!].
+ # This will be the default behavior for Active Record when used in conjunction with
# Action Pack's request handling cycle.
# 2. Manually check out a connection from the pool with
- # ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkout. You are responsible for
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkout}[rdoc-ref:#checkout]. You are responsible for
# returning this connection to the pool when finished by calling
- # ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkin(connection).
- # 3. Use ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.with_connection(&block), which
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkin(connection)}[rdoc-ref:#checkin].
+ # 3. Use {ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.with_connection(&block)}[rdoc-ref:#with_connection], which
# obtains a connection, yields it as the sole argument to the block,
# and returns it to the pool after the block completes.
#
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# become available.
#
# Raises:
- # - ConnectionTimeoutError if +timeout+ is given and no element
+ # - ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError if +timeout+ is given and no element
# becomes available within +timeout+ seconds,
def poll(timeout = nil)
synchronize { internal_poll(timeout) }
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Disconnects all connections in the pool, and clears the pool.
#
# Raises:
- # - +ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError+ if unable to gain ownership of all
+ # - ActiveRecord::ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError if unable to gain ownership of all
# connections in the pool within a timeout interval (default duration is
# <tt>spec.config[:checkout_timeout] * 2</tt> seconds).
def disconnect(raise_on_acquisition_timeout = true)
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# require reloading.
#
# Raises:
- # - +ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError+ if unable to gain ownership of all
+ # - ActiveRecord::ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError if unable to gain ownership of all
# connections in the pool within a timeout interval (default duration is
# <tt>spec.config[:checkout_timeout] * 2</tt> seconds).
def clear_reloadable_connections(raise_on_acquisition_timeout = true)
@@ -494,7 +496,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Returns: an AbstractAdapter object.
#
# Raises:
- # - ConnectionTimeoutError: no connection can be obtained from the pool.
+ # - ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError no connection can be obtained from the pool.
def checkout(checkout_timeout = @checkout_timeout)
checkout_and_verify(acquire_connection(checkout_timeout))
end
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# no longer need this connection.
#
# +conn+: an AbstractAdapter object, which was obtained by earlier by
- # calling +checkout+ on this pool.
+ # calling #checkout on this pool.
def checkin(conn)
synchronize do
remove_connection_from_thread_cache conn
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Remove a connection from the connection pool. The connection will
+ # Remove a connection from the connection pool. The connection will
# remain open and active but will no longer be managed by this pool.
def remove(conn)
needs_new_connection = false
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
bulk_make_new_connections(1) if needs_new_connection
end
- # Recover lost connections for the pool. A lost connection can occur if
+ # Recover lost connections for the pool. A lost connection can occur if
# a programmer forgets to checkin a connection at the end of a thread
# or a thread dies unexpectedly.
def reap
@@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# queue for a connection to become available.
#
# Raises:
- # - ConnectionTimeoutError if a connection could not be acquired
+ # - ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError if a connection could not be acquired
#
#--
# Implementation detail: the connection returned by +acquire_connection+
@@ -857,6 +859,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Clears the cache which maps classes.
+ #
+ # See ConnectionPool#clear_reloadable_connections! for details.
def clear_reloadable_connections!
connection_pool_list.each(&:clear_reloadable_connections!)
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_limits.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_limits.rb
index 30b2fca2ca..6711049588 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_limits.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_limits.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Returns the maximum allowed length for an index name. This
# limit is enforced by \Rails and is less than or equal to
- # <tt>index_name_length</tt>. The gap between
- # <tt>index_name_length</tt> is to allow internal \Rails
+ # #index_name_length. The gap between
+ # #index_name_length is to allow internal \Rails
# operations to use prefixes in temporary operations.
def allowed_index_name_length
index_name_length
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
index 107806cd93..dbacf56795 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/transaction-iso.html
# * https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/set-transaction.html
#
- # An <tt>ActiveRecord::TransactionIsolationError</tt> will be raised if:
+ # An ActiveRecord::TransactionIsolationError will be raised if:
#
# * The adapter does not support setting the isolation level
# * You are joining an existing open transaction
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb
index 2c7409b2dc..9ec0a67c8f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# If you are having to call this function, you are likely doing something
# wrong. The column does not have sufficient type information if the user
# provided a custom type on the class level either explicitly (via
- # `attribute`) or implicitly (via `serialize`,
- # `time_zone_aware_attributes`). In almost all cases, the sql type should
- # only be used to change quoting behavior, when the primitive to
+ # Attributes::ClassMethods#attribute) or implicitly (via
+ # AttributeMethods::Serialization::ClassMethods#serialize, +time_zone_aware_attributes+).
+ # In almost all cases, the sql type should only be used to change quoting behavior, when the primitive to
# represent the type doesn't sufficiently reflect the differences
# (varchar vs binary) for example. The type used to get this primitive
# should have been provided before reaching the connection adapter.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # See docs for +type_cast_from_column+
+ # See docs for #type_cast_from_column
def lookup_cast_type_from_column(column) # :nodoc:
lookup_cast_type(column.sql_type)
end
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 eb1aece32d..bceda5abd9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Represents the schema of an SQL table in an abstract way. This class
# provides methods for manipulating the schema representation.
#
- # Inside migration files, the +t+ object in +create_table+
+ # Inside migration files, the +t+ object in {create_table}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#create_table]
# is actually of this type:
#
# class SomeMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# The table definitions
- # The Columns are stored as a ColumnDefinition in the +columns+ attribute.
+ # The Columns are stored as a ColumnDefinition in the #columns attribute.
class TableDefinition
include ColumnMethods
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Short-hand examples
#
- # Instead of calling +column+ directly, you can also work with the short-hand definitions for the default types.
+ # Instead of calling #column directly, you can also work with the short-hand definitions for the default types.
# They use the type as the method name instead of as a parameter and allow for multiple columns to be defined
# in a single statement.
#
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# 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. The <tt>:index</tt> option
- # will also create an index, similar to calling <tt>add_index</tt>. So what can be written like this:
+ # will also create an index, similar to calling {add_index}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#add_index].
+ # So what can be written like this:
#
# create_table :taggings do |t|
# t.integer :tag_id, :tagger_id, :taggable_id
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Appends <tt>:datetime</tt> columns <tt>:created_at</tt> and
- # <tt>:updated_at</tt> to the table. See SchemaStatements#add_timestamps
+ # <tt>:updated_at</tt> to the table. See {connection.add_timestamps}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#add_timestamps]
#
# t.timestamps null: false
def timestamps(*args)
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.references(:user)
# t.belongs_to(:supplier, foreign_key: true)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#add_reference for details of the options you can use.
+ # See {connection.add_reference}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#add_reference] for details of the options you can use.
def references(*args, **options)
args.each do |col|
ReferenceDefinition.new(col, **options).add_to(self)
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Represents an SQL table in an abstract way for updating a table.
- # Also see TableDefinition and SchemaStatements#create_table
+ # Also see TableDefinition and {connection.create_table}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#create_table]
#
# Available transformations are:
#
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.string(:name) unless t.column_exists?(:name, :string)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#column_exists?
+ # See {connection.column_exists?}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#column_exists?]
def column_exists?(column_name, type = nil, options = {})
@base.column_exists?(name, column_name, type, options)
end
@@ -562,7 +563,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.index([:branch_id, :party_id], unique: true)
# t.index([:branch_id, :party_id], unique: true, name: 'by_branch_party')
#
- # See SchemaStatements#add_index for details of the options you can use.
+ # See {connection.add_index}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#add_index] for details of the options you can use.
def index(column_name, options = {})
@base.add_index(name, column_name, options)
end
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.index(:branch_id)
# end
#
- # See SchemaStatements#index_exists?
+ # See {connection.index_exists?}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#index_exists?]
def index_exists?(column_name, options = {})
@base.index_exists?(name, column_name, options)
end
@@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.rename_index(:user_id, :account_id)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#rename_index
+ # See {connection.rename_index}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#rename_index]
def rename_index(index_name, new_index_name)
@base.rename_index(name, index_name, new_index_name)
end
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.timestamps(null: false)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#add_timestamps
+ # See {connection.add_timestamps}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#add_timestamps]
def timestamps(options = {})
@base.add_timestamps(name, options)
end
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.change_default(:authorized, 1)
# t.change_default(:status, from: nil, to: "draft")
#
- # See SchemaStatements#change_column_default
+ # See {connection.change_column_default}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#change_column_default]
def change_default(column_name, default_or_changes)
@base.change_column_default(name, column_name, default_or_changes)
end
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.remove(:qualification)
# t.remove(:qualification, :experience)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#remove_columns
+ # See {connection.remove_columns}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#remove_columns]
def remove(*column_names)
@base.remove_columns(name, *column_names)
end
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.remove_index(column: [:branch_id, :party_id])
# t.remove_index(name: :by_branch_party)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#remove_index
+ # See {connection.remove_index}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#remove_index]
def remove_index(options = {})
@base.remove_index(name, options)
end
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.remove_timestamps
#
- # See SchemaStatements#remove_timestamps
+ # See {connection.remove_timestamps}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#remove_timestamps]
def remove_timestamps(options = {})
@base.remove_timestamps(name, options)
end
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.rename(:description, :name)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#rename_column
+ # See {connection.rename_column}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#rename_column]
def rename(column_name, new_column_name)
@base.rename_column(name, column_name, new_column_name)
end
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.references(:user)
# t.belongs_to(:supplier, foreign_key: true)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#add_reference for details of the options you can use.
