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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
index 5778223c74..e3122d195a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
@@ -41,15 +41,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
# 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' } } }
+ # params = { :member => { :name => 'Jack', :avatar_attributes => { :icon => 'smiling' } } }
# member = Member.create(params)
- # member.avatar.icon #=> 'smiling'
+ # member.avatar.id # => 2
+ # member.avatar.icon # => 'smiling'
#
# It also allows you to update the avatar through the member:
#
- # params = { 'member' => { 'avatar_attributes' => { 'icon' => 'sad' } } }
+ # params = { :member' => { :avatar_attributes => { :id => '2', :icon => 'sad' } } }
# member.update_attributes params['member']
- # member.avatar.icon #=> 'sad'
+ # 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
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Now, when you add the <tt>_delete</tt> key to the attributes hash, with a
# value that evaluates to +true+, you will destroy the associated model:
#
- # member.avatar_attributes = { '_delete' => '1' }
+ # member.avatar_attributes = { :id => '2', :_delete => '1' }
# member.avatar.marked_for_destruction? # => true
# member.save
# member.avatar #=> nil
@@ -77,59 +78,80 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :posts
- # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, :reject_if => proc { |attributes| attributes['title'].blank? }
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts
# end
#
# You can now set or update attributes on an associated post model through
# the attribute hash.
#
- # For each key in the hash that starts with the string 'new' a new model
- # will be instantiated. When the proc given with the <tt>:reject_if</tt>
- # option evaluates to +false+ for a certain attribute hash no record will
- # be built for that hash. (Rejecting new records can alternatively be done
- # by utilizing the <tt>'_delete'</tt> key. Scroll down for more info.)
- #
- # params = { 'member' => {
- # 'name' => 'joe', 'posts_attributes' => {
- # 'new_12345' => { 'title' => 'Kari, the awesome Ruby documentation browser!' },
- # 'new_54321' => { 'title' => 'The egalitarian assumption of the modern citizen' },
- # 'new_67890' => { 'title' => '' } # This one matches the :reject_if proc and will not be instantiated.
- # }
+ # 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>_delete</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 => '', :_delete => '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'
+ # 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'
#
- # When the key for post attributes is an integer, the associated post with
- # that ID will be updated:
+ # 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' => {
- # '1' => { 'title' => '[UPDATED] An, as of yet, undisclosed awesome Ruby documentation browser!' },
- # '2' => { 'title' => '[UPDATED] other post' }
- # }
+ # :name => 'Joe',
+ # :posts_attributes => [
+ # { :id => 1, :title => '[UPDATED] An, as of yet, undisclosed awesome Ruby documentation browser!' },
+ # { :id => 2, :title => '[UPDATED] other post' }
+ # ]
# }
#
- # By default the associated models are protected from being destroyed. If
- # you want to destroy any of the associated models through the attributes
- # hash, you have to enable it first using the <tt>:allow_destroy</tt>
- # option.
+ # member.posts.first.title # => '[UPDATED] An, as of yet, undisclosed awesome Ruby documentation browser!'
+ # member.posts.second.title # => '[UPDATED] other post'
#
- # This will allow you to specify which models to destroy in the attributes
- # hash by setting the '_delete' attribute to a value that evaluates to
- # +true+:
+ # 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>_delete</tt> key to
+ # destroy existing records:
#
# class Member < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :posts
# accepts_nested_attributes_for :posts, :allow_destroy => true
# end
#
- # params = {'member' => { 'name' => 'joe', 'posts_attributes' => {
- # '2' => { '_delete' => '1' }
- # }}}
+ # params = { :member => {
+ # :posts_attributes => [{ :id => '2', :_delete => '1' }]
+ # }}
+ #
# member.attributes = params['member']
# member.posts.detect { |p| p.id == 2 }.marked_for_destruction? # => true
# member.posts.length #=> 2
@@ -143,24 +165,27 @@ module ActiveRecord
# the parent model is saved. This happens inside the transaction initiated
# by the parents save method. See ActiveRecord::AutosaveAssociation.
module ClassMethods
- # Defines an attributes writer for the specified association(s).
+ # Defines an attributes writer for the specified association(s). If you
+ # are using <tt>attr_protected</tt> or <tt>attr_accessible</tt>, then you
+ # will need to add the attribute writer to the allowed list.
#
# Supported options:
# [:allow_destroy]
# If true, destroys any members from the attributes hash with a
- # <tt>_delete</tt> key and a value that converts to +true+
+ # <tt>_delete</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 that checks whether a record should be
# built for a certain attribute hash. The hash is passed to the Proc
# and the Proc should return either +true+ or +false+. When no Proc
- # is specified a record will be built for all attribute hashes.
+ # is specified a record will be built for all attribute hashes that
+ # do not have a <tt>_delete</tt> that evaluates to true.
#
# Examples:
- # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar
- # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, :allow_destroy => true
- # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, :reject_if => proc { ... }
- # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, :posts, :allow_destroy => true, :reject_if => proc { ... }
+ # # creates avatar_attributes=
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, :reject_if => proc { |attributes| attributes['name'].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 }
options.update(attr_names.extract_options!)
@@ -193,9 +218,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
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.
+ # 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 _delete
@@ -204,80 +229,101 @@ module ActiveRecord
private
- # Assigns the given attributes to the association. An association will be
- # build if it doesn't exist yet.
+ # Attribute hash keys that should not be assigned as normal attributes.
+ # These hash keys are nested attributes implementation details.
+ UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS = %w{ id _delete }
+
+ # Assigns the given attributes to the association.
+ #
+ # If the given attributes include an <tt>:id</tt> that matches the existing
+ # record’s id, then the existing record will be modified. Otherwise a new
+ # record will be built.
