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Diffstat (limited to 'activerecord/lib')
5 files changed, 19 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb index 3490057298..6fd4f3042c 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb @@ -586,9 +586,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # belongs_to :tag, inverse_of: :taggings # end # - # If you do not set the +:inverse_of+ record, the association will do its - # best to match itself up with the correct inverse. Automatic +:inverse_of+ - # detection only works on +has_many+, +has_one+, and +belongs_to+ associations. + # If you do not set the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> record, the association will + # do its best to match itself up with the correct inverse. Automatic + # inverse detection only works on <tt>has_many</tt>, <tt>has_one</tt>, and + # <tt>belongs_to</tt> associations. # # Extra options on the associations, as defined in the # <tt>AssociationReflection::INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS</tt> constant, will @@ -599,10 +600,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # especially the ones with non-standard names. # # You can turn off the automatic detection of inverse associations by setting - # the +:automatic_inverse_of+ option to +false+ like so: + # the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option to <tt>false</tt> like so: # # class Taggable < ActiveRecord::Base - # belongs_to :tag, automatic_inverse_of: false + # belongs_to :tag, inverse_of: false # end # # == Nested \Associations diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_many.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_many.rb index 429def5455..0d1bdd21ee 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_many.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_many.rb @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder end def valid_options - super + [:primary_key, :dependent, :as, :through, :source, :source_type, :inverse_of, :automatic_inverse_of, :counter_cache] + super + [:primary_key, :dependent, :as, :through, :source, :source_type, :inverse_of, :counter_cache] end def valid_dependent_options diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb index 96ccbeb8a3..76e48e66e5 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder class SingularAssociation < Association #:nodoc: def valid_options - super + [:remote, :dependent, :counter_cache, :primary_key, :inverse_of, :automatic_inverse_of] + super + [:remote, :dependent, :counter_cache, :primary_key, :inverse_of] end def constructable? diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb index 8bdaeef924..0e8822d63f 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb @@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ module ActiveRecord # 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.: diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb index 27aa20b6c0..2ba89b13b7 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb @@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ module ActiveRecord # and prevents this object from finding the inverse association # automatically in the future. def remove_automatic_inverse_of! - @automatic_inverse_of = nil - options[:automatic_inverse_of] = false + @automatic_inverse_of = false end def polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class) @@ -449,15 +448,16 @@ module ActiveRecord # Checks to see if the reflection doesn't have any options that prevent # us from being able to guess the inverse automatically. First, the - # +automatic_inverse_of+ option cannot be set to false. Second, we must - # have +has_many+, +has_one+, +belongs_to+ associations. Third, we must - # not have options such as +:polymorphic+ or +:foreign_key+ which prevent us - # from correctly guessing the inverse association. + # <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[:automatic_inverse_of] != false && + reflection.options[:inverse_of] != false && VALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_MACROS.include?(reflection.macro) && !INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS.any? { |opt| reflection.options[opt] } && !reflection.scope |