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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "active_support/core_ext/hash/except"
+require "active_support/core_ext/module/redefine_method"
+require "active_support/core_ext/object/try"
+require "active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access"
+
+module ActiveRecord
+ module NestedAttributes #:nodoc:
+ class TooManyRecords < ActiveRecordError
+ end
+
+ extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+ included do
+ class_attribute :nested_attributes_options, instance_writer: false, default: {}
+ end
+
+ # = Active Record Nested Attributes
+ #
+ # Nested attributes allow you to save attributes on associated records
+ # through the parent. By default nested attribute updating is turned off
+ # and you can enable it using the accepts_nested_attributes_for class
+ # method. When you enable nested attributes an attribute writer is
+ # defined on the model.
+ #
+ # The attribute writer is named after the association, which means that
+ # in the following example, two new methods are added to your model:
+ #
+ # <tt>author_attributes=(attributes)</tt> and
+ # <tt>pages_attributes=(attributes)</tt>.
+ #
+ # class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_one :author
+ # has_many :pages
+ #
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :author, :pages
+ # end
+ #
+ # Note that the <tt>:autosave</tt> option is automatically enabled on every
+ # association that accepts_nested_attributes_for is used for.
+ #
+ # === One-to-one
+ #
+ # Consider a Member model that has one Avatar:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_one :avatar
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar
+ # end
+ #
+ # Enabling nested attributes on a one-to-one association allows you to
+ # create the member and avatar in one go:
+ #
+ # params = { member: { name: 'Jack', avatar_attributes: { icon: 'smiling' } } }
+ # member = Member.create(params[:member])
+ # member.avatar.id # => 2
+ # member.avatar.icon # => 'smiling'
+ #
+ # It also allows you to update the avatar through the member:
+ #
+ # params = { member: { avatar_attributes: { id: '2', icon: 'sad' } } }
+ # member.update params[:member]
+ # member.avatar.icon # => 'sad'
+ #
+ # If you want to update the current avatar without providing the id, you must add <tt>:update_only</tt> option.
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_one :avatar
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, update_only: true
+ # end
+ #
+ # params = { member: { avatar_attributes: { icon: 'sad' } } }
+ # member.update params[:member]
+ # member.avatar.id # => 2
+ # member.avatar.icon # => 'sad'
+ #
+ # By default you will only be able to set and update attributes on the
+ # associated model. If you want to destroy the associated model through the
+ # attributes hash, you have to enable it first using the
+ # <tt>:allow_destroy</tt> option.
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_one :avatar
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, allow_destroy: true
+ # end
+ #
+ # Now, when you add the <tt>_destroy</tt> key to the attributes hash, with a
+ # value that evaluates to +true+, you will destroy the associated model:
+ #
+ # member.avatar_attributes = { id: '2', _destroy: '1' }
+ # member.avatar.marked_for_destruction? # => true
+ # member.save
+ # member.reload.avatar # => nil
+ #
+ # Note that the model will _not_ be destroyed until the parent is saved.
+ #
+ # Also note that the model will not be destroyed unless you also specify
+ # its id in the updated hash.
+ #
+ # === One-to-many
+ #
+ # Consider a member that has a number of posts:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_many :posts
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts
+ # end
+ #
+ # You can now set or update attributes on the associated posts through
+ # an attribute hash for a member: include the key +:posts_attributes+
+ # with an array of hashes of post attributes as a value.
+ #
+ # For each hash that does _not_ have an <tt>id</tt> key a new record will
+ # be instantiated, unless the hash also contains a <tt>_destroy</tt> key
+ # that evaluates to +true+.
+ #
+ # params = { member: {
+ # name: 'joe', posts_attributes: [
+ # { title: 'Kari, the awesome Ruby documentation browser!' },
+ # { title: 'The egalitarian assumption of the modern citizen' },
+ # { title: '', _destroy: '1' } # this will be ignored
+ # ]
+ # }}
+ #
+ # member = Member.create(params[:member])
+ # member.posts.length # => 2
+ # member.posts.first.title # => 'Kari, the awesome Ruby documentation browser!'