+ # See {connection.add_reference}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#add_reference] for details of the options you can use.
def references(*args)
options = args.extract_options!
args.each do |ref_name|
@@ -675,7 +676,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# t.remove_references(:user)
# t.remove_belongs_to(:supplier, polymorphic: true)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#remove_reference
+ # See {connection.remove_reference}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#remove_reference]
def remove_references(*args)
options = args.extract_options!
args.each do |ref_name|
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.foreign_key(:authors)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#add_foreign_key
+ # See {connection.add_foreign_key}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#add_foreign_key]
def foreign_key(*args) # :nodoc:
@base.add_foreign_key(name, *args)
end
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# t.foreign_key(:authors) unless t.foreign_key_exists?(:authors)
#
- # See SchemaStatements#foreign_key_exists?
+ # See {connection.foreign_key_exists?}[rdoc-ref:SchemaStatements#foreign_key_exists?]
def foreign_key_exists?(*args) # :nodoc:
@base.foreign_key_exists?(name, *args)
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
index b69fd75377..d3fbc18f97 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Creates a new table with the name +table_name+. +table_name+ may either
# be a String or a Symbol.
#
- # There are two ways to work with +create_table+. You can use the block
+ # There are two ways to work with #create_table. You can use the block
# form or the regular form, like this:
#
# === Block form
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# The +options+ hash can include the following keys:
# [<tt>:id</tt>]
# Whether to automatically add a primary key column. Defaults to true.
- # Join tables for +has_and_belongs_to_many+ should set it to false.
+ # Join tables for {ActiveRecord::Base.has_and_belongs_to_many}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#has_and_belongs_to_many] should set it to false.
#
# A Symbol can be used to specify the type of the generated primary key column.
# [<tt>:primary_key</tt>]
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Defaults to +id+. If <tt>:id</tt> is false this option is ignored.
#
# Note that Active Record models will automatically detect their
- # primary key. This can be avoided by using +self.primary_key=+ on the model
+ # primary key. This can be avoided by using
+ # {self.primary_key=}[rdoc-ref:AttributeMethods::PrimaryKey::ClassMethods#primary_key=] on the model
# to define the key explicitly.
#
# [<tt>:options</tt>]
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Set to true to drop the table before creating it.
# Defaults to false.
#
- # Note that +create_join_table+ does not create any indices by default; you can use
+ # Note that #create_join_table does not create any indices by default; you can use
# its block form to do so yourself:
#
# create_join_table :products, :categories do |t|
@@ -331,11 +332,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Drops the join table specified by the given arguments.
- # See +create_join_table+ for details.
+ # See #create_join_table for details.
#
# Although this command ignores the block if one is given, it can be helpful
# to provide one in a migration's +change+ method so it can be reverted.
- # In that case, the block will be used by create_join_table.
+ # In that case, the block will be used by #create_join_table.
def drop_join_table(table_1, table_2, options = {})
join_table_name = find_join_table_name(table_1, table_2, options)
drop_table(join_table_name)
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Although this command ignores most +options+ and the block if one is given,
# it can be helpful to provide these in a migration's +change+ method so it can be reverted.
- # In that case, +options+ and the block will be used by create_table.
+ # In that case, +options+ and the block will be used by #create_table.
def drop_table(table_name, options = {})
execute "DROP TABLE#{' IF EXISTS' if options[:if_exists]} #{quote_table_name(table_name)}"
end
@@ -694,7 +695,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Adds a reference. The reference column is an integer by default,
# the <tt>:type</tt> option can be used to specify a different type.
# Optionally adds a +_type+ column, if <tt>:polymorphic</tt> option is provided.
- # <tt>add_reference</tt> and <tt>add_belongs_to</tt> are acceptable.
+ # #add_reference and #add_belongs_to are acceptable.
#
# The +options+ hash can include the following keys:
# [<tt>:type</tt>]
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
alias :add_belongs_to :add_reference
# Removes the reference(s). Also removes a +type+ column if one exists.
- # <tt>remove_reference</tt> and <tt>remove_belongs_to</tt> are acceptable.
+ # #remove_reference and #remove_belongs_to are acceptable.
#
# ====== Remove the reference
#
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
alias :remove_belongs_to :remove_reference
# Returns an array of foreign keys for the given table.
- # The foreign keys are represented as +ForeignKeyDefinition+ objects.
+ # The foreign keys are represented as ForeignKeyDefinition objects.
def foreign_keys(table_name)
raise NotImplementedError, "foreign_keys is not implemented"
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index ed14c781c6..9b46df721a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
# related classes form the abstraction layer which makes this possible.
# An AbstractAdapter represents a connection to a database, and provides an
# abstract interface for database-specific functionality such as establishing
- # a connection, escaping values, building the right SQL fragments for ':offset'
- # and ':limit' options, etc.
+ # a connection, escaping values, building the right SQL fragments for +:offset+
+ # and +:limit+ options, etc.
#
# All the concrete database adapters follow the interface laid down in this class.
- # ActiveRecord::Base.connection returns an AbstractAdapter object, which
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.connection}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#connection] returns an AbstractAdapter object, which
# you can use.
#
# Most of the methods in the adapter are useful during migrations. Most
- # notably, the instance methods provided by SchemaStatement are very useful.
+ # notably, the instance methods provided by SchemaStatements are very useful.
class AbstractAdapter
ADAPTER_NAME = 'Abstract'.freeze
include Quoting, DatabaseStatements, SchemaStatements
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Checks whether the connection to the database is still active (i.e. not stale).
- # This is done under the hood by calling <tt>active?</tt>. If the connection
+ # This is done under the hood by calling #active?. If the connection
# is no longer active, then this method will reconnect to the database.
def verify!(*ignored)
reconnect! unless active?
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
index 8c88c38193..0686b35425 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
PostgreSQL::SchemaCreation.new self
end
- # Returns +true+, since this connection adapter supports prepared statement
+ # Returns true, since this connection adapter supports prepared statement
# caching.
def supports_statement_cache?
true
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb
index 2fc5e410f9..aedef54928 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
# "postgres://myuser:mypass@localhost/somedatabase"
# )
#
- # In case <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.configurations</tt> is set (Rails
- # automatically loads the contents of config/database.yml into it),
+ # In case {ActiveRecord::Base.configurations}[rdoc-ref:Core.configurations]
+ # is set (Rails automatically loads the contents of config/database.yml into it),
# a symbol can also be given as argument, representing a key in the
# configuration hash:
#
# ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(:production)
#
- # The exceptions +AdapterNotSpecified+, +AdapterNotFound+ and +ArgumentError+
+ # The exceptions AdapterNotSpecified, AdapterNotFound and +ArgumentError+
# may be returned on an error.
def establish_connection(spec = nil)
spec ||= DEFAULT_ENV.call.to_sym
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index 894d18b79e..db3e9d1d52 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Initialize an empty model object from +coder+. +coder+ should be
# the result of previously encoding an Active Record model, using
- # `encode_with`
+ # #encode_with.
#
# class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
# end
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Populate +coder+ with attributes about this record that should be
# serialized. The structure of +coder+ defined in this method is
- # guaranteed to match the structure of +coder+ passed to the +init_with+
+ # guaranteed to match the structure of +coder+ passed to the #init_with
# method.
#
# Example:
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
"#<#{self.class} #{inspection}>"
end
- # Takes a PP and prettily prints this record to it, allowing you to get a nice result from `pp record`
+ # Takes a PP and prettily prints this record to it, allowing you to get a nice result from <tt>pp record</tt>
# when pp is required.
def pretty_print(pp)
return super if custom_inspect_method_defined?
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/counter_cache.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/counter_cache.rb
index 82596b63df..9e7d391c70 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/counter_cache.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/counter_cache.rb
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# A generic "counter updater" implementation, intended primarily to be
- # used by increment_counter and decrement_counter, but which may also
+ # used by #increment_counter and #decrement_counter, but which may also
# be useful on its own. It simply does a direct SQL update for the record
# with the given ID, altering the given hash of counters by the amount
# given by the corresponding value:
#
# ==== Parameters
#
- # * +id+ - The id of the object you wish to update a counter on or an Array of ids.
+ # * +id+ - The id of the object you wish to update a counter on or an array of ids.
# * +counters+ - A Hash containing the names of the fields
# to update as keys and the amount to update the field by as values.
#
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Increment a numeric field by one, via a direct SQL update.
#
# This method is used primarily for maintaining counter_cache columns that are
- # used to store aggregate values. For example, a DiscussionBoard may cache
+ # used to store aggregate values. For example, a +DiscussionBoard+ may cache
# posts_count and comments_count to avoid running an SQL query to calculate the
# number of posts and comments there are, each time it is displayed.
#
# ==== Parameters
#
# * +counter_name+ - The name of the field that should be incremented.
- # * +id+ - The id of the object that should be incremented or an Array of ids.
+ # * +id+ - The id of the object that should be incremented or an array of ids.
#
# ==== Examples
#
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Decrement a numeric field by one, via a direct SQL update.
#
- # This works the same as increment_counter but reduces the column value by
+ # This works the same as #increment_counter but reduces the column value by
# 1 instead of increasing it.
#
# ==== Parameters
#
# * +counter_name+ - The name of the field that should be decremented.
- # * +id+ - The id of the object that should be decremented or an Array of ids.
+ # * +id+ - The id of the object that should be decremented or an array of ids.
#
# ==== Examples
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
index 10b5fcab24..8fba6fcc35 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Good practice is to let the first declared status be the default.
