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index 5cc6ca5798..f0ae3c729e 100644
--- a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md
+++ b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ 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 +92,7 @@ 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 +104,14 @@ 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 +144,55 @@ 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 +261,27 @@ 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 +328,7 @@ 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
```
@@ -290,7 +342,7 @@ Here's an example where we create a class with an `after_destroy` callback for a
```ruby
class PictureFileCallbacks
def after_destroy(picture_file)
- if File.exists?(picture_file.filepath)
+ if File.exist?(picture_file.filepath)
File.delete(picture_file.filepath)
end
end
@@ -310,7 +362,7 @@ Note that we needed to instantiate a new `PictureFileCallbacks` object, since we
```ruby
class PictureFileCallbacks
def self.after_destroy(picture_file)
- if File.exists?(picture_file.filepath)
+ if File.exist?(picture_file.filepath)
File.delete(picture_file.filepath)
end
end
@@ -358,4 +410,4 @@ end
NOTE: the `:on` option specifies when a callback will be fired. If you
don't supply the `:on` option the callback will fire for every action.
-The `after_commit` and `after_rollback` callbacks are guaranteed to be called for all models created, updated, or destroyed within a transaction block. If any exceptions are raised within one of these callbacks, they will be ignored so that they don't interfere with the other callbacks. As such, if your callback code could raise an exception, you'll need to rescue it and handle it appropriately within the callback.
+WARNING. The `after_commit` and `after_rollback` callbacks are guaranteed to be called for all models created, updated, or destroyed within a transaction block. If any exceptions are raised within one of these callbacks, they will be ignored so that they don't interfere with the other callbacks. As such, if your callback code could raise an exception, you'll need to rescue it and handle it appropriately within the callback.