+ # member.posts.second.title # => 'The egalitarian assumption of the modern citizen'
+ #
+ # You may also set a +:reject_if+ proc to silently ignore any new record
+ # hashes if they fail to pass your criteria. For example, the previous
+ # example could be rewritten as:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_many :posts
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, reject_if: proc { |attributes| attributes['title'].blank? }
+ # end
+ #
+ # params = { member: {
+ # name: 'joe', posts_attributes: [
+ # { title: 'Kari, the awesome Ruby documentation browser!' },
+ # { title: 'The egalitarian assumption of the modern citizen' },
+ # { title: '' } # this will be ignored because of the :reject_if proc
+ # ]
+ # }}
+ #
+ # member = Member.create(params[:member])
+ # member.posts.length # => 2
+ # member.posts.first.title # => 'Kari, the awesome Ruby documentation browser!'
+ # member.posts.second.title # => 'The egalitarian assumption of the modern citizen'
+ #
+ # Alternatively, +:reject_if+ also accepts a symbol for using methods:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_many :posts
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, reject_if: :new_record?
+ # end
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_many :posts
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, reject_if: :reject_posts
+ #
+ # def reject_posts(attributes)
+ # attributes['title'].blank?
+ # end
+ # end
+ #
+ # If the hash contains an <tt>id</tt> key that matches an already
+ # associated record, the matching record will be modified:
+ #
+ # member.attributes = {
+ # name: 'Joe',
+ # posts_attributes: [
+ # { id: 1, title: '[UPDATED] An, as of yet, undisclosed awesome Ruby documentation browser!' },
+ # { id: 2, title: '[UPDATED] other post' }
+ # ]
+ # }
+ #
+ # member.posts.first.title # => '[UPDATED] An, as of yet, undisclosed awesome Ruby documentation browser!'
+ # member.posts.second.title # => '[UPDATED] other post'
+ #
+ # However, the above applies if the parent model is being updated as well.
+ # For example, If you wanted to create a +member+ named _joe_ and wanted to
+ # update the +posts+ at the same time, that would give an
+ # ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound error.
+ #
+ # By default the associated records are protected from being destroyed. If
+ # you want to destroy any of the associated records through the attributes
+ # hash, you have to enable it first using the <tt>:allow_destroy</tt>
+ # option. This will allow you to also use the <tt>_destroy</tt> key to
+ # destroy existing records:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_many :posts
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, allow_destroy: true
+ # end
+ #
+ # params = { member: {
+ # posts_attributes: [{ id: '2', _destroy: '1' }]
+ # }}
+ #
+ # member.attributes = params[:member]
+ # member.posts.detect { |p| p.id == 2 }.marked_for_destruction? # => true
+ # member.posts.length # => 2
+ # member.save
+ # member.reload.posts.length # => 1
+ #
+ # Nested attributes for an associated collection can also be passed in
+ # the form of a hash of hashes instead of an array of hashes:
+ #
+ # Member.create(
+ # name: 'joe',
+ # posts_attributes: {
+ # first: { title: 'Foo' },
+ # second: { title: 'Bar' }
+ # }
+ # )
+ #
+ # has the same effect as
+ #
+ # Member.create(
+ # name: 'joe',
+ # posts_attributes: [
+ # { title: 'Foo' },
+ # { title: 'Bar' }
+ # ]
+ # )
+ #
+ # The keys of the hash which is the value for +:posts_attributes+ are
+ # ignored in this case.
+ # However, it is not allowed to use <tt>'id'</tt> or <tt>:id</tt> for one of
+ # such keys, otherwise the hash will be wrapped in an array and
+ # interpreted as an attribute hash for a single post.
+ #
+ # Passing attributes for an associated collection in the form of a hash
+ # of hashes can be used with hashes generated from HTTP/HTML parameters,
+ # where there may be no natural way to submit an array of hashes.
+ #
+ # === Saving
+ #
+ # All changes to models, including the destruction of those marked for
+ # destruction, are saved and destroyed automatically and atomically when
+ # the parent model is saved. This happens inside the transaction initiated
+ # by the parent's save method. See ActiveRecord::AutosaveAssociation.
+ #
+ # === Validating the presence of a parent model
+ #
+ # If you want to validate that a child record is associated with a parent
+ # record, you can use the +validates_presence_of+ method and the +:inverse_of+
+ # key as this example illustrates:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_many :posts, inverse_of: :member
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts
+ # end
+ #
+ # class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # belongs_to :member, inverse_of: :posts
+ # validates_presence_of :member
+ # end
+ #
+ # Note that if you do not specify the +:inverse_of+ option, then
+ # Active Record will try to automatically guess the inverse association
+ # based on heuristics.
