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Diffstat (limited to 'activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods')
-rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb index dda700d04c..5285fda868 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb @@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ module ActiveRecord end module ClassMethods + # +cache_attributes+ allows you to declare which converted attribute values should + # be cached. Usually caching only pays off for attributes with expensive conversion + # methods, like time related columns (e.g. +created_at+, +updated_at+). + def cache_attributes(*attribute_names) + attribute_names.each {|attr| cached_attributes << attr.to_s} + end + + # Returns the attributes which are cached. By default time related columns + # with datatype <tt>:datetime, :timestamp, :time, :date</tt> are cached. + def cached_attributes + @cached_attributes ||= + columns.select{|c| attribute_types_cached_by_default.include?(c.type)}.map{|col| col.name}.to_set + end + + # Returns +true+ if the provided attribute is being cached. + def cache_attribute?(attr_name) + cached_attributes.include?(attr_name) + end + protected def define_attribute_method(attr_name) if self.serialized_attributes[attr_name] |