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-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb17
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index c9e3fc5b05..f89b6b68d7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -229,6 +229,23 @@ module ActiveRecord
end
end
+ # Updates the attributes from the passed-in hash, without calling save.
+ #
+ # * Validation is skipped.
+ # * Callbacks are skipped.
+ # * updated_at/updated_on column is not updated if that column is available.
+ #
+ # Raises an +ActiveRecordError+ when called on new objects, or when at least
+ # one of the attributes is marked as readonly.
+ def update_columns(attributes)
+ raise ActiveRecordError, "can not update on a new record object" unless persisted?
+ attributes.each_key {|key| raise ActiveRecordError, "#{key.to_s} is marked as readonly" if self.class.readonly_attributes.include?(key.to_s) }
+ attributes.each do |k,v|
+ raw_write_attribute(k,v)
+ end
+ self.class.where(self.class.primary_key => id).update_all(attributes) == 1
+ end
+
# Initializes +attribute+ to zero if +nil+ and adds the value passed as +by+ (default is 1).
# The increment is performed directly on the underlying attribute, no setter is invoked.
# Only makes sense for number-based attributes. Returns +self+.