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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb index d8b6d7a86b..14af55f327 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/enumerable' require 'active_support/core_ext/string/conversions' require 'active_support/core_ext/module/remove_method' -require 'active_support/dependencies/autoload' -require 'active_support/concern' require 'active_record/errors' module ActiveRecord + class AssociationNotFoundError < ConfigurationError #:nodoc: + def initialize(record, association_name) + super("Association named '#{association_name}' was not found on #{record.class.name}; perhaps you misspelled it?") + end + end + class InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc: def initialize(reflection, associated_class = nil) super("Could not find the inverse association for #{reflection.name} (#{reflection.options[:inverse_of].inspect} in #{associated_class.nil? ? reflection.class_name : associated_class.name})") @@ -42,12 +46,18 @@ module ActiveRecord end end + class HasOneAssociationPolymorphicThroughError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc: + def initialize(owner_class_name, reflection) + super("Cannot have a has_one :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' which goes through the polymorphic association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.through_reflection.name}'.") + end + end + class HasManyThroughSourceAssociationNotFoundError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc: def initialize(reflection) through_reflection = reflection.through_reflection source_reflection_names = reflection.source_reflection_names - source_associations = reflection.through_reflection.klass.reflect_on_all_associations.collect { |a| a.name.inspect } - super("Could not find the source association(s) #{source_reflection_names.collect{ |a| a.inspect }.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)} in model #{through_reflection.klass}. Try 'has_many #{reflection.name.inspect}, :through => #{through_reflection.name.inspect}, :source => <name>'. Is it one of #{source_associations.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)}?") + source_associations = reflection.through_reflection.klass._reflections.keys + super("Could not find the source association(s) #{source_reflection_names.collect(&:inspect).to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)} in model #{through_reflection.klass}. Try 'has_many #{reflection.name.inspect}, :through => #{through_reflection.name.inspect}, :source => <name>'. Is it one of #{source_associations.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)}?") end end @@ -75,21 +85,15 @@ module ActiveRecord end end - class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationForeignKeyNeeded < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc: - def initialize(reflection) - super("Cannot create self referential has_and_belongs_to_many association on '#{reflection.class_name rescue nil}##{reflection.name rescue nil}'. :association_foreign_key cannot be the same as the :foreign_key.") - end - end - 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 @@ -112,11 +116,11 @@ module ActiveRecord autoload :Association, 'active_record/associations/association' autoload :SingularAssociation, 'active_record/associations/singular_association' autoload :CollectionAssociation, 'active_record/associations/collection_association' + autoload :ForeignAssociation, 'active_record/associations/foreign_association' autoload :CollectionProxy, 'active_record/associations/collection_proxy' autoload :BelongsToAssociation, 'active_record/associations/belongs_to_association' autoload :BelongsToPolymorphicAssociation, 'active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association' - autoload :HasAndBelongsToManyAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association' autoload :HasManyAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_many_association' autoload :HasManyThroughAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_many_through_association' autoload :HasOneAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_one_association' @@ -139,7 +143,6 @@ 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. @@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ module ActiveRecord association = association_instance_get(name) if association.nil? - reflection = self.class.reflect_on_association(name) + raise AssociationNotFoundError.new(self, name) unless reflection = self.class._reflect_on_association(name) association = reflection.association_class.new(self, reflection) association_instance_set(name, association) end @@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ module ActiveRecord private # Returns the specified association instance if it responds to :loaded?, nil otherwise. def association_instance_get(name) - @association_cache[name.to_sym] + @association_cache[name] end # Set the specified association instance. @@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ module ActiveRecord @association_cache[name] = association end - # Associations are a set of macro-like class methods for tying objects together through + # \Associations are a set of macro-like class methods for tying objects together through # foreign keys. They express relationships like "Project has one Project Manager" # or "Project belongs to a Portfolio". Each macro adds a number of methods to the # class which are specialized according to the collection or association symbol and the @@ -193,8 +196,8 @@ module ActiveRecord # * <tt>Project#portfolio, Project#portfolio=(portfolio), Project#portfolio.nil?