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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
index 4c9bd76d7c..8a2a06f2ca 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# It also allows you to update the avatar through the member:
#
# params = { member: { avatar_attributes: { id: '2', icon: 'sad' } } }
- # member.update_attributes params[:member]
+ # member.update params[:member]
# member.avatar.icon # => 'sad'
#
# By default you will only be able to set and update attributes on the
@@ -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? } }
@@ -260,8 +305,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
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.options[:autosave] = true
+ if reflection = _reflect_on_association(association_name)
+ reflection.autosave = true
add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflection)
nested_attributes_options = self.nested_attributes_options.dup
@@ -269,23 +314,36 @@ module ActiveRecord
self.nested_attributes_options = nested_attributes_options
type = (reflection.collection? ? :collection : :one_to_one)
-
- # def pirate_attributes=(attributes)
- # assign_nested_attributes_for_one_to_one_association(:pirate, attributes, mass_assignment_options)
- # end
- generated_feature_methods.module_eval <<-eoruby, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
- if method_defined?(:#{association_name}_attributes=)
- remove_method(:#{association_name}_attributes=)
- end
- def #{association_name}_attributes=(attributes)
- assign_nested_attributes_for_#{type}_association(:#{association_name}, attributes)
- end
- eoruby
+ 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
+ if method_defined?(:#{association_name}_attributes=)
+ remove_method(:#{association_name}_attributes=)
+ end
+ 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
@@ -319,20 +377,28 @@ 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
@@ -371,20 +437,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
raise ArgumentError, "Hash or Array expected, got #{attributes_collection.class.name} (#{attributes_collection.inspect})"
end
- if limit = options[: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
+ check_record_limit!(options[:limit], attributes_collection)
if attributes_collection.is_a? Hash
keys = attributes_collection.keys
@@ -412,23 +465,44 @@ module ActiveRecord
association.build(attributes.except(*UNASSIGNABLE_KEYS))
end
elsif existing_record = existing_records.detect { |record| record.id.to_s == attributes['id'].to_s }
- unless association.loaded? || call_reject_if(association_name, attributes)
+ 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)
- target_record = association.target.detect { |record| record == existing_record }
-
+ # 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)
+ association.add_to_target(existing_record, :skip_callbacks)
end
- end
- if !call_reject_if(association_name, attributes)
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
+
+ # 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
@@ -442,16 +516,21 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Determines if a hash contains a truthy _destroy key.
def has_destroy_flag?(hash)
- ConnectionAdapters::Column.value_to_boolean(hash['_destroy'])
+ Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_user(hash['_destroy'])
end
- # Determines if a new record should be build by checking for
+ # 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)
has_destroy_flag?(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 has_destroy_flag?(attributes)
case callback = self.nested_attributes_options[association_name][:reject_if]
@@ -462,8 +541,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- 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}"
+ 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
end