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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb
index 60eda96f08..f47282b7fd 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,33 @@ module ActiveRecord
included do
class_attribute :reflections
+ class_attribute :aggregate_reflections
self.reflections = {}
+ self.aggregate_reflections = {}
end
- # Reflection enables to interrogate Active Record classes and objects
+ def self.create(macro, name, scope, options, ar)
+ case macro
+ when :has_and_belongs_to_many
+ klass = AssociationReflection
+ when :has_many, :belongs_to, :has_one
+ klass = options[:through] ? ThroughReflection : AssociationReflection
+ when :composed_of
+ klass = AggregateReflection
+ end
+
+ klass.new(macro, name, scope, options, ar)
+ end
+
+ def self.add_reflection(ar, name, reflection)
+ ar.reflections = ar.reflections.merge(name => reflection)
+ end
+
+ def self.add_aggregate_reflection(ar, name, reflection)
+ ar.aggregate_reflections = ar.aggregate_reflections.merge(name => reflection)
+ end
+
+ # \Reflection enables to interrogate Active Record classes and objects
# about their associations and aggregations. This information can,
# for example, be used in a form builder that takes an Active Record object
# and creates input fields for all of the attributes depending on their type
@@ -17,22 +40,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# MacroReflection class has info for AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection
# classes.
module ClassMethods
- def create_reflection(macro, name, scope, options, active_record)
- case macro
- when :has_many, :belongs_to, :has_one, :has_and_belongs_to_many
- klass = options[:through] ? ThroughReflection : AssociationReflection
- reflection = klass.new(macro, name, scope, options, active_record)
- when :composed_of
- reflection = AggregateReflection.new(macro, name, scope, options, active_record)
- end
-
- self.reflections = self.reflections.merge(name => reflection)
- reflection
- end
-
# Returns an array of AggregateReflection objects for all the aggregations in the class.
def reflect_on_all_aggregations
- reflections.values.grep(AggregateReflection)
+ aggregate_reflections.values
end
# Returns the AggregateReflection object for the named +aggregation+ (use the symbol).
@@ -40,8 +50,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Account.reflect_on_aggregation(:balance) # => the balance AggregateReflection
#
def reflect_on_aggregation(aggregation)
- reflection = reflections[aggregation]
- reflection if reflection.is_a?(AggregateReflection)
+ aggregate_reflections[aggregation]
end
# Returns an array of AssociationReflection objects for all the
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Account.reflect_on_all_associations(:has_many) # returns an array of all has_many associations
#
def reflect_on_all_associations(macro = nil)
- association_reflections = reflections.values.grep(AssociationReflection)
+ association_reflections = reflections.values
macro ? association_reflections.select { |reflection| reflection.macro == macro } : association_reflections
end
@@ -65,8 +74,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Invoice.reflect_on_association(:line_items).macro # returns :has_many
#
def reflect_on_association(association)
- reflection = reflections[association]
- reflection if reflection.is_a?(AssociationReflection)
+ reflections[association]
end
# Returns an array of AssociationReflection objects for all associations which have <tt>:autosave</tt> enabled.
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Returns the hash of options used for the macro.
#
# <tt>composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money'</tt> returns <tt>{ class_name: "Money" }</tt>
- # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns +{}+
+ # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns <tt>{}</tt>
attr_reader :options
attr_reader :active_record
@@ -113,10 +121,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
@scope = scope
@options = options
@active_record = active_record
+ @klass = options[:class]
@plural_name = active_record.pluralize_table_names ?
name.to_s.pluralize : name.to_s
end
+ def autosave=(autosave)