#
# Finally, it's also possible to explicitly map the relation between attribute and
- # database integer with a +Hash+:
+ # database integer with a hash:
#
# class Conversation < ActiveRecord::Base
# enum status: { active: 0, archived: 1 }
# end
#
- # Note that when an +Array+ is used, the implicit mapping from the values to database
+ # Note that when an array is used, the implicit mapping from the values to database
# integers is derived from the order the values appear in the array. In the example,
# <tt>:active</tt> is mapped to +0+ as it's the first element, and <tt>:archived</tt>
# is mapped to +1+. In general, the +i+-th element is mapped to <tt>i-1</tt> in the
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Therefore, once a value is added to the enum array, its position in the array must
# be maintained, and new values should only be added to the end of the array. To
- # remove unused values, the explicit +Hash+ syntax should be used.
+ # remove unused values, the explicit hash syntax should be used.
#
# In rare circumstances you might need to access the mapping directly.
# The mappings are exposed through a class method with the pluralized attribute
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
index 6721fe144f..533c86a6a9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/errors.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Raised when the single-table inheritance mechanism fails to locate the subclass
- # (for example due to improper usage of column that +inheritance_column+ points to).
- class SubclassNotFound < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
+ # (for example due to improper usage of column that
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.inheritance_column}[rdoc-ref:ModelSchema::ClassMethods#inheritance_column]
+ # points to).
+ class SubclassNotFound < ActiveRecordError
end
# Raised when an object assigned to an association has an incorrect type.
@@ -40,12 +42,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
class AdapterNotFound < ActiveRecordError
end
- # Raised when connection to the database could not been established (for
- # example when +connection=+ is given a nil object).
+ # Raised when connection to the database could not been established (for example when
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.connection=}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionHandling#connection]
+ # is given a nil object).
class ConnectionNotEstablished < ActiveRecordError
end
- # Raised when Active Record cannot find record by given id or set of ids.
+ # Raised when Active Record cannot find a record by given id or set of ids.
class RecordNotFound < ActiveRecordError
attr_reader :model, :primary_key, :id
@@ -58,8 +61,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Raised by ActiveRecord::Base.save! and ActiveRecord::Base.create! methods when record cannot be
- # saved because record is invalid.
+ # Raised by {ActiveRecord::Base#save!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save!] and
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.create!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create!]
+ # methods when a record is invalid and can not be saved.
class RecordNotSaved < ActiveRecordError
attr_reader :record
@@ -69,7 +73,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Raised by ActiveRecord::Base.destroy! when a call to destroy would return false.
+ # Raised by {ActiveRecord::Base#destroy!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy!]
+ # when a call to {#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy!]
+ # would return false.
#
# begin
# complex_operation_that_internally_calls_destroy!
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Defunct wrapper class kept for compatibility.
- # +StatementInvalid+ wraps the original exception now.
+ # StatementInvalid wraps the original exception now.
class WrappedDatabaseException < StatementInvalid
end
@@ -112,8 +118,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Raised when number of bind variables in statement given to +:condition+ key
- # (for example, when using +find+ method) does not match number of expected
- # values supplied.
+ # (for example, when using {ActiveRecord::Base.find}[rdoc-ref:FinderMethods#find] method)
+ # does not match number of expected values supplied.
#
# For example, when there are two placeholders with only one value supplied:
#
@@ -147,7 +153,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Raised when association is being configured improperly or user tries to use
- # offset and limit together with +has_many+ or +has_and_belongs_to_many+
+ # offset and limit together with
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.has_many}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#has_many] or
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.has_and_belongs_to_many}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#has_and_belongs_to_many]
# associations.
class ConfigurationError < ActiveRecordError
end
@@ -156,9 +164,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
class ReadOnlyRecord < ActiveRecordError
end
- # ActiveRecord::Transactions::ClassMethods.transaction uses this exception
- # to distinguish a deliberate rollback from other exceptional situations.
- # Normally, raising an exception will cause the +transaction+ method to rollback
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.transaction}[rdoc-ref:Transactions::ClassMethods#transaction]
+ # uses this exception to distinguish a deliberate rollback from other exceptional situations.
+ # Normally, raising an exception will cause the
+ # {.transaction}[rdoc-ref:Transactions::ClassMethods#transaction] method to rollback
# the database transaction *and* pass on the exception. But if you raise an
# ActiveRecord::Rollback exception, then the database transaction will be rolled back,
# without passing on the exception.
@@ -195,8 +204,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
UnknownAttributeError = ActiveModel::UnknownAttributeError
# Raised when an error occurred while doing a mass assignment to an attribute through the
- # +attributes=+ method. The exception has an +attribute+ property that is the name of the
- # offending attribute.
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#attributes=}[rdoc-ref:AttributeAssignment#attributes=] method.
+ # The exception has an +attribute+ property that is the name of the offending attribute.
class AttributeAssignmentError < ActiveRecordError
attr_reader :exception, :attribute
@@ -207,7 +216,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Raised when there are multiple errors while doing a mass assignment through the +attributes+
+ # Raised when there are multiple errors while doing a mass assignment through the
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#attributes=}[rdoc-ref:AttributeAssignment#attributes=]
# method. The exception has an +errors+ property that contains an array of AttributeAssignmentError
# objects, each corresponding to the error while assigning to an attribute.
class MultiparameterAssignmentErrors < ActiveRecordError
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain_registry.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain_registry.rb
index f5cd57e075..b652932f9c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain_registry.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain_registry.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# returns the collected queries local to the current thread.
#
- # See the documentation of <tt>ActiveSupport::PerThreadRegistry</tt>
+ # See the documentation of ActiveSupport::PerThreadRegistry
# for further details.
class ExplainRegistry # :nodoc:
extend ActiveSupport::PerThreadRegistry
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
index 59df3c78f3..17e7c828b9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# In order to use these methods to access fixtured data within your testcases, you must specify one of the
- # following in your <tt>ActiveSupport::TestCase</tt>-derived class:
+ # following in your ActiveSupport::TestCase-derived class:
#
# - to fully enable instantiated fixtures (enable alternate methods #1 and #2 above)
# self.use_instantiated_fixtures = true
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Helper methods defined in a fixture will not be available in other fixtures, to prevent against
# unwanted inter-test dependencies. Methods used by multiple fixtures should be defined in a module
- # that is included in <tt>ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.context_class</tt>.
+ # that is included in ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.context_class.
#
# - define a helper method in `test_helper.rb`
# module FixtureFileHelpers
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index f659d0b10f..94316d5249 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record Persistence
+ # = Active Record \Persistence
module Persistence
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# the existing record gets updated.
#
# By default, save always run validations. If any of them fail the action
- # is cancelled and +save+ returns +false+. However, if you supply
+ # is cancelled and #save returns +false+. However, if you supply
# validate: false, validations are bypassed altogether. See
# ActiveRecord::Validations for more information.
#
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# If the model is new, a record gets created in the database, otherwise
# the existing record gets updated.
#
- # With <tt>save!</tt> validations always run. If any of them fail
+ # With #save! validations always run. If any of them fail
# ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid gets raised. See ActiveRecord::Validations
# for more information.
#
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# The row is simply removed with an SQL +DELETE+ statement on the
# record's primary key, and no callbacks are executed.
#
- # Note that this will also delete records marked as <tt>readonly?</tt>.
+ # Note that this will also delete records marked as {#readonly?}[rdoc-ref:Core#readonly?].
#
# To enforce the object's +before_destroy+ and +after_destroy+
# callbacks or any <tt>:dependent</tt> association
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Note: The new instance will share a link to the same attributes as the original class.
# Therefore the sti column value will still be the same.
# Any change to the attributes on either instance will affect both instances.
- # If you want to change the sti column as well, use +becomes!+ instead.
+ # If you want to change the sti column as well, use #becomes! instead.
def becomes(klass)
became = klass.new
became.instance_variable_set("@attributes", @attributes)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
became
end
- # Wrapper around +becomes+ that also changes the instance's sti column value.
+ # Wrapper around #becomes that also changes the instance's sti column value.
# This is especially useful if you want to persist the changed class in your
# database.
#
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
# This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. Also note that
#
# * Validation is skipped.
- # * Callbacks are invoked.
+ # * \Callbacks are invoked.
# * updated_at/updated_on column is updated if that column is available.
# * Updates all the attributes that are dirty in this object.
#
- # This method raises an +ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError+ if the
+ # This method raises an ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError if the
# attribute is marked as readonly.
#
- # See also +update_column+.
+ # See also #update_column.
def update_attribute(name, value)
name = name.to_s
verify_readonly_attribute(name)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
alias update_attributes update
- # Updates its receiver just like +update+ but calls <tt>save!</tt> instead
+ # Updates its receiver just like #update but calls #save! instead
# of +save+, so an exception is raised if the record is invalid.
def update!(attributes)
# The following transaction covers any possible database side-effects of the
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# the database, but take into account that in consequence the regular update
# procedures are totally bypassed. In particular:
#
- # * Validations are skipped.
- # * Callbacks are skipped.
+ # * \Validations are skipped.
+ # * \Callbacks are skipped.
# * +updated_at+/+updated_on+ are not updated.
#
- # This method raises an +ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError+ when called on new
+ # This method raises an ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError when called on new
# objects, or when at least one of the attributes is marked as readonly.
def update_columns(attributes)
raise ActiveRecordError, "cannot update a new record" if new_record?
