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Diffstat (limited to 'activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb | 112 |
1 files changed, 85 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb index 602ab9e2f4..0e8822d63f 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb @@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ module ActiveRecord # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts # end # - # You can now set or update attributes on an associated post model through - # the attribute hash. + # 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 @@ -114,10 +115,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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 + # 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: [ @@ -134,19 +135,19 @@ module ActiveRecord # # 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: :new_record? + # end # - # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base - # has_many :posts - # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, reject_if: :reject_posts + # class Member < ActiveRecord::Base + # has_many :posts + # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, reject_if: :reject_posts # - # def reject_posts(attributed) - # attributed['title'].blank? - # end - # end + # def reject_posts(attributed) + # attributed['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: @@ -183,6 +184,29 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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 +'id'+ or +:id+ 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 maybe no natural way to submit an array of hashes. + # # === Saving # # All changes to models, including the destruction of those marked for @@ -205,6 +229,27 @@ module ActiveRecord # belongs_to :member, inverse_of: :posts # validates_presence_of :member # end + # + # Note that if you do not specify the <tt>inverse_of</tt> 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? } } @@ -264,6 +309,11 @@ module ActiveRecord reflection.options[:autosave] = true add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflection) + # Clear cached values of any inverse associations found in the + # reflection and prevent the reflection from finding inverses + # automatically in the future. + reflection.remove_automatic_inverse_of! + nested_attributes_options = self.nested_attributes_options.dup nested_attributes_options[association_name.to_sym] = options self.nested_attributes_options = nested_attributes_options @@ -332,20 +382,28 @@ module ActiveRecord def assign_nested_attributes_for_one_to_one_association(association_name, attributes) options = self.nested_attributes_options[association_name] attributes = attributes.with_indifferent_access + existing_record = send(association_name) - if (options[:update_only] || !attributes['id'].blank?) && (record = send(association_name)) && - (options[:update_only] || record.id.to_s == attributes['id'].to_s) - assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(record, attributes, options[:allow_destroy]) unless call_reject_if(association_name, attributes) + 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']) + raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found!(association_name, attributes['id']) elsif !reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes) - method = "build_#{association_name}" - if respond_to?(method) - send(method, attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS)) + 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 - raise ArgumentError, "Cannot build association `#{association_name}'. Are you trying to build a polymorphic one-to-one association?" + 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 @@ -428,7 +486,7 @@ module ActiveRecord assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(existing_record, attributes, options[:allow_destroy]) end else - raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found(association_name, attributes['id']) + raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found!(association_name, attributes['id']) end end end @@ -490,7 +548,7 @@ module ActiveRecord end end - def raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found(association_name, record_id) + def raise_nested_attributes_record_not_found!(association_name, record_id) raise RecordNotFound, "Couldn't find #{self.class.reflect_on_association(association_name).klass.name} with ID=#{record_id} for #{self.class.name} with ID=#{id}" end end |