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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb
index 50339b6f69..8b2c4c7170 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attributes.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'active_record/attribute/user_provided_default'
+
module ActiveRecord
# See ActiveRecord::Attributes::ClassMethods for documentation
module Attributes
@@ -80,6 +82,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# StoreListing.new.my_string # => "new default"
#
+ # class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # attribute :my_default_proc, :datetime, default: -> { Time.now }
+ # end
+ #
+ # Product.new.my_default_proc # => 2015-05-30 11:04:48 -0600
+ # sleep 1
+ # Product.new.my_default_proc # => 2015-05-30 11:04:49 -0600
+ #
# Attributes do not need to be backed by a database column.
#
# class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -202,7 +212,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# +default+ The default value to use when no value is provided. If this option
# is not passed, the previous default value (if any) will be used.
- # Otherwise, the default will be +nil+.
+ # Otherwise, the default will be +nil+. A proc can also be passed, and
+ # will be called once each time a new value is needed.
#
# +user_provided_default+ Whether the default value should be cast using
# +cast+ or +deserialize+.
@@ -236,7 +247,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
if value == NO_DEFAULT_PROVIDED
default_attribute = _default_attributes[name].with_type(type)
elsif from_user
- default_attribute = Attribute.from_user(name, value, type)
+ default_attribute = Attribute::UserProvidedDefault.new(
+ name,
+ value,
+ type,
+ _default_attributes[name],
+ )
else
default_attribute = Attribute.from_database(name, value, type)
end