</tt> # * <tt>Project#project_manager, Project#project_manager=(project_manager), Project#project_manager.nil?,</tt> # * <tt>Project#milestones.empty?, Project#milestones.size, Project#milestones, Project#milestones<<(milestone),</tt> - # <tt>Project#milestones.delete(milestone), Project#milestones.destroy(mileston), Project#milestones.find(milestone_id),</tt> - # <tt>Project#milestones.all(options), Project#milestones.build, Project#milestones.create</tt> + # <tt>Project#milestones.delete(milestone), Project#milestones.destroy(milestone), Project#milestones.find(milestone_id),</tt> + # <tt>Project#milestones.build, Project#milestones.create</tt> # * <tt>Project#categories.empty?, Project#categories.size, Project#categories, Project#categories<<(category1),</tt> # <tt>Project#categories.delete(category1), Project#categories.destroy(category1)</tt> # @@ -206,12 +209,13 @@ module ActiveRecord # For instance, +attributes+ and +connection+ would be bad choices for association names. # # == Auto-generated methods + # See also Instance Public methods below for more details. # # === Singular associations (one-to-one) # | | belongs_to | # generated methods | belongs_to | :polymorphic | has_one # ----------------------------------+------------+--------------+--------- - # other | X | X | X + # other(force_reload=false) | X | X | X # other=(other) | X | X | X # build_other(attributes={}) | X | | X # create_other(attributes={}) | X | | X @@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # | | | has_many # generated methods | habtm | has_many | :through # ----------------------------------+-------+----------+---------- - # others | X | X | X + # others(force_reload=false) | X | X | X # others=(other,other,...) | X | X | X # other_ids | X | X | X # other_ids=(id,id,...) | X | X | X @@ -243,6 +247,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # others.destroy_all | X | X | X # others.find(*args) | X | X | X # others.exists? | X | X | X + # others.distinct | X | X | X # others.uniq | X | X | X # others.reset | X | X | X # @@ -366,11 +371,11 @@ module ActiveRecord # there is some special behavior you should be aware of, mostly involving the saving of # associated objects. # - # You can set the :autosave option on a <tt>has_one</tt>, <tt>belongs_to</tt>, + # 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 # to +true+ will _always_ save the members, whereas setting it to +false+ will - # _never_ save the members. More details about :autosave option is available at - # autosave_association.rb . + # _never_ save the members. More details about <tt>:autosave</tt> option is available at + # AutosaveAssociation. # # === One-to-one associations # @@ -403,7 +408,7 @@ 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 <tt>Relation</tt> syntax # to customize them. For example, to add a condition: # # class Blog < ActiveRecord::Base @@ -422,6 +427,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # has_many :birthday_events, ->(user) { where starts_on: user.birthday }, class_name: 'Event' # end # + # Note: Joining, eager loading and preloading of these associations is not fully possible. + # These operations happen before instance creation and the scope will be called with a +nil+ argument. + # This can lead to unexpected behavior and is deprecated. + # # == Association callbacks # # Similar to the normal callbacks that hook into the life cycle of an Active Record object, @@ -445,9 +454,11 @@ module ActiveRecord # # Possible callbacks are: +before_add+, +after_add+, +before_remove+ and +after_remove+. # - # Should any of the +before_add+ callbacks throw an exception, the object does not get - # added to the collection. Same with the +before_remove+ callbacks; if an exception is - # thrown the object doesn't get removed. + # If any of the +before_add+ callbacks throw an exception, the object will not be + # added to the collection. + # + # Similarly, if any of the +before_remove+ callbacks throw an exception, the object + # will not be removed from the collection. # # == Association extensions # @@ -459,7 +470,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # has_many :people do # def find_or_create_by_name(name) # first_name, last_name = name.split(" ", 2) - # find_or_create_by_first_name_and_last_name(first_name, last_name) + # find_or_create_by(first_name: first_name, last_name: last_name) # end # end # end @@ -474,7 +485,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # module FindOrCreateByNameExtension # def find_or_create_by_name(name) # first_name, last_name = name.split(" ", 2) - # find_or_create_by_first_name_and_last_name(first_name, last_name) + # find_or_create_by(first_name: first_name, last_name: last_name) # end # end # @@ -539,8 +550,8 @@ module ActiveRecord # end # # @firm = Firm.first - # @firm.clients.collect { |c| c.invoices }.flatten # select all invoices for all clients of the firm - # @firm.invoices # selects all invoices by going through the Client join model + # @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: # @@ -569,6 +580,8 @@ module ActiveRecord # @group.avatars << Avatar.new # this would work if User belonged_to Avatar rather than the other way around # @group.avatars.delete(@group.avatars.last) # so would this # + # == 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): @@ -585,7 +598,27 @@ module ActiveRecord # belongs_to :tag, inverse_of: :taggings # end # - # == Nested Associations + # 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. + # + # Extra options on the associations, as defined in the + # <tt>AssociationReflection::INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS</tt> constant, will + # also prevent the association's inverse from being found automatically. + # + # The automatic guessing of the inverse association uses a heuristic based + # on the name of the class, so it may not work for all associations, + # especially the ones with non-standard names. + # + # You can turn off the automatic detection of inverse associations by setting + # the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option to <tt>false</tt> like so: + # + # class Taggable < ActiveRecord::Base + # belongs_to :tag, inverse_of: false + # end + # + # == Nested \Associations # # You can actually specify *any* association with the <tt>:through</tt> option, including an # association which has a <tt>:through</tt> option itself. For example: @@ -623,12 +656,12 @@ module ActiveRecord # belongs_to :commenter # end # - # When using nested association, you will not be able to modify the association because there + # When using a nested association, you will not be able to modify the association because there # is not enough information to know what modification to make. For example, if you tried to # add a <tt>Commenter</tt> in the example above, there would be no way to tell how to set up the # intermediate <tt>Post</tt> and <tt>Comment</tt> objects. # - # == Polymorphic Associations + # == 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 @@ -655,11 +688,14 @@ 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 # @@ -690,9 +726,9 @@ module ActiveRecord # == Eager loading of associations # # Eager loading is a way to find objects of a certain class and a number of named associations. - # This is one of the easiest ways of to prevent the dreaded 1+N problem in which fetching 100 + # It is one of the easiest ways to prevent the dreaded N+1 problem in which fetching 100 # posts that each need to display their author triggers 101 database queries. Through the - # use of eager loading, the 101 queries can be reduced to 2. + # use of eager loading, the number of queries will be reduced from 101 to 2. # # class Post < ActiveRecord::Base # belongs_to :author @@ -722,16 +758,16 @@ module ActiveRecord # Post.includes(:author, :comments).each do |post| # # This will load all comments with a single query. This reduces the total number of queries - # to 3. More generally the number of queries will be 1 plus the number of associations + # 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). # # To include a deep hierarchy of associations, use a hash: # - # Post.includes(:author, {comments: {author: :gravatar}}).each do |post| + # Post.includes(:author, { comments: { author: :gravatar } }).each do |post| # - # That'll grab not only all the comments but all their authors and gravatar pictures. - # You can mix and match symbols, arrays and hashes in any combination to describe the - # associations you want to load. + # The above code will load all the comments and all of their associated + # authors and gravatars. You can mix and match any combination of symbols, + # arrays, and hashes to retrieve the associations you want to load. # # All of this power shouldn't fool you into thinking that you can pull out huge amounts # of data with no performance penalty just because you've reduced the number of queries. @@ -740,10 +776,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # cut down on the number of queries in a situation as the one described above. # # Since only one table is loaded at a time, conditions or orders cannot reference tables - # other than the main one. If this is the case Active Record falls back to the previously - # used LEFT OUTER JOIN based strategy. For example + # other than the main one. If this is the case, Active Record falls back to the previously + # used LEFT OUTER JOIN based strategy. For example: # - # Post.includes([:author, :comments]).where(['comments.approved = ?', true]).all + # Post.includes([:author, :comments]).where(['comments.approved = ?', true]) # # This will result in a single SQL query with joins along the lines of: # <tt>LEFT OUTER JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = posts.id</tt> and @@ -751,11 +787,16 @@ module ActiveRecord # like this can have unintended consequences. # In the above example posts with no approved comments are not returned at all, because # the conditions apply to the SQL statement as a whole and not just to the association. + # # You must disambiguate column references for this fallback to happen, for example # <tt>order: "author.name DESC"</tt> will work but <tt>order: "name DESC"</tt> will not. # - # If you do want eager load only some members of an association it is usually more natural - # to include an association which has conditions defined on it: + # If you want to load all posts (including posts with no approved comments) then write + # your own LEFT OUTER JOIN query using ON + # + # Post.joins("LEFT OUTER JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = posts.id AND comments.approved = '1'") + # + # In this case it is usually more natural to include an association which has conditions defined on it: # # class Post < ActiveRecord::Base # has_many :approved_comments, -> { where approved: true }, class_name: 'Comment' @@ -790,7 +831,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # For example if all the addressables are either of class Person or Company then a total # of 3 queries will be executed. The list of addressable types to load is determined on # the back of the addresses loaded. This is not supported if Active Record has to fallback - # to the previous implementation of eager loading and will raise ActiveRecord::EagerLoadPolymorphicError. + # to the previous implementation of eager loading and will raise <tt>ActiveRecord::EagerLoadPolymorphicError</tt>. # The reason is that the parent model's type is a column value so its corresponding table # name cannot be put in the +FROM+/+JOIN+ clauses of that query. # @@ -951,7 +992,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # # The <tt>:dependent</tt> option can have different values which specify how the deletion # is done. For more information, see the documentation for this option on the different - # specific association types. When no option is given, the behaviour is to do nothing + # specific association types. When no option is given, the behavior is to do nothing # with the associated records when destroying a record. # # Note that <tt>:dependent</tt> is implemented using Rails' callback @@ -967,8 +1008,8 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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> will always call the <tt>destroy</tt> method of the - # record(s) being removed so that callbacks are run. However <tt>delete</tt> will either + # 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 <tt>:nullify</tt> (set the foreign keys to <tt>nil</tt>), except for @@ -989,7 +1030,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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> + # This makes sense if you think about it: if you were to call <tt>post.tags.delete(Tag.find_by(name: 'food'))</tt> # you would want the 'food' tag to be unlinked from the post, rather than for the tag itself # to be removed from the database. # @@ -1020,13 +1061,16 @@ module ActiveRecord # Specifies a one-to-many association. The following methods for retrieval and query of # collections of associated objects will be added: # + # +collection+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the +name+ argument, so + # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> would add among others <tt>clients.empty?</tt>. + # # [collection(force_reload = false)] # Returns an array of all the associated objects. # An empty array is returned if none are found. # [collection<<(object, ...)] # Adds one or more objects to the collection by setting their foreign keys to the collection's primary key. - # Note that this operation instantly fires update sql without waiting for the save or update call on the - # parent object. + # Note that this operation instantly fires update SQL without waiting for the save or update call on the + # parent object, unless the parent object is a new record. # [collection.delete(object, ...)] # Removes one or more objects from the collection by setting their foreign keys to +NULL+. # Objects will be in addition destroyed if they're associated with <tt>dependent: :destroy</tt>, @@ -1061,10 +1105,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # [collection.size] # Returns the number of associated objects. # [collection.find(...)] - # Finds an associated object according to the same rules as ActiveRecord::Base.find. + # Finds an associated object according to the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.find</tt>. # [collection.exists?(...)] # Checks whether an associated object with the given conditions exists. - # Uses the same rules as ActiveRecord::Base.exists?. + # Uses the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.exists?</tt>. # [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 @@ -1074,14 +1118,14 @@ module ActiveRecord # with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that has already # 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! - # - # (*Note*: +collection+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so - # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> would add among others <tt>clients.empty?</tt>.) + # [collection.create!