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diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md index ece18a0a53..667433285f 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md @@ -141,6 +141,55 @@ 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 ----------------- |