+ #
+ # For one-to-one nested associations, if you build the new (in-memory)
+ # child object yourself before assignment, then this module will not
+ # overwrite it, e.g.:
+ #
+ # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # has_one :avatar
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar
+ #
+ # def avatar
+ # super || build_avatar(width: 200)
+ # end
+ # end
+ #
+ # member = Member.new
+ # member.avatar_attributes = {icon: 'sad'}
+ # member.avatar.width # => 200
+ module ClassMethods
+ REJECT_ALL_BLANK_PROC = proc { |attributes| attributes.all? { |key, value| key == "_destroy" || value.blank? } }
+
+ # Defines an attributes writer for the specified association(s).
+ #
+ # Supported options:
+ # [:allow_destroy]
+ # If true, destroys any members from the attributes hash with a
+ # <tt>_destroy</tt> key and a value that evaluates to +true+
+ # (eg. 1, '1', true, or 'true'). This option is off by default.
+ # [:reject_if]
+ # Allows you to specify a Proc or a Symbol pointing to a method
+ # that checks whether a record should be built for a certain attribute
+ # hash. The hash is passed to the supplied Proc or the method
+ # and it should return either +true+ or +false+. When no +:reject_if+
+ # is specified, a record will be built for all attribute hashes that
+ # do not have a <tt>_destroy</tt> value that evaluates to true.
+ # Passing <tt>:all_blank</tt> instead of a Proc will create a proc
+ # that will reject a record where all the attributes are blank excluding
+ # any value for +_destroy+.
+ # [:limit]
+ # Allows you to specify the maximum number of associated records that
+ # can be processed with the nested attributes. Limit also can be specified
+ # as a Proc or a Symbol pointing to a method that should return a number.
+ # If the size of the nested attributes array exceeds the specified limit,
+ # NestedAttributes::TooManyRecords exception is raised. If omitted, any
+ # number of associations can be processed.
+ # Note that the +:limit+ option is only applicable to one-to-many
+ # associations.
+ # [:update_only]
+ # For a one-to-one association, this option allows you to specify how
+ # nested attributes are going to be used when an associated record already
+ # exists. In general, an existing record may either be updated with the
+ # new set of attribute values or be replaced by a wholly new record
+ # containing those values. By default the +:update_only+ option is +false+
+ # and the nested attributes are used to update the existing record only
+ # if they include the record's <tt>:id</tt> value. Otherwise a new
+ # record will be instantiated and used to replace the existing one.
+ # However if the +:update_only+ option is +true+, the nested attributes
+ # are used to update the record's attributes always, regardless of
+ # whether the <tt>:id</tt> is present. The option is ignored for collection
+ # associations.
+ #
+ # Examples:
+ # # creates avatar_attributes=
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, reject_if: proc { |attributes| attributes['name'].blank? }
+ # # creates avatar_attributes=
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, reject_if: :all_blank
+ # # creates avatar_attributes= and posts_attributes=
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, :posts, allow_destroy: true
+ def accepts_nested_attributes_for(*attr_names)
+ options = { allow_destroy: false, update_only: false }
+ options.update(attr_names.extract_options!)
+ options.assert_valid_keys(:allow_destroy, :reject_if, :limit, :update_only)
+ options[:reject_if] = REJECT_ALL_BLANK_PROC if options[:reject_if] == :all_blank
+
+ attr_names.each do |association_name|
+ if reflection = _reflect_on_association(association_name)
+ reflection.autosave = true
+ define_autosave_validation_callbacks(reflection)
+
+ nested_attributes_options = self.nested_attributes_options.dup
+ nested_attributes_options[association_name.to_sym] = options
+ self.nested_attributes_options = nested_attributes_options
+
+ type = (reflection.collection? ? :collection : :one_to_one)
+ generate_association_writer(association_name, type)
+ else
+ raise ArgumentError, "No association found for name `#{association_name}'. Has it been defined yet?"
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ # Generates a writer method for this association. Serves as a point for
+ # accessing the objects in the association. For example, this method
+ # could generate the following:
+ #
+ # def pirate_attributes=(attributes)
+ # assign_nested_attributes_for_one_to_one_association(:pirate, attributes)
+ # end
+ #
+ # This redirects the attempts to write objects in an association through
+ # the helper methods defined below. Makes it seem like the nested
+ # associations are just regular associations.
