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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
index bdda5bc009..9994a81ede 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/serialization.rb
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ module ActiveRecord
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
included do
- # Returns a hash of all the attributes that have been specified for serialization as
- # keys and their class restriction as values.
+ # Returns a hash of all the attributes that have been specified for
+ # serialization as keys and their class restriction as values.
class_attribute :serialized_attributes, instance_accessor: false
self.serialized_attributes = {}
end
module ClassMethods
- # If you have an attribute that needs to be saved to the database as an object, and retrieved as the same object,
- # then specify the name of that 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 retrieval or SerializationTypeMismatch will be raised.
+ # If you have an attribute that needs to be saved to the database as an
+ # object, and retrieved as the same object, then specify the name of that
+ # 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 retrieval or
+ # <tt>SerializationTypeMismatch</tt> will be raised.
#
# ==== Parameters
#
@@ -22,7 +24,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * +class_name+ - Optional, class name that the object type should be equal to.
#
# ==== Example
- # # Serialize a preferences attribute
+ #
+ # # Serialize a preferences attribute.
# class User < ActiveRecord::Base
# serialize :preferences
# end
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- class Attribute < Struct.new(:coder, :value, :state)
+ class Attribute < Struct.new(:coder, :value, :state) # :nodoc:
def unserialized_value
state == :serialized ? unserialize : value
end
@@ -98,16 +101,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
attributes
end
-
- private
-
- def attribute_cast_code(attr_name)
- if serialized_attributes.include?(attr_name)
- "v.unserialized_value"
- else
- super
- end
- end
end
def type_cast_attribute_for_write(column, value)