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Diffstat (limited to 'activerecord/lib/active_record')
-rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb | 26 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb index da075dabd3..cd13ea0d09 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb @@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ module ActiveRecord self.record_timestamps = true end - # Saves the record with the updated_at/on attributes set to the current time. - # If the save fails because of validation errors, an ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception is raised. - # If an attribute name is passed, that attribute is used for the touch instead of the updated_at/on attributes. + # Updates only the record's updated_at/on attributes to the current time without checking validations. + # If an attribute name is passed, that attribute is used instead of the updated_at/on attributes. # # Examples: # @@ -30,13 +29,24 @@ module ActiveRecord current_time = current_time_from_proper_timezone if attribute - write_attribute(attribute, current_time) + update_attribute(attribute, current_time) else - write_attribute('updated_at', current_time) if respond_to?(:updated_at) - write_attribute('updated_on', current_time) if respond_to?(:updated_on) + update_attribute('updated_at', current_time) if respond_to?(:updated_at) + update_attribute('updated_on', current_time) if respond_to?(:updated_on) end - - save! + end + + # Saves the entire record with the updated_at/on attributes set to the current time. + # If the save fails because of validation errors, an ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception is raised. + # If an attribute name is passed, that attribute is used for the touch instead of the updated_at/on attributes. + # + # Examples: + # + # product.touch! # updates updated_at + # product.touch!(:designed_at) # updates the designed_at attribute + def touch!(attribute = nil) + raise ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid.new(self) unless valid? + touch(attribute) end |