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diff --git a/guides/source/autoloading_and_reloading_constants.md b/guides/source/autoloading_and_reloading_constants.md index 2b6d7e4044..61657023e7 100644 --- a/guides/source/autoloading_and_reloading_constants.md +++ b/guides/source/autoloading_and_reloading_constants.md @@ -181,14 +181,14 @@ constant. That is, ```ruby -class Project < ActiveRecord::Base +class Project < ApplicationRecord end ``` performs a constant assignment equivalent to ```ruby -Project = Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) +Project = Class.new(ApplicationRecord) ``` including setting the name of the class as a side-effect: @@ -449,9 +449,10 @@ Alright, Rails has a collection of directories similar to `$LOAD_PATH` in which to look up `post.rb`. That collection is called `autoload_paths` and by default it contains: -* All subdirectories of `app` in the application and engines. For example, - `app/controllers`. They do not need to be the default ones, any custom - directories like `app/workers` belong automatically to `autoload_paths`. +* All subdirectories of `app` in the application and engines present at boot + time. For example, `app/controllers`. They do not need to be the default + ones, any custom directories like `app/workers` belong automatically to + `autoload_paths`. * Any existing second level directories called `app/*/concerns` in the application and engines. @@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ On the contrary, if `ApplicationController` is unknown, the constant is considered missing and an autoload is going to be attempted by Rails. In order to load `ApplicationController`, Rails iterates over `autoload_paths`. -First checks if `app/assets/application_controller.rb` exists. If it does not, +First it checks if `app/assets/application_controller.rb` exists. If it does not, which is normally the case, it continues and finds `app/controllers/application_controller.rb`. @@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ file is loaded. If the file actually defines `Post` all is fine, otherwise ### Qualified References When a qualified constant is missing Rails does not look for it in the parent -namespaces. But there is a caveat: When a constant is missing, Rails is +namespaces. But there is a caveat: when a constant is missing, Rails is unable to tell if the trigger was a relative reference or a qualified one. For example, consider @@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ to trigger the heuristic is defined in the conflicting place. ### Automatic Modules When a module acts as a namespace, Rails does not require the application to -defines a file for it, a directory matching the namespace is enough. +define a file for it, a directory matching the namespace is enough. Suppose an application has a back office whose controllers are stored in `app/controllers/admin`. If the `Admin` module is not yet loaded when @@ -790,7 +791,7 @@ Constant Reloading When `config.cache_classes` is false Rails is able to reload autoloaded constants. -For example, in you're in a console session and edit some file behind the +For example, if you're in a console session and edit some file behind the scenes, the code can be reloaded with the `reload!` command: ``` @@ -912,7 +913,7 @@ these classes: ```ruby # app/models/polygon.rb -class Polygon < ActiveRecord::Base +class Polygon < ApplicationRecord end # app/models/triangle.rb @@ -987,7 +988,7 @@ root class: ```ruby # app/models/polygon.rb -class Polygon < ActiveRecord::Base +class Polygon < ApplicationRecord end require_dependency ‘square’ ``` |