+ def generate_association_writer(association_name, type)
+ generated_association_methods.module_eval <<-eoruby, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
+ silence_redefinition_of_method :#{association_name}_attributes=
+ def #{association_name}_attributes=(attributes)
+ assign_nested_attributes_for_#{type}_association(:#{association_name}, attributes)
+ end
+ eoruby
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Returns ActiveRecord::AutosaveAssociation::marked_for_destruction? It's
+ # used in conjunction with fields_for to build a form element for the
+ # destruction of this association.
+ #
+ # See ActionView::Helpers::FormHelper::fields_for for more info.
+ def _destroy
+ marked_for_destruction?
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ # Attribute hash keys that should not be assigned as normal attributes.
+ # These hash keys are nested attributes implementation details.
+ UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS = %w( id _destroy )
+
+ # Assigns the given attributes to the association.
+ #
+ # If an associated record does not yet exist, one will be instantiated. If
+ # an associated record already exists, the method's behavior depends on
+ # the value of the update_only option. If update_only is +false+ and the
+ # given attributes include an <tt>:id</tt> that matches the existing record's
+ # id, then the existing record will be modified. If no <tt>:id</tt> is provided
+ # it will be replaced with a new record. If update_only is +true+ the existing
+ # record will be modified regardless of whether an <tt>:id</tt> is provided.
+ #
+ # If the given attributes include a matching <tt>:id</tt> attribute, or
+ # update_only is true, and a <tt>:_destroy</tt> key set to a truthy value,
+ # then the existing record will be marked for destruction.
+ def assign_nested_attributes_for_one_to_one_association(association_name, attributes)
+ options = nested_attributes_options[association_name]
+ if attributes.respond_to?(:permitted?)
+ attributes = attributes.to_h
+ end
+ attributes = attributes.with_indifferent_access
+ existing_record = send(association_name)
+
+ if (options[:update_only] || !attributes["id"].blank?) && existing_record &&
+ (options[:update_only] || existing_record.id.to_s == attributes["id"].to_s)
+ assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(existing_record, attributes, options[:allow_destroy]) unless call_reject_if(association_name, attributes)
+
+ elsif attributes["id"].present?
+ raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found!(association_name, attributes["id"])
+
+ elsif !reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes)
+ assignable_attributes = attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS)
+
+ if existing_record && existing_record.new_record?
+ existing_record.assign_attributes(assignable_attributes)
+ association(association_name).initialize_attributes(existing_record)
+ else
+ method = :"build_#{association_name}"
+ if respond_to?(method)
+ send(method, assignable_attributes)
+ else
+ raise ArgumentError, "Cannot build association `#{association_name}'. Are you trying to build a polymorphic one-to-one association?"
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Assigns the given attributes to the collection association.
+ #
+ # Hashes with an <tt>:id</tt> value matching an existing associated record
+ # will update that record. Hashes without an <tt>:id</tt> value will build
+ # a new record for the association. Hashes with a matching <tt>:id</tt>
+ # value and a <tt>:_destroy</tt> key set to a truthy value will mark the
+ # matched record for destruction.
+ #
+ # For example:
+ #
+ # assign_nested_attributes_for_collection_association(:people, {
+ # '1' => { id: '1', name: 'Peter' },
+ # '2' => { name: 'John' },
+ # '3' => { id: '2', _destroy: true }
+ # })
+ #
+ # Will update the name of the Person with ID 1, build a new associated
+ # person with the name 'John', and mark the associated Person with ID 2
+ # for destruction.
+ #
+ # Also accepts an Array of attribute hashes:
+ #
+ # assign_nested_attributes_for_collection_association(:people, [
+ # { id: '1', name: 'Peter' },
+ # { name: 'John' },
+ # { id: '2', _destroy: true }
+ # ])
+ def assign_nested_attributes_for_collection_association(association_name, attributes_collection)
+ options = nested_attributes_options[association_name]
+ if attributes_collection.respond_to?(:permitted?)