(attributes = {})] + # Does the same as <tt>collection.create</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> + # if the record is invalid. # # === Example # - # Example: A Firm class declares <tt>has_many :clients</tt>, which will add: - # * <tt>Firm#clients</tt> (similar to <tt>Clients.all conditions: ["firm_id = ?", id]</tt>) + # A <tt>Firm</tt> class declares <tt>has_many :clients</tt>, which will add: + # * <tt>Firm#clients</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.where(firm_id: id)</tt>) # * <tt>Firm#clients<<</tt> # * <tt>Firm#clients.delete</tt> # * <tt>Firm#clients.destroy</tt> @@ -1091,11 +1135,37 @@ module ActiveRecord # * <tt>Firm#clients.clear</tt> # * <tt>Firm#clients.empty?</tt> (similar to <tt>firm.clients.size == 0</tt>) # * <tt>Firm#clients.size</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.count "firm_id = #{id}"</tt>) - # * <tt>Firm#clients.find</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.find(id, conditions: "firm_id = #{id}")</tt>) + # * <tt>Firm#clients.find</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.where(firm_id: id).find(id)</tt>) # * <tt>Firm#clients.exists?(name: 'ACME')</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.exists?(name: 'ACME', firm_id: firm.id)</tt>) # * <tt>Firm#clients.build</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.new("firm_id" => id)</tt>) # * <tt>Firm#clients.create</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Client.new("firm_id" => id); c.save; c</tt>) - # The declaration can also include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # * <tt>Firm#clients.create!</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Client.new("firm_id" => id); c.save!</tt>) + # The declaration can also include an +options+ hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # + # === Scopes + # + # You can pass a second argument +scope+ as a callable (i.e. proc or + # lambda) to retrieve a specific set of records or customize the generated + # query when you access the associated collection. + # + # Scope examples: + # has_many :comments, -> { where(author_id: 1) } + # has_many :employees, -> { joins(:address) } + # has_many :posts, ->(post) { where("max_post_length > ?", post.length) } + # + # === Extensions + # + # The +extension+ argument allows you to pass a block into a has_many + # association. This is useful for adding new finders, creators and other + # factory-type methods to be used as part of the association. + # + # Extension examples: + # has_many :employees do + # def find_or_create_by_name(name) + # first_name, last_name = name.split(" ", 2) + # find_or_create_by(first_name: first_name, last_name: last_name) + # end + # end # # === Options # [:class_name] @@ -1107,20 +1177,26 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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+ # 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 + # association. By default this is guessed to be the name of the polymorphic association + # specified on "as" option with a "_type" suffix. So a class that defines a + # <tt>has_many :tags, as: :taggable</tt> association will use "taggable_type" as the + # default <tt>:foreign_type</tt>. # [:primary_key] - # Specify the method that returns the primary key used for the association. By default this is +id+. + # Specify the name of the column to use as the primary key for the association. By default this is +id+. # [:dependent] # Controls what happens to the associated objects when # their owner is destroyed. Note that these are implemented as # callbacks, and Rails executes callbacks in order. Therefore, other - # similar callbacks may affect the :dependent behavior, and the - # :dependent behavior may affect other callbacks. + # similar callbacks may affect the <tt>:dependent</tt> behavior, and the + # <tt>:dependent</tt> behavior may affect other callbacks. # - # * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes all the associated objects to also be destroyed - # * <tt>:delete_all</tt> causes all the asssociated objects to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not execute) + # * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes all the associated objects to also be destroyed. + # * <tt>:delete_all</tt> causes all the associated objects to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not be executed). # * <tt>:nullify</tt> causes the foreign keys to be set to +NULL+. Callbacks are not executed. - # * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there are any associated records - # * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there are any associated objects + # * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there are any associated records. + # * <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 @@ -1160,8 +1236,8 @@ module ActiveRecord # If true, always save the associated objects or destroy them if marked for destruction, # when saving the parent object. If false, never save or destroy the associated objects. # By default, only save associated objects that are new records. This option is implemented as a - # 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. + # +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>. # [:inverse_of] @@ -1173,28 +1249,33 @@ module ActiveRecord # Option examples: # has_many :comments, -> { order "posted_on" } # has_many :comments, -> { includes :author } - # has_many :people, -> { where("deleted = 0").order("name") }, class_name: "Person" + # has_many :people, -> { where(deleted: false).order("name") }, class_name: "Person" # has_many :tracks, -> { order "position" }, dependent: :destroy # has_many :comments, dependent: :nullify # has_many :tags, as: :taggable # has_many :reports, -> { readonly } # has_many :subscribers, through: :subscriptions, source: :user def has_many(name, scope = nil, options = {}, &extension) - Builder::HasMany.build(self, name, scope, options, &extension) + reflection = Builder::HasMany.build(self, name, scope, options, &extension) + Reflection.add_reflection self, name, reflection end # 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. + # 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: # + # +association+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the +name+ argument, so + # <tt>has_one :manager</tt> would add among others <tt>manager.nil?</tt>. + # # [association(force_reload = false)] # 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 @@ -1207,21 +1288,29 @@ module ActiveRecord # Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> # if the record is invalid. # - # (+association+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so - # <tt>has_one :manager</tt> would add among others <tt>manager.nil?</tt>.) - # # === Example # # An Account class declares <tt>has_one :beneficiary</tt>, which will add: - # * <tt>Account#beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>Beneficiary.first(conditions: "account_id = #{id}")</tt>) + # * <tt>Account#beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>Beneficiary.where(account_id: id).first</tt>) # * <tt>Account#beneficiary=(beneficiary)</tt> (similar to <tt>beneficiary.account_id = account.id; beneficiary.save</tt>) # * <tt>Account#build_beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>Beneficiary.new("account_id" => id)</tt>) # * <tt>Account#create_beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>b = Beneficiary.new("account_id" => id); b.save; b</tt>) # * <tt>Account#create_beneficiary!</tt> (similar to <tt>b = Beneficiary.new("account_id" => id); b.save!; b</tt>) # + # === Scopes + # + # You can pass a second argument +scope+ as a callable (i.e. proc or + # lambda) to retrieve a specific record or customize the generated query + # when you access the associated object. + # + # Scope examples: + # has_one :author, -> { where(comment_id: 1) } + # has_one :employer, -> { joins(:company) } + # has_one :dob, ->(dob) { where("Date.new(2000, 01, 01) > ?", dob) } + # # === Options # - # The declaration can also include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # The declaration can also include an +options+ hash to specialize the behavior of the association. # # Options are: # [:class_name] @@ -1233,7 +1322,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # its owner is destroyed: # # * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes the associated object to also be destroyed - # * <tt>:delete</tt> causes the asssociated object to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not execute) + # * <tt>:delete</tt> causes the associated object to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not execute) # * <tt>:nullify</tt> causes the foreign key to be set to +NULL+. Callbacks are not executed. # * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there is an associated record # * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there is an associated object @@ -1241,6 +1330,12 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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 # 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 + # association. By default this is guessed to be the name of the polymorphic association + # specified on "as" option with a "_type" suffix. So a class that defines a + # <tt>has_one :tag, as: :taggable</tt> association will use "taggable_type" as the + # default <tt>:foreign_type</tt>. # [:primary_key] # Specify the method that returns the primary key used for the association. By default this is +id+. # [:as] @@ -1271,6 +1366,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # that is the inverse of this <tt>has_one</tt> 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] + # When set to +true+, the association will also have its presence validated. + # This will validate the association itself, not the id. You can use + # +:inverse_of+ to avoid an extra query during validation. # # Option examples: # has_one :credit_card, dependent: :destroy # destroys the associated credit card @@ -1282,8 +1381,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # has_one :boss, readonly: :true # has_one :club, through: :membership # has_one :primary_address, -> { where primary: true }, through: :addressables, source: :addressable + # has_one :credit_card, required: true def has_one(name, scope = nil, options = {}) - Builder::HasOne.build(self, name, scope, options) + reflection = Builder::HasOne.build(self, name, scope, options) + Reflection.add_reflection self, name, reflection end # Specifies a one-to-one association with another class. This method should only be used @@ -1294,6 +1395,9 @@ module ActiveRecord # Methods will be added for retrieval and query for a single associated object, for which # this object holds an id: # + # +association+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the +name+ argument, so + # <tt>belongs_to :author</tt> would add among others <tt>author.nil?