+ @automatic_inverse_of = false
+ @options[:autosave] = autosave
+ end
+
# Returns the class for the macro.
#
# <tt>composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money'</tt> returns the Money class
@@ -178,9 +192,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
@klass ||= active_record.send(:compute_type, class_name)
end
- def initialize(*args)
+ attr_reader :type, :foreign_type
+
+ def initialize(macro, name, scope, options, active_record)
super
@collection = [:has_many, :has_and_belongs_to_many].include?(macro)
+ @automatic_inverse_of = nil
+ @type = options[:as] && "#{options[:as]}_type"
+ @foreign_type = options[:foreign_type] || "#{name}_type"
end
# Returns a new, unsaved instance of the associated class. +attributes+ will
@@ -190,11 +209,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
def table_name
- @table_name ||= klass.table_name
+ klass.table_name
end
def quoted_table_name
- @quoted_table_name ||= klass.quoted_table_name
+ klass.quoted_table_name
end
def join_table
@@ -205,16 +224,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
@foreign_key ||= options[:foreign_key] || derive_foreign_key
end
- def foreign_type
- @foreign_type ||= options[:foreign_type] || "#{name}_type"
- end
-
- def type
- @type ||= options[:as] && "#{options[:as]}_type"
- end
-
def primary_key_column
- @primary_key_column ||= klass.columns.find { |c| c.name == klass.primary_key }
+ klass.columns_hash[klass.primary_key]
end
def association_foreign_key
@@ -238,14 +249,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
- def columns(tbl_name)
- @columns ||= klass.connection.columns(tbl_name)
- end
-
- def reset_column_information
- @columns = nil
- end
-
def check_validity!
check_validity_of_inverse!
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
def source_reflection
- nil
+ self
end
# A chain of reflections from this one back to the owner. For more see the explanation in
@@ -289,13 +292,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
alias :source_macro :macro
def has_inverse?
- @options[:inverse_of]
+ inverse_name
end
def inverse_of
- if has_inverse?
- @inverse_of ||= klass.reflect_on_association(options[:inverse_of])
- end
+ return unless inverse_name
+
+ @inverse_of ||= klass.reflect_on_association inverse_name
end
def polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class)
@@ -366,7 +369,80 @@ module ActiveRecord
options.key? :polymorphic
end
+ VALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_MACROS = [:has_many, :has_one, :belongs_to]
+ INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS = [:conditions, :through, :polymorphic, :foreign_key]
+
+ protected
+
+ def actual_source_reflection # FIXME: this is a horrible name
+ self
+ end
+
private
+ # Attempts to find the inverse association name automatically.
+ # If it cannot find a suitable inverse association name, it returns
+ # nil.
+ def inverse_name
+ options.fetch(:inverse_of) do
+ if @automatic_inverse_of == false
+ nil
+ else
+ @automatic_inverse_of ||= automatic_inverse_of
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ # returns either nil or the inverse association name that it finds.
+ def automatic_inverse_of
+ if can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(self)
+ inverse_name = ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(active_record.name).to_sym
+
+ begin
+ reflection = klass.reflect_on_association(inverse_name)
+ rescue NameError
+ # Give up: we couldn't compute the klass type so we won't be able
+ # to find any associations either.
+ reflection = false
+ end
+
+ if valid_inverse_reflection?(reflection)
+ return inverse_name
+ end
+ end
+
+ false
+ end
+
+ # Checks if the inverse reflection that is returned from the
+ # +automatic_inverse_of+ method is a valid reflection. We must
+ # make sure that the reflection's active_record name matches up
+ # with the current reflection's klass name.
+ #
+ # Note: klass will always be valid because when there's a NameError
+ # from calling +klass+, +reflection+ will already be set to false.
+ def valid_inverse_reflection?(reflection)
+ reflection &&
+ klass.name == reflection.active_record.name &&
+ can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(reflection)
+ end
+
+ # Checks to see if the reflection doesn't have any options that prevent
+ # us from being able to guess the inverse automatically. First, the
+ # <tt>inverse_of</tt> option cannot be set to false. Second, we must
+ # have <tt>has_many</tt>, <tt>has_one</tt>, <tt>belongs_to</tt> associations.
+ # Third, we must not have options such as <tt>:polymorphic</tt> or
+ # <tt>:foreign_key</tt> which prevent us from correctly guessing the
+ # inverse association.
+ #
+ # Anything with a scope can additionally ruin our attempt at finding an
+ # inverse, so we exclude reflections with scopes.
+ def can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(reflection)
+ reflection.options[:inverse_of] != false &&
+ VALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_MACROS.include?(reflection.macro) &&
+ !INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS.any? { |opt| reflection.options[opt] } &&
+ !reflection.scope
+ end
+
def derive_class_name
class_name = name.to_s.camelize
class_name = class_name.singularize if collection?
