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diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md index 863da3be72..9d3a8c3af6 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +**DO NOT READ THIS FILE IN GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED IN http://guides.rubyonrails.org.** + Active Record Callbacks ======================= @@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: The Object Life Cycle --------------------- -During the normal operation of a Rails application, objects may be created, updated, and destroyed. Active Record provides hooks into this <em>object life cycle</em> so that you can control your application and its data. +During the normal operation of a Rails application, objects may be created, updated, and destroyed. Active Record provides hooks into this *object life cycle* so that you can control your application and its data. Callbacks allow you to trigger logic before or after an alteration of an object's state. @@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` -Callbacks can also be registered to only fire on certain lifecycle events: +Callbacks can also be registered to only fire on certain life cycle events: ```ruby class User < ActiveRecord::Base @@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ Here is a list with all the available Active Record callbacks, listed in the sam * `around_create` * `after_create` * `after_save` +* `after_commit/after_rollback` ### Updating an Object @@ -103,12 +106,14 @@ Here is a list with all the available Active Record callbacks, listed in the sam * `around_update` * `after_update` * `after_save` +* `after_commit/after_rollback` ### Destroying an Object * `before_destroy` * `around_destroy` * `after_destroy` +* `after_commit/after_rollback` WARNING. `after_save` runs both on create and update, but always _after_ the more specific callbacks `after_create` and `after_update`, no matter the order in which the macro calls were executed. @@ -141,6 +146,55 @@ You have initialized an object! => #<User id: 1> ``` +### `after_touch` + +The `after_touch` callback will be called whenever an Active Record object is touched. + +```ruby +class User < ActiveRecord::Base + after_touch do |user| + puts "You have touched an object" + end +end + +>> u = User.create(name: 'Kuldeep') +=> #<User id: 1, name: "Kuldeep", created_at: "2013-11-25 12:17:49", updated_at: "2013-11-25 12:17:49"> + +>> u.touch +You have touched an object +=> true +``` + +It can be used along with `belongs_to`: + +```ruby +class Employee < ActiveRecord::Base + belongs_to :company, touch: true + after_touch do + puts 'An Employee was touched' + end +end + +class Company < ActiveRecord::Base + has_many :employees + after_touch :log_when_employees_or_company_touched + + private + def log_when_employees_or_company_touched + puts 'Employee/Company was touched' + end +end + +>> @employee = Employee.last +=> #<Employee id: 1, company_id: 1, created_at: "2013-11-25 17:04:22", updated_at: "2013-11-25 17:05:05"> + +# triggers @employee.company.touch +>> @employee.touch +Employee/Company was touched +An Employee was touched +=> true +``` + Running Callbacks ----------------- @@ -209,27 +263,27 @@ WARNING. Any exception that is not `ActiveRecord::Rollback` will be re-raised by Relational Callbacks -------------------- -Callbacks work through model relationships, and can even be defined by them. Suppose an example where a user has many posts. A user's posts should be destroyed if the user is destroyed. Let's add an `after_destroy` callback to the `User` model by way of its relationship to the `Post` model: +Callbacks work through model relationships, and can even be defined by them. Suppose an example where a user has many articles. A user's articles should be destroyed if the user is destroyed. Let's add an `after_destroy` callback to the `User` model by way of its relationship to the `Article` model: ```ruby class User < ActiveRecord::Base - has_many :posts, dependent: :destroy + has_many :articles, dependent: :destroy end -class Post < ActiveRecord::Base +class Article < ActiveRecord::Base after_destroy :log_destroy_action def log_destroy_action - puts 'Post destroyed' + puts 'Article destroyed' end end >> user = User.first => #<User id: 1> ->> user.posts.create! -=> #<Post id: 1, user_id: 1> +>> user.articles.create! +=> #<Article id: 1, user_id: 1> >> user.destroy -Post destroyed +Article destroyed => #<User id: 1> ``` @@ -276,7 +330,7 @@ When writing conditional callbacks, it is possible to mix both `:if` and `:unles ```ruby class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base after_create :send_email_to_author, if: :author_wants_emails?, - unless: Proc.new { |comment| comment.post.ignore_comments? } + unless: Proc.new { |comment| comment.article.ignore_comments? } end ``` |