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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index 74e2774626..142d21ce92 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
class EagerLoadPolymorphicError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
def initialize(reflection)
- super("Can not eagerly load the polymorphic association #{reflection.name.inspect}")
+ super("Cannot eagerly load the polymorphic association #{reflection.name.inspect}")
end
end
class ReadOnlyAssociation < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
def initialize(reflection)
- super("Can not add to a has_many :through association. Try adding to #{reflection.through_reflection.name.inspect}.")
+ super("Cannot add to a has_many :through association. Try adding to #{reflection.through_reflection.name.inspect}.")
end
end
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
autoload :JoinDependency, 'active_record/associations/join_dependency'
autoload :AssociationScope, 'active_record/associations/association_scope'
autoload :AliasTracker, 'active_record/associations/alias_tracker'
- autoload :JoinHelper, 'active_record/associations/join_helper'
end
# Clears out the association cache.
@@ -669,11 +668,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
# and member posts that use the posts table for STI. In this case, there must be a +type+
# column in the posts table.
#
+ # Note: The <tt>attachable_type=</tt> method is being called when assigning an +attachable+.
+ # The +class_name+ of the +attachable+ is passed as a String.
+ #
# class Asset < ActiveRecord::Base
# belongs_to :attachable, polymorphic: true
#
- # def attachable_type=(sType)
- # super(sType.to_s.classify.constantize.base_class.to_s)
+ # def attachable_type=(class_name)
+ # super(class_name.constantize.base_class.to_s)
# end
# end
#
@@ -1213,7 +1215,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Returns the associated object. +nil+ is returned if none is found.
# [association=(associate)]
# Assigns the associate object, extracts the primary key, sets it as the foreign key,
- # and saves the associate object.
+ # and saves the associate object. To avoid database inconsistencies, permanently deletes an existing
+ # associated object when assigning a new one, even if the new one isn't saved to database.
# [build_association(attributes = {})]
# Returns a new object of the associated type that has been instantiated
# with +attributes+ and linked to this object through a foreign key, but has not
@@ -1581,7 +1584,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
hm_options[:through] = middle_reflection.name
hm_options[:source] = join_model.right_reflection.name
- [:before_add, :after_add, :before_remove, :after_remove].each do |k|
+ [:before_add, :after_add, :before_remove, :after_remove, :autosave].each do |k|
hm_options[k] = options[k] if options.key? k
end