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
self
end
- # Wrapper around +increment+ that saves the record. This method differs from
+ # Wrapper around #increment that saves the record. This method differs from
# its non-bang version in that it passes through the attribute setter.
# Saving is not subjected to validation checks. Returns +true+ if the
# record could be saved.
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
increment(attribute, -by)
end
- # Wrapper around +decrement+ that saves the record. This method differs from
+ # Wrapper around #decrement that saves the record. This method differs from
# its non-bang version in that it passes through the attribute setter.
# Saving is not subjected to validation checks. Returns +true+ if the
# record could be saved.
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
self
end
- # Wrapper around +toggle+ that saves the record. This method differs from
+ # Wrapper around #toggle that saves the record. This method differs from
# its non-bang version in that it passes through the attribute setter.
# Saving is not subjected to validation checks. Returns +true+ if the
# record could be saved.
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Attributes are reloaded from the database, and caches busted, in
# particular the associations cache and the QueryCache.
#
- # If the record no longer exists in the database <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt>
+ # If the record no longer exists in the database ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
# is raised. Otherwise, in addition to the in-place modification the method
# returns +self+ for convenience.
#
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# product.touch(:designed_at) # updates the designed_at attribute and updated_at/on
# product.touch(:started_at, :ended_at) # updates started_at, ended_at and updated_at/on attributes
#
- # If used along with +belongs_to+ then +touch+ will invoke +touch+ method on
- # associated object.
+ # If used along with {belongs_to}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#belongs_to]
+ # then +touch+ will invoke +touch+ method on associated object.
#
# class Brake < ActiveRecord::Base
# belongs_to :car, touch: true
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index 36cdeed489..05bf87ab9d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
require "arel/collectors/bind"
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record Relation
+ # = Active Record \Relation
class Relation
MULTI_VALUE_METHODS = [:includes, :eager_load, :preload, :select, :group,
:order, :joins, :references,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Initializes new record from relation while maintaining the current
# scope.
#
- # Expects arguments in the same format as +Base.new+.
+ # Expects arguments in the same format as {ActiveRecord::Base.new}[rdoc-ref:Core.new].
#
# users = User.where(name: 'DHH')
# user = users.new # => #<User id: nil, name: "DHH", created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>
@@ -126,28 +126,32 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Tries to create a new record with the same scoped attributes
# defined in the relation. Returns the initialized object if validation fails.
#
- # Expects arguments in the same format as +Base.create+.
+ # Expects arguments in the same format as
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.create}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create].
#
# ==== Examples
+ #
# users = User.where(name: 'Oscar')
- # users.create # #<User id: 3, name: "oscar", ...>
+ # users.create # => #<User id: 3, name: "oscar", ...>
#
# users.create(name: 'fxn')
- # users.create # #<User id: 4, name: "fxn", ...>
+ # users.create # => #<User id: 4, name: "fxn", ...>
#
# users.create { |user| user.name = 'tenderlove' }
- # # #<User id: 5, name: "tenderlove", ...>
+ # # => #<User id: 5, name: "tenderlove", ...>
#
# users.create(name: nil) # validation on name
- # # #<User id: nil, name: nil, ...>
+ # # => #<User id: nil, name: nil, ...>
def create(*args, &block)
scoping { @klass.create(*args, &block) }
end
- # Similar to #create, but calls +create!+ on the base class. Raises
- # an exception if a validation error occurs.
+ # Similar to #create, but calls
+ # {create!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create!]
+ # on the base class. Raises an exception if a validation error occurs.
#
- # Expects arguments in the same format as <tt>Base.create!</tt>.
+ # Expects arguments in the same format as
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base.create!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create!].
def create!(*args, &block)
scoping { @klass.create!(*args, &block) }
end
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# User.create_with(last_name: 'Johansson').find_or_create_by(first_name: 'Scarlett')
# # => #<User id: 2, first_name: "Scarlett", last_name: "Johansson">
#
- # This method accepts a block, which is passed down to +create+. The last example
+ # This method accepts a block, which is passed down to #create. The last example
# above can be alternatively written this way:
#
# # Find the first user named "Scarlett" or create a new one with a
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# This method always returns a record, but if creation was attempted and
# failed due to validation errors it won't be persisted, you get what
- # +create+ returns in such situation.
+ # #create returns in such situation.
#
# Please note *this method is not atomic*, it runs first a SELECT, and if
# there are no results an INSERT is attempted. If there are other threads
@@ -216,13 +220,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
find_by(attributes) || create(attributes, &block)
end
- # Like <tt>find_or_create_by</tt>, but calls <tt>create!</tt> so an exception
+ # Like #find_or_create_by, but calls
+ # {create!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create!] so an exception
# is raised if the created record is invalid.
def find_or_create_by!(attributes, &block)
find_by(attributes) || create!(attributes, &block)
end
- # Like <tt>find_or_create_by</tt>, but calls <tt>new</tt> instead of <tt>create</tt>.
+ # Like #find_or_create_by, but calls {new}[rdoc-ref:Core#new]
+ # instead of {create}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create].
def find_or_initialize_by(attributes, &block)
find_by(attributes) || new(attributes, &block)
end
@@ -304,7 +310,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# the existing records is updated or deleted, the cache key changes.
#
# Product.where("name like ?", "%Cosmic Encounter%").cache_key
- # => "products/query-1850ab3d302391b85b8693e941286659-1-20150714212553907087000"
+ # # => "products/query-1850ab3d302391b85b8693e941286659-1-20150714212553907087000"
#
# If the collection is loaded, the method will iterate through the records
# to generate the timestamp, otherwise it will trigger one SQL query like:
@@ -341,8 +347,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Updates all records in the current relation with details given. This method constructs a single SQL UPDATE
# statement and sends it straight to the database. It does not instantiate the involved models and it does not
- # trigger Active Record callbacks or validations. Values passed to `update_all` will not go through
- # ActiveRecord's type-casting behavior. It should receive only values that can be passed as-is to the SQL
+ # trigger Active Record callbacks or validations. Values passed to #update_all will not go through
+ # Active Record's type-casting behavior. It should receive only values that can be passed as-is to the SQL
# database.
#
# ==== Parameters
@@ -403,7 +409,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Note: Updating a large number of records will run an
# UPDATE query for each record, which may cause a performance
# issue. So if it is not needed to run callbacks for each update, it is
- # preferred to use <tt>update_all</tt> for updating all records using
+ # preferred to use #update_all for updating all records using
# a single query.
def update(id = :all, attributes)
if id.is_a?(Array)
@@ -418,9 +424,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Destroys the records by instantiating each
- # record and calling its +destroy+ method. Each object's callbacks are
- # executed (including <tt>:dependent</tt> association options). Returns the
- # collection of objects that were destroyed; each will be frozen, to
+ # record and calling its {#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy] method.
+ # Each object's callbacks are executed (including <tt>:dependent</tt> association options).
+ # Returns the collection of objects that were destroyed; each will be frozen, to
# reflect that no changes should be made (since they can't be persisted).
#
# Note: Instantiation, callback execution, and deletion of each
@@ -428,7 +434,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# once. It generates at least one SQL +DELETE+ query per record (or
# possibly more, to enforce your callbacks). If you want to delete many
# rows quickly, without concern for their associations or callbacks, use
- # +delete_all+ instead.
+ # #delete_all instead.
#
# ==== Examples
#
@@ -447,7 +453,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Destroy an object (or multiple objects) that has the given id. The object is instantiated first,
# therefore all callbacks and filters are fired off before the object is deleted. This method is
- # less efficient than ActiveRecord#delete but allows cleanup methods and other actions to be run.
+ # less efficient than #delete but allows cleanup methods and other actions to be run.
#
# This essentially finds the object (or multiple objects) with the given id, creates a new object
# from the attributes, and then calls destroy on it.
@@ -473,9 +479,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Deletes the records without instantiating the records
- # first, and hence not calling the +destroy+ method nor invoking callbacks. This
- # is a single SQL DELETE statement that goes straight to the database, much more
- # efficient than +destroy_all+. Be careful with relations though, in particular
+ # first, and hence not calling the {#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy]
+ # method nor invoking callbacks.
+ # This is a single SQL DELETE statement that goes straight to the database, much more
+ # efficient than #destroy_all. Be careful with relations though, in particular
# <tt>:dependent</tt> rules defined on associations are not honored. Returns the
# number of rows affected.
#
@@ -483,9 +490,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Both calls delete the affected posts all at once with a single DELETE statement.
# If you need to destroy dependent associations or call your <tt>before_*</tt> or
- # +after_destroy+ callbacks, use the +destroy_all+ method instead.
+ # +after_destroy+ callbacks, use the #destroy_all method instead.
#
- # If an invalid method is supplied, +delete_all+ raises an ActiveRecord error:
+ # If an invalid method is supplied, #delete_all raises an ActiveRecordError:
#
# Post.limit(100).delete_all
# # => ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError: delete_all doesn't support limit
@@ -534,7 +541,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# You can delete multiple rows at once by passing an Array of <tt>id</tt>s.
#
# Note: Although it is often much faster than the alternative,
- # <tt>#destroy</tt>, skipping callbacks might bypass business logic in
+ # #destroy, skipping callbacks might bypass business logic in
# your application that ensures referential integrity or performs other
# essential jobs.
#
@@ -624,8 +631,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
includes_values & joins_values
end
- # +uniq+ and +uniq!+ are silently deprecated. +uniq_value+ delegates to +distinct_value+
- # to maintain backwards compatibility. Use +distinct_value+ instead.
+ # {#uniq}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#uniq] and
+ # {#uniq!}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#uniq!] are silently deprecated.
+ # #uniq_value delegates to #distinct_value to maintain backwards compatibility.