</tt>. + # # [association(force_reload = false)] # Returns the associated object. +nil+ is returned if none is found. # [association=(associate)] @@ -1309,9 +1413,6 @@ module ActiveRecord # Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> # if the record is invalid. # - # (+association+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so - # <tt>belongs_to :author</tt> would add among others <tt>author.nil?</tt>.) - # # === Example # # A Post class declares <tt>belongs_to :author</tt>, which will add: @@ -1320,7 +1421,18 @@ module ActiveRecord # * <tt>Post#build_author</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author = Author.new</tt>) # * <tt>Post#create_author</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author = Author.new; post.author.save; post.author</tt>) # * <tt>Post#create_author!</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author = Author.new; post.author.save!; post.author</tt>) - # The declaration can also include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # The declaration can also include an +options+ hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # + # === Scopes + # + # You can pass a second argument +scope+ as a callable (i.e. proc or + # lambda) to retrieve a specific record or customize the generated query + # when you access the associated object. + # + # Scope examples: + # belongs_to :user, -> { where(id: 2) } + # belongs_to :user, -> { joins(:friends) } + # belongs_to :level, ->(level) { where("game_level > ?", level.current) } # # === Options # @@ -1354,7 +1466,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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 - # <tt>#{table_name}_count</tt> is created on the associate class (such that Post.comments_count will + # <tt>#{table_name}_count</tt> is created on the associate class (such that <tt>Post.comments_count</tt> will # return the count cached, see note below). You can also specify a custom counter # cache column by providing a column name instead of a +true+/+false+ value to this # option (e.g., <tt>counter_cache: :my_custom_counter</tt>.) @@ -1374,7 +1486,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # # Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>. # [:touch] - # If true, the associated object will be touched (the updated_at/on attributes set to now) + # 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] @@ -1382,20 +1494,26 @@ module ActiveRecord # object that is the inverse of this <tt>belongs_to</tt> 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. + # [:required] + # When set to +true+, the association will also have its presence validated. + # This will validate the association itself, not the id. You can use + # +:inverse_of+ to avoid an extra query during validation. # # Option examples: # belongs_to :firm, foreign_key: "client_of" # belongs_to :person, primary_key: "name", foreign_key: "person_name" # belongs_to :author, class_name: "Person", foreign_key: "author_id" - # belongs_to :valid_coupon, ->(o) { where "discounts > #{o.payments_count}" }, + # belongs_to :valid_coupon, ->(o) { where "discounts > ?", o.payments_count }, # class_name: "Coupon", foreign_key: "coupon_id" # belongs_to :attachable, polymorphic: true # belongs_to :project, readonly: true # belongs_to :post, counter_cache: true # belongs_to :company, touch: true # belongs_to :company, touch: :employees_last_updated_at + # belongs_to :company, required: true def belongs_to(name, scope = nil, options = {}) - Builder::BelongsTo.build(self, name, scope, options) + reflection = Builder::BelongsTo.build(self, name, scope, options) + Reflection.add_reflection self, name, reflection end # Specifies a many-to-many relationship with another class. This associates two classes via an @@ -1409,6 +1527,8 @@ module ActiveRecord # to generate a join table name of "papers_paper_boxes" because of the length of the name "paper_boxes", # but it in fact generates a join table name of "paper_boxes_papers". Be aware of this caveat, and use the # custom <tt>:join_table</tt> option if you need to. + # If your tables share a common prefix, it will only appear once at the beginning. For example, + # the tables "catalog_categories" and "catalog_products" generate a join table name of "catalog_categories_products". # # The join table should not have a primary key or a model associated with it. You must manually generate the # join table with a migration such as this: @@ -1428,14 +1548,17 @@ module ActiveRecord # # Adds the following methods for retrieval and query: # + # +collection+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the +name+ argument, so + # <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many :categories</tt> would add among others <tt>categories.empty?