+ #
+ # If the given attributes include a matching <tt>:id</tt> attribute _and_ a
+ # <tt>:_delete</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, allow_destroy)
- if should_destroy_nested_attributes_record?(allow_destroy, attributes)
- send(association_name).mark_for_destruction
- else
- (send(association_name) || send("build_#{association_name}")).attributes = attributes
+ attributes = attributes.stringify_keys
+
+ if attributes['id'].blank?
+ unless reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes)
+ send("build_#{association_name}", attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS))
+ end
+ elsif (existing_record = send(association_name)) && existing_record.id.to_s == attributes['id'].to_s
+ assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(existing_record, attributes, allow_destroy)
end
end
# Assigns the given attributes to the collection association.
#
- # Keys containing an ID for an associated record will update that record.
- # Keys starting with <tt>new</tt> will instantiate a new record for that
- # 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>:_delete</tt> key set to a truthy value will mark the
+ # matched record for destruction.
#
# For example:
#
# assign_nested_attributes_for_collection_association(:people, {
- # '1' => { 'name' => 'Peter' },
- # 'new_43' => { 'name' => 'John' }
+ # '1' => { :id => '1', :name => 'Peter' },
+ # '2' => { :name => 'John' },
+ # '3' => { :id => '2', :_delete => true }
# })
#
- # Will update the name of the Person with ID 1 and create a new associated
- # person with the name 'John'.
- def assign_nested_attributes_for_collection_association(association_name, attributes, allow_destroy)
- unless attributes.is_a?(Hash)
- raise ArgumentError, "Hash expected, got #{attributes.class.name} (#{attributes.inspect})"
+ # Will update the name of the Person with ID 1, build a new associated
+ # person with the name `John', and mark the associatied 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', :_delete => true }
+ # ])
+ def assign_nested_attributes_for_collection_association(association_name, attributes_collection, allow_destroy)
+ unless attributes_collection.is_a?(Hash) || attributes_collection.is_a?(Array)
+ raise ArgumentError, "Hash or Array expected, got #{attributes_collection.class.name} (#{attributes_collection.inspect})"
end
- # Make sure any new records sorted by their id before they're build.
- sorted_by_id = attributes.sort_by { |id, _| id.is_a?(String) ? id.sub(/^new_/, '').to_i : id }
-
- sorted_by_id.each do |id, record_attributes|
- if id.acts_like?(:string) && id.starts_with?('new_')
- build_new_nested_attributes_record(association_name, record_attributes)
- else
- assign_to_or_destroy_nested_attributes_record(association_name, id, record_attributes, allow_destroy)
- end
+ if attributes_collection.is_a? Hash
+ attributes_collection = attributes_collection.sort_by { |index, _| index.to_i }.map { |_, attributes| attributes }
end
- end
- # Returns +true+ if <tt>allow_destroy</tt> is enabled and the attributes
- # contains a truthy value for the key <tt>'_delete'</tt>.
- #
- # It will _always_ remove the <tt>'_delete'</tt> key, if present.
- def should_destroy_nested_attributes_record?(allow_destroy, attributes)
- ConnectionAdapters::Column.value_to_boolean(attributes.delete('_delete')) && allow_destroy
- end
+ attributes_collection.each do |attributes|
+ attributes = attributes.stringify_keys
- # Builds a new record with the given attributes.
- #
- # If a <tt>:reject_if</tt> proc exists for this association, it will be
- # called with the attributes as its argument. If the proc returns a truthy
- # value, the record is _not_ build.
- #
- # Alternatively, you can specify the <tt>'_delete'</tt> key to _not_ build
- # a record. See should_destroy_nested_attributes_record? for more info.
- def build_new_nested_attributes_record(association_name, attributes)
- if reject_proc = self.class.reject_new_nested_attributes_procs[association_name]
- return if reject_proc.call(attributes)
+ if attributes['id'].blank?
+ unless reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes)
+ send(association_name).build(attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS))
+ end
+ elsif existing_record = send(association_name).detect { |record| record.id.to_s == attributes['id'].to_s }
+ assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(existing_record, attributes, allow_destroy)
+ end
end
- send(association_name).build(attributes) unless should_destroy_nested_attributes_record?(true, attributes)
end
- # Assigns the attributes to the record specified by +id+. Or marks it for
- # destruction if #should_destroy_nested_attributes_record? returns +true+.
- def assign_to_or_destroy_nested_attributes_record(association_name, id, attributes, allow_destroy)
- record = send(association_name).detect { |record| record.id == id.to_i }
- if should_destroy_nested_attributes_record?(allow_destroy, attributes)
+ # Updates a record with the +attributes+ or marks it for destruction if
+ # +allow_destroy+ is +true+ and has_delete_flag? returns +true+.
+ def assign_to_or_mark_for_destruction(record, attributes, allow_destroy)
+ if has_delete_flag?(attributes) && allow_destroy
record.mark_for_destruction
else
- record.attributes = attributes
+ record.attributes = attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS)
end
end
+
+ # Determines if a hash contains a truthy _delete key.
+ def has_delete_flag?(hash)
+ ConnectionAdapters::Column.value_to_boolean hash['_delete']
+ end
+
+ # Determines if a new record should be build by checking for
+ # has_delete_flag? or if a <tt>:reject_if</tt> proc exists for this
+ # association and evaluates to +true+.
+ def reject_new_record?(association_name, attributes)
+ has_delete_flag?(attributes) ||
+ self.class.reject_new_nested_attributes_procs[association_name].try(:call, attributes)
+ end
end
-end \ No newline at end of file
+end