+ # Use #distinct_value instead.
def uniq_value
distinct_value
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
index beb8fa511c..221bc73680 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ require "active_record/relation/batches/batch_enumerator"
module ActiveRecord
module Batches
# Looping through a collection of records from the database
- # (using the +all+ method, for example) is very inefficient
- # since it will try to instantiate all the objects at once.
+ # (using the Scoping::Named::ClassMethods.all method, for example)
+ # is very inefficient since it will try to instantiate all the objects at once.
#
# In that case, batch processing methods allow you to work
# with the records in batches, thereby greatly reducing memory consumption.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb
index ee078102ca..16d5774fec 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb
@@ -14,33 +14,34 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Person.distinct.count(:age)
# # => counts the number of different age values
#
- # If +count+ is used with +group+, it returns a Hash whose keys represent the aggregated column,
+ # If #count is used with {Relation#group}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#group],
+ # it returns a Hash whose keys represent the aggregated column,
# and the values are the respective amounts:
#
# Person.group(:city).count
# # => { 'Rome' => 5, 'Paris' => 3 }
#
- # If +count+ is used with +group+ for multiple columns, it returns a Hash whose
+ # If #count is used with {Relation#group}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#group] for multiple columns, it returns a Hash whose
# keys are an array containing the individual values of each column and the value
- # of each key would be the +count+.
+ # of each key would be the #count.
#
# Article.group(:status, :category).count
# # => {["draft", "business"]=>10, ["draft", "technology"]=>4,
# ["published", "business"]=>0, ["published", "technology"]=>2}
#
- # If +count+ is used with +select+, it will count the selected columns:
+ # If #count is used with {Relation#select}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#select], it will count the selected columns:
#
# Person.select(:age).count
# # => counts the number of different age values
#
- # Note: not all valid +select+ expressions are valid +count+ expressions. The specifics differ
+ # Note: not all valid {Relation#select}[rdoc-ref:QueryMethods#select] expressions are valid #count expressions. The specifics differ
# between databases. In invalid cases, an error from the database is thrown.
def count(column_name = nil)
calculate(:count, column_name)
end
# Calculates the average value on a given column. Returns +nil+ if there's
- # no row. See +calculate+ for examples with options.
+ # no row. See #calculate for examples with options.
#
# Person.average(:age) # => 35.8
def average(column_name)
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Calculates the minimum value on a given column. The value is returned
# with the same data type of the column, or +nil+ if there's no row. See
- # +calculate+ for examples with options.
+ # #calculate for examples with options.
#
# Person.minimum(:age) # => 7
def minimum(column_name)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Calculates the maximum value on a given column. The value is returned
# with the same data type of the column, or +nil+ if there's no row. See
- # +calculate+ for examples with options.
+ # #calculate for examples with options.
#
# Person.maximum(:age) # => 93
def maximum(column_name)
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Calculates the sum of values on a given column. The value is returned
- # with the same data type of the column, 0 if there's no row. See
- # +calculate+ for examples with options.
+ # with the same data type of the column, +0+ if there's no row. See
+ # #calculate for examples with options.
#
# Person.sum(:age) # => 4562
def sum(column_name = nil, &block)
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
calculate(:sum, column_name)
end
- # This calculates aggregate values in the given column. Methods for count, sum, average,
- # minimum, and maximum have been added as shortcuts.
+ # This calculates aggregate values in the given column. Methods for #count, #sum, #average,
+ # #minimum, and #maximum have been added as shortcuts.
#
# Person.calculate(:count, :all) # The same as Person.count
# Person.average(:age) # SELECT AVG(age) FROM people...
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Use <tt>pluck</tt> as a shortcut to select one or more attributes without
+ # Use #pluck as a shortcut to select one or more attributes without
# loading a bunch of records just to grab the attributes you want.
#
# Person.pluck(:name)
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Person.all.map(&:name)
#
- # Pluck returns an <tt>Array</tt> of attribute values type-casted to match
+ # Pluck returns an Array of attribute values type-casted to match
# the plucked column names, if they can be deduced. Plucking an SQL fragment
# returns String values by default.
#
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# # SELECT DATEDIFF(updated_at, created_at) FROM people
# # => ['0', '27761', '173']
#
- # See also +ids+.
+ # See also #ids.
#
def pluck(*column_names)
column_names.map! do |column_name|
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
index 009b2bad57..435cef901b 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Person.where("administrator = 1").order("created_on DESC").find(1)
#
# NOTE: The returned records may not be in the same order as the ids you
- # provide since database rows are unordered. You'd need to provide an explicit <tt>order</tt>
+ # provide since database rows are unordered. You'd need to provide an explicit QueryMethods#order
# option if you want the results are sorted.
#
# ==== Find with lock
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# person.save!
# end
#
- # ==== Variations of +find+
+ # ==== Variations of #find
#
# Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4)
# # returns a chainable list (which can be empty).
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).first_or_create
# # returns the first item or creates it and returns it.
#
- # ==== Alternatives for +find+
+ # ==== Alternatives for #find
#
# Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).exists?(conditions = :none)
# # returns a boolean indicating if any record with the given conditions exist.
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
nil
end
- # Like <tt>find_by</tt>, except that if no record is found, raises
- # an <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> error.
+ # Like #find_by, except that if no record is found, raises
+ # an ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound error.
def find_by!(arg, *args)
where(arg, *args).take!
rescue RangeError
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
limit ? limit(limit).to_a : find_take
end
- # Same as +take+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
- # is found. Note that <tt>take!</tt> accepts no arguments.
+ # Same as #take but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
+ # is found. Note that #take! accepts no arguments.
def take!
take or raise RecordNotFound.new("Couldn't find #{@klass.name} with [#{arel.where_sql(@klass.arel_engine)}]")
end
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Same as +first+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
- # is found. Note that <tt>first!</tt> accepts no arguments.
+ # Same as #first but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
+ # is found. Note that #first! accepts no arguments.
def first!
find_nth! 0
end
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Same as +last+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
- # is found. Note that <tt>last!</tt> accepts no arguments.
+ # Same as #last but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
+ # is found. Note that #last! accepts no arguments.
def last!
last or raise RecordNotFound.new("Couldn't find #{@klass.name} with [#{arel.where_sql(@klass.arel_engine)}]")
end
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
find_nth(1, offset_index)
end
- # Same as +second+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
+ # Same as #second but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
# is found.
def second!
find_nth! 1
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
find_nth(2, offset_index)
end
- # Same as +third+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
+ # Same as #third but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
# is found.
def third!
find_nth! 2
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
find_nth(3, offset_index)
end
- # Same as +fourth+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
+ # Same as #fourth but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
# is found.
def fourth!
find_nth! 3
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
find_nth(4, offset_index)
end
- # Same as +fifth+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
+ # Same as #fifth but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
# is found.
def fifth!
find_nth! 4
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
find_nth(41, offset_index)
end
- # Same as +forty_two+ but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> if no record
+ # Same as #forty_two but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
# is found.
def forty_two!
find_nth! 41
end
- # Returns +true+ if a record exists in the table that matches the +id+ or
- # conditions given, or +false+ otherwise. The argument can take six forms:
+ # Returns true if a record exists in the table that matches the +id+ or
+ # conditions given, or false otherwise. The argument can take six forms:
#
# * Integer - Finds the record with this primary key.
# * String - Finds the record with a primary key corresponding to this
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * No args - Returns +false+ if the table is empty, +true+ otherwise.
#
# For more information about specifying conditions as a hash or array,
- # see the Conditions section in the introduction to <tt>ActiveRecord::Base</tt>.
+ # see the Conditions section in the introduction to ActiveRecord::Base.
#
# Note: You can't pass in a condition as a string (like <tt>name =
# 'Jamie'</tt>), since it would be sanitized and then queried against
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# This method is called whenever no records are found with either a single
- # id or multiple ids and raises a +ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound+ exception.
+ # id or multiple ids and raises a ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound exception.
#
# The error message is different depending on whether a single id or
# multiple ids are provided. If multiple ids are provided, then the number
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index 660bb0899a..55fd0e0b52 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Returns a new relation expressing WHERE + NOT condition according to
# the conditions in the arguments.
#
- # +not+ accepts conditions as a string, array, or hash. See #where for
+ # #not accepts conditions as a string, array, or hash. See QueryMethods#where for
# more details on each format.
#
# User.where.not("name = 'Jon'")
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# allows you to access the +address+ attribute of the +User+ model without
# firing an additional query. This will often result in a
- # performance improvement over a simple +join+.
+ # performance improvement over a simple join.
#
# You can also specify multiple relationships, like this:
#
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# User.includes(:posts).where('posts.name = ?', 'example').references(:posts)
#
- # Note that +includes+ works with association names while +references+ needs
+ # Note that #includes works with association names while #references needs
# the actual table name.
def includes(*args)
check_if_method_has_arguments!(:includes, args)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
self
end
- # Allows preloading of +args+, in the same way that +includes+ does:
+ # Allows preloading of +args+, in the same way that #includes does:
#
# User.preload(:posts)
# # SELECT "posts".* FROM "posts" WHERE "posts"."user_id" IN (1, 2, 3)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Use to indicate that the given +table_names+ are referenced by an SQL string,
# and should therefore be JOINed in any query rather than loaded separately.
- # This method only works in conjunction with +includes+.
+ # This method only works in conjunction with #includes.
# See #includes for more details.
#
# User.includes(:posts).where("posts.name = 'foo'")
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Works in two unique ways.
#
- # First: takes a block so it can be used just like Array#select.
