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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
index fbdaeaae51..b25057acda 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
require "active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access"
module ActiveRecord
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# for differentiating between them or reloading the right type with find.
#
# Note, all the attributes for all the cases are kept in the same table. Read more:
- # http://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/singleTableInheritance.html
+ # https://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/singleTableInheritance.html
#
module Inheritance
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
@@ -38,30 +40,32 @@ module ActiveRecord
included do
# Determines whether to store the full constant name including namespace when using STI.
# This is true, by default.
- class_attribute :store_full_sti_class, instance_writer: false
- self.store_full_sti_class = true
+ class_attribute :store_full_sti_class, instance_writer: false, default: true
end
module ClassMethods
# Determines if one of the attributes passed in is the inheritance column,
# and if the inheritance column is attr accessible, it initializes an
# instance of the given subclass instead of the base class.
- def new(*args, &block)
+ def new(attributes = nil, &block)
if abstract_class? || self == Base
raise NotImplementedError, "#{self} is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated."
end
- attrs = args.first
if has_attribute?(inheritance_column)
- subclass = subclass_from_attributes(attrs)
+ subclass = subclass_from_attributes(attributes)
+
+ if subclass.nil? && scope_attributes = current_scope&.scope_for_create
+ subclass = subclass_from_attributes(scope_attributes)
+ end
- if subclass.nil? && base_class == self
+ if subclass.nil? && base_class?
subclass = subclass_from_attributes(column_defaults)
end
end
if subclass && subclass != self
- subclass.new(*args, &block)
+ subclass.new(attributes, &block)
else
super
end
@@ -104,21 +108,53 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- # Set this to true if this is an abstract class (see <tt>abstract_class?</tt>).
- # If you are using inheritance with ActiveRecord and don't want child classes
- # to utilize the implied STI table name of the parent class, this will need to be true.
- # For example, given the following:
+ # Returns whether the class is a base class.
+ # See #base_class for more information.
+ def base_class?
+ base_class == self
+ end
+
+ # Set this to +true+ if this is an abstract class (see
+ # <tt>abstract_class?</tt>).
+ # If you are using inheritance with Active Record and don't want a class
+ # to be considered as part of the STI hierarchy, you must set this to
+ # true.
+ # +ApplicationRecord+, for example, is generated as an abstract class.
+ #
+ # Consider the following default behaviour:
+ #
+ # Shape = Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base)
+ # Polygon = Class.new(Shape)
+ # Square = Class.new(Polygon)
#
- # class SuperClass < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # Shape.table_name # => "shapes"
+ # Polygon.table_name # => "shapes"
+ # Square.table_name # => "shapes"
+ # Shape.create! # => #<Shape id: 1, type: nil>
+ # Polygon.create! # => #<Polygon id: 2, type: "Polygon">
+ # Square.create! # => #<Square id: 3, type: "Square">
+ #
+ # However, when using <tt>abstract_class</tt>, +Shape+ is omitted from
+ # the hierarchy:
+ #
+ # class Shape < ActiveRecord::Base
# self.abstract_class = true
# end
- # class Child < SuperClass
- # self.table_name = 'the_table_i_really_want'
- # end
+ # Polygon = Class.new(Shape)
+ # Square = Class.new(Polygon)
#
+ # Shape.table_name # => nil
+ # Polygon.table_name # => "polygons"
+ # Square.table_name # => "polygons"
+ # Shape.create! # => NotImplementedError: Shape is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated.
+ # Polygon.create! # => #<Polygon id: 1, type: nil>
+ # Square.create! # => #<Square id: 2, type: "Square">
#
- # <tt>self.abstract_class = true</tt> is required to make <tt>Child<.find,.create, or any Arel method></tt> use <tt>the_table_i_really_want</tt> instead of a table called <tt>super_classes</tt>
- #
+ # Note that in the above example, to disallow the creation of a plain
+ # +Polygon+, you should use <tt>validates :type, presence: true</tt>,
+ # instead of setting it as an abstract class. This way, +Polygon+ will
+ # stay in the hierarchy, and Active Record will continue to correctly
+ # derive the table name.
attr_accessor :abstract_class
# Returns whether this class is an abstract class or not.
@@ -130,6 +166,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
store_full_sti_class ? name : name.demodulize
end
+ def polymorphic_name
+ base_class.name
+ end
+
def inherited(subclass)
subclass.instance_variable_set(:@_type_candidates_cache, Concurrent::Map.new)
super
@@ -217,7 +257,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
def subclass_from_attributes(attrs)
attrs = attrs.to_h if attrs.respond_to?(:permitted?)
if attrs.is_a?(Hash)
- subclass_name = attrs.with_indifferent_access[inheritance_column]
+ subclass_name = attrs[inheritance_column] || attrs[inheritance_column.to_sym]
if subclass_name.present?
find_sti_class(subclass_name)
@@ -246,7 +286,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
def ensure_proper_type
klass = self.class
if klass.finder_needs_type_condition?
- write_attribute(klass.inheritance_column, klass.sti_name)
+ _write_attribute(klass.inheritance_column, klass.sti_name)
end
end
end