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+module ActiveRecord
+ module Reflection # :nodoc:
+ def self.append_features(base)
+ super
+ base.extend(ClassMethods)
+
+ base.class_eval do
+ class << self
+ alias_method :composed_of_without_reflection, :composed_of
+
+ def composed_of_with_reflection(part_id, options = {})
+ composed_of_without_reflection(part_id, options)
+ write_inheritable_array "aggregations", [ AggregateReflection.new(part_id, options, self) ]
+ end
+
+ alias_method :composed_of, :composed_of_with_reflection
+ end
+ end
+
+ for association_type in %w( belongs_to has_one has_many has_and_belongs_to_many )
+ base.module_eval <<-"end_eval"
+ class << self
+ alias_method :#{association_type}_without_reflection, :#{association_type}
+
+ def #{association_type}_with_reflection(association_id, options = {})
+ #{association_type}_without_reflection(association_id, options)
+ write_inheritable_array "associations", [ AssociationReflection.new(association_id, options, self) ]
+ end
+
+ alias_method :#{association_type}, :#{association_type}_with_reflection
+ end
+ end_eval
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Reflection allows you to interrogate Active Record classes and objects about their associations and aggregations.
+ # This information can for example be used in a form builder that took an Active Record object and created input
+ # fields for all of the attributes depending on their type and displayed the associations to other objects.
+ #
+ # You can find the interface for the AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection classes in the abstract MacroReflection class.
+ module ClassMethods
+ # Returns an array of AggregateReflection objects for all the aggregations in the class.
+ def reflect_on_all_aggregations
+ read_inheritable_attribute "aggregations"
+ end
+
+ # Returns the AggregateReflection object for the named +aggregation+ (use the symbol). Example:
+ # Account.reflect_on_aggregation(:balance) # returns the balance AggregateReflection
+ def reflect_on_aggregation(aggregation)
+ reflect_on_all_aggregations.find { |reflection| reflection.name == aggregation } unless reflect_on_all_aggregations.nil?
+ end
+
+ # Returns an array of AssociationReflection objects for all the aggregations in the class.
+ def reflect_on_all_associations
+ read_inheritable_attribute "associations"
+ end
+
+ # Returns the AssociationReflection object for the named +aggregation+ (use the symbol). Example:
+ # Account.reflect_on_association(:owner) # returns the owner AssociationReflection
+ def reflect_on_association(association)
+ reflect_on_all_associations.find { |reflection| reflection.name == association } unless reflect_on_all_associations.nil?
+ end
+ end
+
+
+ # Abstract base class for AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection that describes the interface available for both of
+ # those classes. Objects of AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection are returned by the Reflection::ClassMethods.
+ class MacroReflection
+ attr_reader :active_record
+ def initialize(name, options, active_record)
+ @name, @options, @active_record = name, options, active_record
+ end
+
+ # Returns the name of the macro, so it would return :balance for "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" or
+ # :clients for "has_many :clients".
+ def name
+ @name
+ end
+
+ # Returns the hash of options used for the macro, so it would return { :class_name => "Money" } for
+ # "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" or {} for "has_many :clients".
+ def options
+ @options
+ end
+
+ # Returns the class for the macro, so "composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money'" would return the Money class and
+ # "has_many :clients" would return the Client class.
+ def klass() end
+
+ def ==(other_aggregation)
+ name == other_aggregation.name && other_aggregation.options && active_record == other_aggregation.active_record
+ end
+ end
+
+
+ # Holds all the meta-data about an aggregation as it was specified in the Active Record class.
+ class AggregateReflection < MacroReflection #:nodoc:
+ def klass
+ Object.const_get(options[:class_name] || name_to_class_name(name.id2name))
+ end
+
+ private
+ def name_to_class_name(name)
+ name.capitalize.gsub(/_(.)/) { |s| $1.capitalize }
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Holds all the meta-data about an association as it was specified in the Active Record class.
+ class AssociationReflection < MacroReflection #:nodoc:
+ def klass
+ active_record.send(:compute_type, (name_to_class_name(name.id2name)))
+ end
+
+ private
+ def name_to_class_name(name)
+ if name !~ /::/
+ class_name = active_record.send(
+ :type_name_with_module,
+ (options[:class_name] || active_record.class_name(active_record.table_name_prefix + name + active_record.table_name_suffix))
+ )
+ end
+ return class_name || name
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end \ No newline at end of file