</tt>. + # # [collection(force_reload = false)] # Returns an array of all the associated objects. # An empty array is returned if none are found. # [collection<<(object, ...)] # Adds one or more objects to the collection by creating associations in the join table # (<tt>collection.push</tt> and <tt>collection.concat</tt> are aliases to this method). - # Note that this operation instantly fires update sql without waiting for the save or update call on the - # parent object. + # Note that this operation instantly fires update SQL without waiting for the save or update call on the + # parent object, unless the parent object is a new record. # [collection.delete(object, ...)] # Removes one or more objects from the collection by removing their associations from the join table. # This does not destroy the objects. @@ -1457,10 +1580,10 @@ 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 ActiveRecord::Base.find. + # Uses the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.find</tt>. # [collection.exists?(...)] # Checks whether an associated object with the given conditions exists. - # Uses the same rules as ActiveRecord::Base.exists?. + # Uses the same rules as <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.exists?</tt>. # [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. @@ -1469,9 +1592,6 @@ module ActiveRecord # with +attributes+, linked to this object through the join table, and that has already been # saved (if it passed the validation). # - # (+collection+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so - # <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many :categories</tt> would add among others <tt>categories.empty?</tt>.) - # # === Example # # A Developer class declares <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many :projects</tt>, which will add: @@ -1489,7 +1609,34 @@ module ActiveRecord # * <tt>Developer#projects.exists?(...)</tt> # * <tt>Developer#projects.build</tt> (similar to <tt>Project.new("developer_id" => id)</tt>) # * <tt>Developer#projects.create</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Project.new("developer_id" => id); c.save; c</tt>) - # The declaration may include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # The declaration may include an +options+ hash to specialize the behavior of the association. + # + # === Scopes + # + # You can pass a second argument +scope+ as a callable (i.e. proc or + # lambda) to retrieve a specific set of records or customize the generated + # query when you access the associated collection. + # + # Scope examples: + # has_and_belongs_to_many :projects, -> { includes :milestones, :manager } + # has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, ->(category) { + # where("default_category = ?", category.name) + # } + # + # === Extensions + # + # The +extension+ argument allows you to pass a block into a + # has_and_belongs_to_many association. This is useful for adding new + # finders, creators and other factory-type methods to be used as part of + # the association. + # + # Extension examples: + # has_and_belongs_to_many :contractors do + # def find_or_create_by_name(name) + # first_name, last_name = name.split(" ", 2) + # find_or_create_by(first_name: first_name, last_name: last_name) + # end + # end # # === Options # @@ -1530,7 +1677,48 @@ module ActiveRecord # has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, join_table: "prods_cats" # has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, -> { readonly } def has_and_belongs_to_many(name, scope = nil, options = {}, &extension) - Builder::HasAndBelongsToMany.build(self, name, scope, options, &extension) + if scope.is_a?(Hash) + options = scope + scope = nil + end + + habtm_reflection = ActiveRecord::Reflection::HasAndBelongsToManyReflection.new(name, scope, options, self) + + builder = Builder::HasAndBelongsToMany.new name, self, options + + join_model = builder.through_model + + # FIXME: we should move this to the internal constants. Also people + # should never directly access this constant so I'm not happy about + # setting it. + const_set join_model.name, join_model + + middle_reflection = builder.middle_reflection join_model + + Builder::HasMany.define_callbacks self, middle_reflection + Reflection.add_reflection self, middle_reflection.name, middle_reflection + middle_reflection.parent_reflection = [name.to_s, habtm_reflection] + + include Module.new { + class_eval <<-RUBY, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1 + def destroy_associations + association(:#{middle_reflection.name}).delete_all(:delete_all) + association(:#{name}).reset + super + end + RUBY + } + + hm_options = {} + hm_options[:through] = middle_reflection.name + hm_options[:source] = join_model.right_reflection.name + + [:before_add, :after_add, :before_remove, :after_remove, :autosave, :validate, :join_table, :class_name].each do |k| + hm_options[k] = options[k] if options.key? k + end + + has_many name, scope, hm_options, &extension + self._reflections[name.to_s].parent_reflection = [name.to_s, habtm_reflection] end end end |