+ # First: takes a block so it can be used just like +Array#select+.
#
# Model.all.select { |m| m.field == value }
#
# This will build an array of objects from the database for the scope,
- # converting them into an array and iterating through them using Array#select.
+ # converting them into an array and iterating through them using +Array#select+.
#
# Second: Modifies the SELECT statement for the query so that only certain
# fields are retrieved:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# # => "value"
#
# Accessing attributes of an object that do not have fields retrieved by a select
- # except +id+ will throw <tt>ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError</tt>:
+ # except +id+ will throw ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError:
#
# Model.select(:field).first.other_field
# # => ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError: missing attribute: other_field
@@ -357,15 +357,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
# User.order('email DESC').select('id').where(name: "John")
# .unscope(:order, :select, :where) == User.all
#
- # One can additionally pass a hash as an argument to unscope specific :where values.
+ # One can additionally pass a hash as an argument to unscope specific +:where+ values.
# This is done by passing a hash with a single key-value pair. The key should be
- # :where and the value should be the where value to unscope. For example:
+ # +:where+ and the value should be the where value to unscope. For example:
#
# User.where(name: "John", active: true).unscope(where: :name)
# == User.where(active: true)
#
- # This method is similar to <tt>except</tt>, but unlike
- # <tt>except</tt>, it persists across merges:
+ # This method is similar to #except, but unlike
+ # #except, it persists across merges:
#
# User.order('email').merge(User.except(:order))
# == User.order('email')
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# than the previous methods; you are responsible for ensuring that the values in the template
# are properly quoted. The values are passed to the connector for quoting, but the caller
# is responsible for ensuring they are enclosed in quotes in the resulting SQL. After quoting,
- # the values are inserted using the same escapes as the Ruby core method <tt>Kernel::sprintf</tt>.
+ # the values are inserted using the same escapes as the Ruby core method +Kernel::sprintf+.
#
# User.where(["name = '%s' and email = '%s'", "Joe", "joe@example.com"])
# # SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'Joe' AND email = 'joe@example.com';
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Post.where(active: true).where(trashed: true).rewhere(trashed: false)
# # WHERE `active` = 1 AND `trashed` = 0
#
+ # This is short-hand for <tt>unscope(where: conditions.keys).where(conditions)</tt>.
+ # Note that unlike reorder, we're only unscoping the named conditions -- not the entire where statement.
def rewhere(conditions)
unscope(where: conditions.keys).where(conditions)
end
@@ -583,8 +585,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# argument.
#
# The two relations must be structurally compatible: they must be scoping the same model, and
- # they must differ only by +where+ (if no +group+ has been defined) or +having+ (if a +group+ is
- # present). Neither relation may have a +limit+, +offset+, or +distinct+ set.
+ # they must differ only by #where (if no #group has been defined) or #having (if a #group is
+ # present). Neither relation may have a #limit, #offset, or #distinct set.
#
# Post.where("id = 1").or(Post.where("id = 2"))
# # SELECT `posts`.* FROM `posts` WHERE (('id = 1' OR 'id = 2'))
@@ -651,7 +653,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Specifies locking settings (default to +true+). For more information
- # on locking, please see +ActiveRecord::Locking+.
+ # on locking, please see ActiveRecord::Locking.
def lock(locks = true)
spawn.lock!(locks)
end
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# users = users.create_with(name: 'DHH')
# users.new.name # => 'DHH'
#
- # You can pass +nil+ to +create_with+ to reset attributes:
+ # You can pass +nil+ to #create_with to reset attributes:
#
# users = users.create_with(nil)
# users.new.name # => 'Oscar'
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb
index 70da37fa84..5c3318651a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
clone
end
- # Merges in the conditions from <tt>other</tt>, if <tt>other</tt> is an <tt>ActiveRecord::Relation</tt>.
+ # Merges in the conditions from <tt>other</tt>, if <tt>other</tt> is an ActiveRecord::Relation.
# Returns an array representing the intersection of the resulting records with <tt>other</tt>, if <tt>other</tt> is an array.
# Post.where(published: true).joins(:comments).merge( Comment.where(spam: false) )
# # Performs a single join query with both where conditions.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/result.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/result.rb
index 500c478e65..8e6cd6c82f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/result.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/result.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
module ActiveRecord
###
- # This class encapsulates a Result returned from calling +exec_query+ on any
- # database connection adapter. For example:
+ # This class encapsulates a result returned from calling
+ # {#exec_query}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::DatabaseStatements#exec_query]
+ # on any database connection adapter. For example:
#
# result = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.exec_query('SELECT id, title, body FROM posts')
# result # => #<ActiveRecord::Result:0xdeadbeef>
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/runtime_registry.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/runtime_registry.rb
index 9d605b826a..56e88bc661 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/runtime_registry.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/runtime_registry.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# returns the connection handler local to the current thread.
#
- # See the documentation of <tt>ActiveSupport::PerThreadRegistry</tt>
+ # See the documentation of ActiveSupport::PerThreadRegistry
# for further details.
class RuntimeRegistry # :nodoc:
extend ActiveSupport::PerThreadRegistry
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/sanitization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/sanitization.rb
index 7f6664ea50..1cf4b09bf3 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/sanitization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/sanitization.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
module ClassMethods
- # Used to sanitize objects before they're used in an SQL SELECT statement. Delegates to <tt>connection.quote</tt>.
+ # Used to sanitize objects before they're used in an SQL SELECT statement.
+ # Delegates to {connection.quote}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::Quoting#quote].
def sanitize(object) # :nodoc:
connection.quote(object)
end
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Accepts a hash of SQL conditions and replaces those attributes
- # that correspond to a +composed_of+ relationship with their expanded
- # aggregate attribute values.
+ # that correspond to a {#composed_of}[rdoc-ref:Aggregations::ClassMethods#composed_of]
+ # relationship with their expanded aggregate attribute values.
#
# Given:
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema.rb
index c1a42dc629..31dd584538 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record Schema
+ # = Active Record \Schema
#
# Allows programmers to programmatically define a schema in a portable
# DSL. This means you can define tables, indexes, etc. without using SQL
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
class Schema < Migration
# Eval the given block. All methods available to the current connection
# adapter are available within the block, so you can easily use the
- # database definition DSL to build up your schema (+create_table+,
- # +add_index+, etc.).
+ # database definition DSL to build up your schema (
+ # {create_table}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#create_table],
+ # {add_index}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#add_index], etc.).
#
# The +info+ hash is optional, and if given is used to define metadata
# about the current schema (currently, only the schema's version):
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping.rb
index 184c5063d9..e395970dc6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# registry.value_for(:current_scope, "Board")
#
- # You will obtain whatever was defined in +some_new_scope+. The +value_for+
- # and +set_value_for+ methods are delegated to the current +ScopeRegistry+
+ # You will obtain whatever was defined in +some_new_scope+. The #value_for
+ # and #set_value_for methods are delegated to the current ScopeRegistry
# object, so the above example code can also be called as:
#
# ActiveRecord::Scoping::ScopeRegistry.set_value_for(:current_scope,
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb
index fac566e12b..17bc066e4d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Article.all # => SELECT * FROM articles WHERE published = true
#
- # The +default_scope+ is also applied while creating/building a record.
+ # The #default_scope is also applied while creating/building a record.
# It is not applied while updating a record.
#
# Article.new.published # => true
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# +default_scope+ macro, and it will be called when building the
# default scope.)
#
- # If you use multiple +default_scope+ declarations in your model then
+ # If you use multiple #default_scope declarations in your model then
# they will be merged together:
#
# class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Article.all # => SELECT * FROM articles WHERE published = true AND rating = 'G'
#
# This is also the case with inheritance and module includes where the
- # parent or module defines a +default_scope+ and the child or including
+ # parent or module defines a #default_scope and the child or including
# class defines a second one.
#
# If you need to do more complex things with a default scope, you can
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
index b2f25752d3..103569c84d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
module ClassMethods
- # Returns an <tt>ActiveRecord::Relation</tt> scope object.
+ # Returns an ActiveRecord::Relation scope object.
#
# posts = Post.all
# posts.size # Fires "select count(*) from posts" and returns the count
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# fruits = fruits.limit(10) if limited?
#
# You can define a scope that applies to all finders using
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.default_scope</tt>.
+ # {default_scope}[rdoc-ref:Scoping::Default::ClassMethods#default_scope].
def all
if current_scope
current_scope.clone
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
# Adds a class method for retrieving and querying objects.
- # The method is intended to return an <tt>ActiveRecord::Relation</tt>
+ # The method is intended to return an ActiveRecord::Relation
# object, which is composable with other scopes.
- # If it returns +nil+ or +false+, an <tt>all</tt> scope is returned instead.
+ # If it returns nil or false, an
+ # {all}[rdoc-ref:Scoping::Named::ClassMethods#all] scope is returned instead.
