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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index 6222bfe903..14af55f327 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -46,12 +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._reflections.keys
- 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)}?")
+ 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
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ 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'
@@ -447,9 +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
#
@@ -647,7 +656,7 @@ 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.
@@ -717,9 +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
@@ -749,16 +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.
@@ -767,8 +776,8 @@ 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])
#
@@ -1052,7 +1061,7 @@ 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 first argument, so
+ # +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)]
@@ -1131,7 +1140,32 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * <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>)
# * <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.
+ # 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]
@@ -1143,8 +1177,14 @@ 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
@@ -1209,7 +1249,7 @@ 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
@@ -1227,7 +1267,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# 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 first argument, so
+ # +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)]
@@ -1257,9 +1297,20 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * <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]
@@ -1279,6 +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]
@@ -1309,6 +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
@@ -1320,6 +1381,7 @@ 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 = {})
reflection = Builder::HasOne.build(self, name, scope, options)
Reflection.add_reflection self, name, reflection
@@ -1333,7 +1395,7 @@ 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 first argument, so
+ # +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)]
@@ -1359,7 +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
#
@@ -1413,7 +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]
@@ -1421,18 +1494,23 @@ 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 = {})
reflection = Builder::BelongsTo.build(self, name, scope, options)
Reflection.add_reflection self, name, reflection
@@ -1470,7 +1548,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Adds the following methods for retrieval and query:
#
- # +collection+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the first argument, so
+ # +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)]
@@ -1531,7 +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
#
@@ -1577,7 +1682,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
scope = nil
end
- habtm_reflection = ActiveRecord::Reflection::HasAndBelongsToManyReflection.new(:has_and_belongs_to_many, name, scope, options, self)
+ habtm_reflection = ActiveRecord::Reflection::HasAndBelongsToManyReflection.new(name, scope, options, self)
builder = Builder::HasAndBelongsToMany.new name, self, options
@@ -1608,7 +1713,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
hm_options[:through] = middle_reflection.name
hm_options[:source] = join_model.right_reflection.name
- [:before_add, :after_add, :before_remove, :after_remove, :autosave, :validate, :join_table].each do |k|
+ [: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