@@ -398,7 +474,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
delegate :foreign_key, :foreign_type, :association_foreign_key,
:active_record_primary_key, :type, :to => :source_reflection
- # Gets the source of the through reflection. It checks both a singularized
+ def initialize(macro, name, scope, options, active_record)
+ super
+ @source_reflection_name = options[:source]
+ end
+
+ # Returns the source of the through reflection. It checks both a singularized
# and pluralized form for <tt>:belongs_to</tt> or <tt>:has_many</tt>.
#
# class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -412,12 +493,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# tags_reflection = Post.reflect_on_association(:tags)
- #
- # taggings_reflection = tags_reflection.source_reflection
+ # tags_reflection.source_reflection
# # => <ActiveRecord::Reflection::AssociationReflection: @macro=:belongs_to, @name=:tag, @active_record=Tagging, @plural_name="tags">
#
def source_reflection
- @source_reflection ||= source_reflection_names.collect { |name| through_reflection.klass.reflect_on_association(name) }.compact.first
+ through_reflection.klass.reflect_on_association(source_reflection_name)
end
# Returns the AssociationReflection object specified in the <tt>:through</tt> option
@@ -429,10 +509,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
# end
#
# tags_reflection = Post.reflect_on_association(:tags)
- # taggings_reflection = tags_reflection.through_reflection
+ # tags_reflection.through_reflection
+ # # => <ActiveRecord::Reflection::AssociationReflection: @macro=:has_many, @name=:taggings, @active_record=Post, @plural_name="taggings">
#
def through_reflection
- @through_reflection ||= active_record.reflect_on_association(options[:through])
+ active_record.reflect_on_association(options[:through])
end
# Returns an array of reflections which are involved in this association. Each item in the
@@ -454,7 +535,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
def chain
@chain ||= begin
- chain = source_reflection.chain + through_reflection.chain
+ a = source_reflection.chain
+ b = through_reflection.chain
+ chain = a + b
chain[0] = self # Use self so we don't lose the information from :source_type
chain
end
@@ -505,7 +588,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# A through association is nested if there would be more than one join table
def nested?
- chain.length > 2 || through_reflection.macro == :has_and_belongs_to_many
+ chain.length > 2 || through_reflection.has_and_belongs_to_many?
end
# We want to use the klass from this reflection, rather than just delegate straight to
@@ -514,12 +597,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
def association_primary_key(klass = nil)
# Get the "actual" source reflection if the immediate source reflection has a
# source reflection itself
- source_reflection = self.source_reflection
- while source_reflection.source_reflection
- source_reflection = source_reflection.source_reflection
- end
-
- source_reflection.options[:primary_key] || primary_key(klass || self.klass)
+ actual_source_reflection.options[:primary_key] || primary_key(klass || self.klass)
end
# Gets an array of possible <tt>:through</tt> source reflection names in both singular and plural form.
@@ -534,7 +612,32 @@ module ActiveRecord
# # => [:tag, :tags]
#
def source_reflection_names
- @source_reflection_names ||= (options[:source] ? [options[:source]] : [name.to_s.singularize, name]).collect { |n| n.to_sym }
+ (options[:source] ? [options[:source]] : [name.to_s.singularize, name]).collect { |n| n.to_sym }.uniq
+ end
+
+ def source_reflection_name # :nodoc:
+ return @source_reflection_name if @source_reflection_name
+
+ names = [name.to_s.singularize, name].collect { |n| n.to_sym }.uniq
+ names = names.find_all { |n|
+ through_reflection.klass.reflect_on_association(n)
+ }
+
+ if names.length > 1
+ example_options = options.dup
+ example_options[:source] = source_reflection_names.first
+ ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn <<-eowarn
+Ambiguous source reflection for through association. Please specify a :source
+directive on your declaration like:
+
+ class #{active_record.name} < ActiveRecord::Base
+ #{macro} :#{name}, #{example_options}
+ end
+
+ eowarn
+ end
+
+ @source_reflection_name = names.first
end
def source_options
@@ -573,6 +676,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
check_validity_of_inverse!
end
+ protected
+
+ def actual_source_reflection # FIXME: this is a horrible name
+ source_reflection.actual_source_reflection
+ end
+
private
def derive_class_name
# get the class_name of the belongs_to association of the through reflection