#
# A \scope represents a narrowing of a database query, such as
# <tt>where(color: :red).select('shirts.*').includes(:washing_instructions)</tt>.
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# scope :dry_clean_only, -> { joins(:washing_instructions).where('washing_instructions.dry_clean_only = ?', true) }
# end
#
- # The above calls to +scope+ define class methods <tt>Shirt.red</tt> and
+ # The above calls to #scope define class methods <tt>Shirt.red</tt> and
# <tt>Shirt.dry_clean_only</tt>. <tt>Shirt.red</tt>, in effect,
# represents the query <tt>Shirt.where(color: 'red')</tt>.
#
# You should always pass a callable object to the scopes defined
- # with +scope+. This ensures that the scope is re-evaluated each
+ # with #scope. This ensures that the scope is re-evaluated each
# time it is called.
#
# Note that this is simply 'syntactic sugar' for defining an actual
@@ -70,15 +71,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# Unlike <tt>Shirt.find(...)</tt>, however, the object returned by
- # <tt>Shirt.red</tt> is not an Array but an <tt>ActiveRecord::Relation</tt>,
+ # <tt>Shirt.red</tt> is not an Array but an ActiveRecord::Relation,
# which is composable with other scopes; it resembles the association object
- # constructed by a +has_many+ declaration. For instance, you can invoke
- # <tt>Shirt.red.first</tt>, <tt>Shirt.red.count</tt>,
+ # constructed by a {has_many}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#has_many]
+ # 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
- # <tt>Shirt.red</tt> really was an Array.
+ # <tt>Shirt.red</tt> really was an array.
#
# These named \scopes are composable. For instance,
# <tt>Shirt.red.dry_clean_only</tt> will produce all shirts that are
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# All scopes are available as class methods on the ActiveRecord::Base
# descendant upon which the \scopes were defined. But they are also
- # available to +has_many+ associations. If,
+ # available to {has_many}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#has_many]
+ # associations. If,
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :shirts
@@ -98,8 +100,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# then <tt>elton.shirts.red.dry_clean_only</tt> will return all of
# Elton's red, dry clean only shirts.
#
- # \Named scopes can also have extensions, just as with +has_many+
- # declarations:
+ # \Named scopes can also have extensions, just as with
+ # {has_many}[rdoc-ref:Associations::ClassMethods#has_many] declarations:
#
# class Shirt < ActiveRecord::Base
# scope :red, -> { where(color: 'red') } do
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/secure_token.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/secure_token.rb
index ca11853da7..8abda2ac49 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/secure_token.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/secure_token.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
module ClassMethods
- # Example using has_secure_token
+ # Example using #has_secure_token
#
# # Schema: User(token:string, auth_token:string)
# class User < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# user.regenerate_token # => true
# user.regenerate_auth_token # => true
#
- # SecureRandom::base58 is used to generate the 24-character unique token, so collisions are highly unlikely.
+ # <tt>SecureRandom::base58</tt> is used to generate the 24-character unique token, so collisions are highly unlikely.
#
# Note that it's still possible to generate a race condition in the database in the same way that
- # <tt>validates_uniqueness_of</tt> can. You're encouraged to add a unique index in the database to deal
- # with this even more unlikely scenario.
+ # {validates_uniqueness_of}[rdoc-ref:Validations::ClassMethods#validates_uniqueness_of] can.
+ # You're encouraged to add a unique index in the database to deal with this even more unlikely scenario.
def has_secure_token(attribute = :token)
# Load securerandom only when has_secure_token is used.
require 'active_support/core_ext/securerandom'
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/serialization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/serialization.rb
index 23dc6465af..5a408e7b8e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/serialization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/serialization.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
- # = Active Record Serialization
+ # = Active Record \Serialization
module Serialization
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
include ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/statement_cache.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/statement_cache.rb
index 95986c820c..f6b0efb88a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/statement_cache.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/statement_cache.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Book.where(name: "my book").where("author_id > 3")
# end
#
- # The cached statement is executed by using the +execute+ method:
+ # The cached statement is executed by using the
+ # [connection.execute]{rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::DatabaseStatements#execute} method:
#
# cache.execute([], Book, Book.connection)
#
- # The relation returned by the block is cached, and for each +execute+ call the cached relation gets duped.
- # Database is queried when +to_a+ is called on the relation.
+ # The relation returned by the block is cached, and for each
+ # [execute]{rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::DatabaseStatements#execute}
+ # call the cached relation gets duped. Database is queried when +to_a+ is called on the relation.
#
# If you want to cache the statement without the values you can use the +bind+ method of the
# block parameter.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb
index 919bc58ba5..1b407f7702 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/store.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# JSON, YAML, Marshal are supported out of the box. Generally it can be any wrapper that provides +load+ and +dump+.
#
# NOTE: If you are using PostgreSQL specific columns like +hstore+ or +json+ there is no need for
- # the serialization provided by +store+. Simply use +store_accessor+ instead to generate
+ # the serialization provided by {.store}[rdoc-ref:rdoc-ref:ClassMethods#store].
+ # Simply use {.store_accessor}[rdoc-ref:ClassMethods#store_accessor] instead to generate
# the accessor methods. Be aware that these columns use a string keyed hash and do not allow access
# using a symbol.
#
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# store_accessor :settings, :privileges, :servants
# end
#
- # The stored attribute names can be retrieved using +stored_attributes+.
+ # The stored attribute names can be retrieved using {.stored_attributes}[rdoc-ref:rdoc-ref:ClassMethods#stored_attributes].
#
# User.stored_attributes[:settings] # [:color, :homepage]
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb
index 39da32d65b..ea7927a435 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
class DatabaseAlreadyExists < StandardError; end # :nodoc:
class DatabaseNotSupported < StandardError; end # :nodoc:
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks</tt> is a utility class, which encapsulates
+ # ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks is a utility class, which encapsulates
# logic behind common tasks used to manage database and migrations.
#
# The tasks defined here are used with Rake tasks provided by Active Record.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * +seed_loader+: an object which will load seeds, it needs to respond to the +load_seed+ method.
# * +root+: a path to the root of the application.
#
- # Example usage of +DatabaseTasks+ outside Rails could look as such:
+ # Example usage of DatabaseTasks outside Rails could look as such:
#
# include ActiveRecord::Tasks
# DatabaseTasks.database_configuration = YAML.load_file('my_database_config.yml')
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
index e759475cfb..a572c109d8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record Timestamp
+ # = Active Record \Timestamp
#
# Active Record automatically timestamps create and update operations if the
# table has fields named <tt>created_at/created_on</tt> or
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Active Record keeps all the <tt>datetime</tt> and <tt>time</tt> columns
# time-zone aware. By default, these values are stored in the database as UTC
- # and converted back to the current Time.zone when pulled from the database.
+ # and converted back to the current <tt>Time.zone</tt> when pulled from the database.
#
# This feature can be turned off completely by setting:
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
index 1a2988ea77..8de82feae3 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
# = Active Record Transactions
#
- # Transactions are protective blocks where SQL statements are only permanent
+ # \Transactions are protective blocks where SQL statements are only permanent
# if they can all succeed as one atomic action. The classic example is a
# transfer between two accounts where you can only have a deposit if the
- # withdrawal succeeded and vice versa. Transactions enforce the integrity of
+ # withdrawal succeeded and vice versa. \Transactions enforce the integrity of
# the database and guard the data against program errors or database
# break-downs. So basically you should use transaction blocks whenever you
# have a number of statements that must be executed together or not at all.
@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == Different Active Record classes in a single transaction
#
- # Though the transaction class method is called on some Active Record class,
+ # Though the #transaction class method is called on some Active Record class,
# the objects within the transaction block need not all be instances of
# that class. This is because transactions are per-database connection, not
# per-model.
#
# In this example a +balance+ record is transactionally saved even
- # though +transaction+ is called on the +Account+ class:
+ # though #transaction is called on the +Account+ class:
#
# Account.transaction do
# balance.save!
# account.save!
# end
#
- # The +transaction+ method is also available as a model instance method.
+ # The #transaction method is also available as a model instance method.
# For example, you can also do this:
#
# balance.transaction do
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# == +save+ and +destroy+ are automatically wrapped in a transaction
#
- # Both +save+ and +destroy+ come wrapped in a transaction that ensures
+ # Both {#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] and
+ # {#destroy}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#destroy] come wrapped in a transaction that ensures
# that whatever you do in validations or callbacks will happen under its
# protected cover. So you can use validations to check for values that
# the transaction depends on or you can raise exceptions in the callbacks
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# As a consequence changes to the database are not seen outside your connection
# until the operation is complete. For example, if you try to update the index
# of a search engine in +after_save+ the indexer won't see the updated record.
- # The +after_commit+ callback is the only one that is triggered once the update
+ # The #after_commit callback is the only one that is triggered once the update
# is committed. See below.
#
# == Exception handling and rolling back
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# be propagated (after triggering the ROLLBACK), so you should be ready to
# catch those in your application code.
#
- # One exception is the <tt>ActiveRecord::Rollback</tt> exception, which will trigger
+ # One exception is the ActiveRecord::Rollback exception, which will trigger
# a ROLLBACK when raised, but not be re-raised by the transaction block.
#
- # *Warning*: one should not catch <tt>ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid</tt> exceptions
- # inside a transaction block. <tt>ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid</tt> exceptions indicate that an
+ # *Warning*: one should not catch ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid exceptions
+ # inside a transaction block. ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid exceptions indicate that an
# error occurred at the database level, for example when a unique constraint
# is violated. On some database systems, such as PostgreSQL, database errors
# inside a transaction cause the entire transaction to become unusable
@@ -128,11 +129,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# One should restart the entire transaction if an
- # <tt>ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid</tt> occurred.
+ # ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid occurred.
