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-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb17
-rw-r--r--activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb57
-rw-r--r--guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile2
3 files changed, 76 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index a23597be28..bd5d8de69c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -211,6 +211,23 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
+ # Updates the attributes from the passed-in hash, without calling save.
+ #
+ # * Validation is skipped.
+ # * Callbacks are skipped.
+ # * updated_at/updated_on column is not updated if that column is available.
+ #
+ # Raises an +ActiveRecordError+ when called on new objects, or when at least
+ # one of the attributes is marked as readonly.
+ def update_columns(attributes)
+ raise ActiveRecordError, "can not update on a new record object" unless persisted?
+ attributes.each_key {|key| raise ActiveRecordError, "#{key.to_s} is marked as readonly" if self.class.readonly_attributes.include?(key.to_s) }
+ attributes.each do |k,v|
+ raw_write_attribute(k,v)
+ end
+ self.class.where(self.class.primary_key => id).update_all(attributes) == 1
+ end
+
# Initializes +attribute+ to zero if +nil+ and adds the value passed as +by+ (default is 1).
# The increment is performed directly on the underlying attribute, no setter is invoked.
# Only makes sense for number-based attributes. Returns +self+.
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
index b7b77b24af..77a5458b2a 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
@@ -461,6 +461,63 @@ class PersistencesTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
assert_equal 'super_title', t.title
end
+ def test_update_columns
+ topic = Topic.find(1)
+ topic.update_columns({ "approved" => true, title: "Sebastian Topic" })
+ assert topic.approved?
+ assert_equal "Sebastian Topic", topic.title
+ topic.reload
+ assert topic.approved?
+ assert_equal "Sebastian Topic", topic.title
+ end
+
+ def test_update_columns_should_raise_exception_if_new_record
+ topic = Topic.new
+ assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { topic.update_columns({ approved: false }) }
+ end
+
+ def test_update_columns_should_not_leave_the_object_dirty
+ topic = Topic.find(1)
+ topic.update_attributes({ "content" => "Have a nice day", :author_name => "Jose" })
+
+ topic.reload
+ topic.update_columns({ content: "You too", "author_name" => "Sebastian" })
+ assert_equal [], topic.changed
+
+ topic.reload
+ topic.update_columns({ content: "Have a nice day", author_name: "Jose" })
+ assert_equal [], topic.changed
+ end
+
+ def test_update_columns_with_one_readonly_attribute
+ minivan = Minivan.find('m1')
+ prev_color = minivan.color
+ prev_name = minivan.name
+ assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { minivan.update_columns({ name: "My old minivan", color: 'black' }) }
+ assert_equal prev_color, minivan.color
+ assert_equal prev_name, minivan.name
+
+ minivan.reload
+ assert_equal prev_color, minivan.color
+ assert_equal prev_name, minivan.name
+ end
+
+ def test_update_columns_should_not_modify_updated_at
+ developer = Developer.find(1)
+ prev_month = Time.now.prev_month
+
+ developer.update_column(:updated_at, prev_month)
+ assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at
+
+ developer.update_columns({ salary: 80000 })
+ assert_equal prev_month, developer.updated_at
+ assert_equal 80000, developer.salary
+
+ developer.reload
+ assert_equal prev_month.to_i, developer.updated_at.to_i
+ assert_equal 80000, developer.salary
+ end
+
def test_update_attributes
topic = Topic.find(1)
assert !topic.approved?
diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile b/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
index f49d91fd3c..673894c93a 100644
--- a/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
+++ b/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ The following methods skip validations, and will save the object to the database
* +update_all+
* +update_attribute+
* +update_column+
+* +update_columns+
* +update_counters+
Note that +save+ also has the ability to skip validations if passed +:validate => false+ as argument. This technique should be used with caution.
@@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ Just as with validations, it is also possible to skip callbacks. These methods s
* +toggle+
* +touch+
* +update_column+
+* +update_columns+
* +update_all+
* +update_counters+