+ attributes_collection = attributes_collection.to_h
+ end
+
+ unless attributes_collection.is_a?(Hash) || attributes_collection.is_a?(Array)
+ raise ArgumentError, "Hash or Array expected for attribute `#{association_name}`, got #{attributes_collection.class.name} (#{attributes_collection.inspect})"
+ end
+
+ check_record_limit!(options[:limit], attributes_collection)
+
+ if attributes_collection.is_a? Hash
+ keys = attributes_collection.keys
+ attributes_collection = if keys.include?("id") || keys.include?(:id)
+ [attributes_collection]
+ else
+ attributes_collection.values
+ end
+ end
+
+ association = association(association_name)
+
+ existing_records = if association.loaded?
+ association.target
+ else
+ attribute_ids = attributes_collection.map { |a| a["id"] || a[:id] }.compact
+ attribute_ids.empty? ? [] : association.scope.where(association.klass.primary_key => attribute_ids)
+ end
+
+ attributes_collection.each do |attributes|
+ if attributes.respond_to?(:permitted?)
+ attributes = attributes.to_h
+ end
+ attributes = attributes.with_indifferent_access
+
+ if attributes["id"].blank?
+ unless reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes)
+ association.reader.build(attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS))
+ end
+ elsif existing_record = existing_records.detect { |record| record.id.to_s == attributes["id"].to_s }
+ unless call_reject_if(association_name, attributes)
+ # Make sure we are operating on the actual object which is in the association's
+ # proxy_target array (either by finding it, or adding it if not found)
+ # Take into account that the proxy_target may have changed due to callbacks
+ target_record = association.target.detect { |record| record.id.to_s == attributes["id"].to_s }
+ if target_record
+ existing_record = target_record
+ else
+ association.add_to_target(existing_record, :skip_callbacks)
+ end
+
+ assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(existing_record, attributes, options[:allow_destroy])
+ end
+ else
+ raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found!(association_name, attributes["id"])
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Takes in a limit and checks if the attributes_collection has too many
+ # records. It accepts limit in the form of symbol, proc, or
+ # number-like object (anything that can be compared with an integer).
+ #
+ # Raises TooManyRecords error if the attributes_collection is
+ # larger than the limit.
+ def check_record_limit!(limit, attributes_collection)
+ if limit
+ limit = \
+ case limit
+ when Symbol
+ send(limit)
+ when Proc
+ limit.call
+ else
+ limit
+ end
+
+ if limit && attributes_collection.size > limit
+ raise TooManyRecords, "Maximum #{limit} records are allowed. Got #{attributes_collection.size} records instead."
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Updates a record with the +attributes+ or marks it for destruction if
+ # +allow_destroy+ is +true+ and has_destroy_flag? returns +true+.
+ def assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(record, attributes, allow_destroy)
+ record.assign_attributes(attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS))
+ record.mark_for_destruction if has_destroy_flag?(attributes) && allow_destroy
+ end
+
+ # Determines if a hash contains a truthy _destroy key.
+ def has_destroy_flag?(hash)
+ Type::Boolean.new.cast(hash["_destroy"])
+ end
+
+ # Determines if a new record should be rejected by checking
+ # has_destroy_flag? or if a <tt>:reject_if</tt> proc exists for this
+ # association and evaluates to +true+.
+ def reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes)
+ will_be_destroyed?(association_name, attributes) || call_reject_if(association_name, attributes)
+ end
+
+ # Determines if a record with the particular +attributes+ should be
+ # rejected by calling the reject_if Symbol or Proc (if defined).
+ # The reject_if option is defined by +accepts_nested_attributes_for+.
+ #
+ # Returns false if there is a +destroy_flag+ on the attributes.
+ def call_reject_if(association_name, attributes)
+ return false if will_be_destroyed?(association_name, attributes)
+
+ case callback = nested_attributes_options[association_name][:reject_if]
+ when Symbol
+ method(callback).arity == 0 ? send(callback) : send(callback, attributes)
+ when Proc
+ callback.call(attributes)
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Only take into account the destroy flag if <tt>:allow_destroy</tt> is true
+ def will_be_destroyed?(association_name, attributes)
+ allow_destroy?(association_name) && has_destroy_flag?(attributes)
+ end
+
+ def allow_destroy?(association_name)
+ nested_attributes_options[association_name][:allow_destroy]
+ end
+
+ def raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found!(association_name, record_id)
+ model = self.class._reflect_on_association(association_name).klass.name
+ raise RecordNotFound.new("Couldn't find #{model} with ID=#{record_id} for #{self.class.name} with ID=#{id}",
+ model, "id", record_id)
+ end
+ end
+end