#
# == Nested transactions
#
- # +transaction+ calls can be nested. By default, this makes all database
+ # #transaction calls can be nested. By default, this makes all database
# statements in the nested transaction block become part of the parent
# transaction. For example, the following behavior may be surprising:
#
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
# end
#
- # creates both "Kotori" and "Nemu". Reason is the <tt>ActiveRecord::Rollback</tt>
+ # creates both "Kotori" and "Nemu". Reason is the ActiveRecord::Rollback
# exception in the nested block does not issue a ROLLBACK. Since these exceptions
# are captured in transaction blocks, the parent block does not see it and the
# real transaction is committed.
@@ -171,19 +172,19 @@ module ActiveRecord
# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/savepoint.html
# for more information about savepoints.
#
- # === Callbacks
+ # === \Callbacks
#
# There are two types of callbacks associated with committing and rolling back transactions:
- # +after_commit+ and +after_rollback+.
+ # #after_commit and #after_rollback.
#
- # +after_commit+ callbacks are called on every record saved or destroyed within a
- # transaction immediately after the transaction is committed. +after_rollback+ callbacks
+ # #after_commit callbacks are called on every record saved or destroyed within a
+ # transaction immediately after the transaction is committed. #after_rollback callbacks
# are called on every record saved or destroyed within a transaction immediately after the
# transaction or savepoint is rolled back.
#
# These callbacks are useful for interacting with other systems since you will be guaranteed
# that the callback is only executed when the database is in a permanent state. For example,
- # +after_commit+ is a good spot to put in a hook to clearing a cache since clearing it from
+ # #after_commit is a good spot to put in a hook to clearing a cache since clearing it from
# within a transaction could trigger the cache to be regenerated before the database is updated.
#
# === Caveats
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# This callback is called after a create, update, or destroy are rolled back.
#
- # Please check the documentation of +after_commit+ for options.
+ # Please check the documentation of #after_commit for options.
def after_rollback(*args, &block)
set_options_for_callbacks!(args)
set_callback(:rollback, :after, *args, &block)
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
_run_before_commit_callbacks
end
- # Call the +after_commit+ callbacks.
+ # Call the #after_commit callbacks.
#
# Ensure that it is not called if the object was never persisted (failed create),
# but call it after the commit of a destroyed object.
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
force_clear_transaction_record_state
end
- # Call the +after_rollback+ callbacks. The +force_restore_state+ argument indicates if the record
+ # Call the #after_rollback callbacks. The +force_restore_state+ argument indicates if the record
# state should be rolled back to the beginning or just to the last savepoint.
def rolledback!(force_restore_state: false, should_run_callbacks: true) #:nodoc:
if should_run_callbacks
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
clear_transaction_record_state
end
- # Add the record to the current transaction so that the +after_rollback+ and +after_commit+ callbacks
+ # Add the record to the current transaction so that the #after_rollback and #after_commit callbacks
# can be called.
def add_to_transaction
if has_transactional_callbacks?
@@ -457,23 +458,23 @@ module ActiveRecord
!_rollback_callbacks.empty? || !_commit_callbacks.empty? || !_before_commit_callbacks.empty?
end
- # Updates the attributes on this particular ActiveRecord object so that
- # if it's associated with a transaction, then the state of the ActiveRecord
+ # Updates the attributes on this particular Active Record object so that
+ # if it's associated with a transaction, then the state of the Active Record
# object will be updated to reflect the current state of the transaction
#
- # The @transaction_state variable stores the states of the associated
+ # The +@transaction_state+ variable stores the states of the associated
# transaction. This relies on the fact that a transaction can only be in
# one rollback or commit (otherwise a list of states would be required)
- # Each ActiveRecord object inside of a transaction carries that transaction's
+ # Each Active Record object inside of a transaction carries that transaction's
# TransactionState.
#
# This method checks to see if the ActiveRecord object's state reflects
- # the TransactionState, and rolls back or commits the ActiveRecord object
+ # the TransactionState, and rolls back or commits the Active Record object
# as appropriate.
#
- # Since ActiveRecord objects can be inside multiple transactions, this
+ # Since Active Record objects can be inside multiple transactions, this
# method recursively goes through the parent of the TransactionState and
- # checks if the ActiveRecord object reflects the state of the object.
+ # checks if the Active Record object reflects the state of the object.
def sync_with_transaction_state
update_attributes_from_transaction_state(@transaction_state)
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type.rb
index c90e77d7e8..e210e94f00 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
delegate :add_modifier, to: :registry
# Add a new type to the registry, allowing it to be referenced as a
- # symbol by ActiveRecord::Attributes::ClassMethods#attribute. If your
- # type is only meant to be used with a specific database adapter, you can
+ # symbol by {ActiveRecord::Base.attribute}[rdoc-ref:Attributes::ClassMethods#attribute].
+ # If your type is only meant to be used with a specific database adapter, you can
# do so by passing <tt>adapter: :postgresql</tt>. If your type has the same
# name as a native type for the current adapter, an exception will be
# raised unless you specify an +:override+ option. <tt>override: true</tt> will
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 4113ca4561..6677e6dc5f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
module ActiveRecord
- # = Active Record RecordInvalid
+ # = Active Record \RecordInvalid
#
- # Raised by <tt>save!</tt> and <tt>create!</tt> when the record is invalid. Use the
- # +record+ method to retrieve the record which did not validate.
+ # Raised by {ActiveRecord::Base#save!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save!] and
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#create!}[rdoc-ref:Persistence::ClassMethods#create!] when the record is invalid.
+ # Use the #record method to retrieve the record which did not validate.
#
# begin
# complex_operation_that_internally_calls_save!
@@ -25,26 +26,26 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # = Active Record Validations
+ # = Active Record \Validations
#
- # Active Record includes the majority of its validations from <tt>ActiveModel::Validations</tt>
+ # Active Record includes the majority of its validations from ActiveModel::Validations
# all of which accept the <tt>:on</tt> argument to define the context where the
# validations are active. Active Record will always supply either the context of
# <tt>:create</tt> or <tt>:update</tt> dependent on whether the model is a
- # <tt>new_record?</tt>.
+ # {new_record?}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#new_record?].
module Validations
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
include ActiveModel::Validations
# The validation process on save can be skipped by passing <tt>validate: false</tt>.
- # The regular Base#save method is replaced with this when the validations
- # module is mixed in, which it is by default.
+ # The regular {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] method is replaced
+ # with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
def save(options={})
perform_validations(options) ? super : false
end
- # Attempts to save the record just like Base#save but will raise a +RecordInvalid+
- # exception instead of returning +false+ if the record is not valid.
+ # Attempts to save the record just like {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Base#save] but
+ # will raise a ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception instead of returning +false+ if the record is not valid.
def save!(options={})
perform_validations(options) ? super : raise_validation_error
end
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Runs all the validations within the specified context. Returns +true+ if
# no errors are found, +false+ otherwise.
#
- # Aliased as validate.
+ # Aliased as #validate.
#
# If the argument is +false+ (default is +nil+), the context is set to <tt>:create</tt> if
- # <tt>new_record?</tt> is +true+, and to <tt>:update</tt> if it is not.
+ # {new_record?}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#new_record?] is +true+, and to <tt>:update</tt> if it is not.
#
- # Validations with no <tt>:on</tt> option will run no matter the context. Validations with
+ # \Validations with no <tt>:on</tt> option will run no matter the context. \Validations with
# some <tt>:on</tt> option will only run in the specified context.
def valid?(context = nil)
context ||= default_validation_context
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
index 47ccef31a5..32fbaf0a91 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# 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+.
+ # guaranteed to be valid, you also need to use
+ # {validates_presence_of}[rdoc-ref:Validations::ClassMethods#validates_presence_of].
#
# Configuration options:
#
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/presence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/presence.rb
index 23a3985d35..7e85ed43ac 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/presence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/presence.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# This is due to the way Object#blank? handles boolean values:
# <tt>false.blank? # => true</tt>.
#
- # This validator defers to the ActiveModel validation for presence, adding the
+ # This validator defers to the Active Model validation for presence, adding the
# check to see that an associated object is not marked for destruction. This
# prevents the parent object from validating successfully and saving, which then
# deletes the associated object, thus putting the parent object into an invalid
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# NOTE: This validation will not fail while using it with an association
# if the latter was assigned but not valid. If you want to ensure that
- # it is both present and valid, you also need to use +validates_associated+.
+ # it is both present and valid, you also need to use
+ # {validates_associated}[rdoc-ref:Validations::ClassMethods#validates_associated].
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "can't be blank").
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# 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.
# * <tt>:strict</tt> - Specifies whether validation should be strict.
- # See <tt>ActiveModel::Validation#validates!</tt> for more information.
+ # See ActiveModel::Validation#validates! for more information.
def validates_presence_of(*attr_names)
validates_with PresenceValidator, _merge_attributes(attr_names)
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb
index 5706bbd903..aa2794f120 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# === Concurrency and integrity
#
- # Using this validation method in conjunction with ActiveRecord::Base#save
+ # Using this validation method in conjunction with
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save]
# does not guarantee the absence of duplicate record insertions, because
# uniqueness checks on the application level are inherently prone to race
# conditions. For example, suppose that two users try to post a Comment at
@@ -209,12 +210,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# This could even happen if you use transactions with the 'serializable'
# isolation level. The best way to work around this problem is to add a unique
# index to the database table using
- # ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#add_index. In the
- # rare case that a race condition occurs, the database will guarantee
+ # {connection.add_index}[rdoc-ref:ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#add_index].
+ # In the rare case that a race condition occurs, the database will guarantee
# the field's uniqueness.
#
# When the database catches such a duplicate insertion,
- # ActiveRecord::Base#save will raise an ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
+ # {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] will raise an ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
# exception. You can either choose to let this error propagate (which
# will result in the default Rails exception page being shown), or you
# can catch it and restart the transaction (e.g. by telling the user