module ActiveRecord module AttributeMethods module Read extend ActiveSupport::Concern ATTRIBUTE_TYPES_CACHED_BY_DEFAULT = [:datetime, :timestamp, :time, :date] included do attribute_method_suffix "" cattr_accessor :attribute_types_cached_by_default, :instance_writer => false self.attribute_types_cached_by_default = ATTRIBUTE_TYPES_CACHED_BY_DEFAULT # Undefine id so it can be used as an attribute name undef_method(:id) if method_defined?(:id) end module ClassMethods # +cache_attributes+ allows you to declare which converted attribute values should # be cached. Usually caching only pays off for attributes with expensive conversion # methods, like time related columns (e.g. +created_at+, +updated_at+). def cache_attributes(*attribute_names) attribute_names.each {|attr| cached_attributes << attr.to_s} end # Returns the attributes which are cached. By default time related columns # with datatype :datetime, :timestamp, :time, :date are cached. def cached_attributes @cached_attributes ||= columns.select{|c| attribute_types_cached_by_default.include?(c.type)}.map{|col| col.name}.to_set end # Returns +true+ if the provided attribute is being cached. def cache_attribute?(attr_name) cached_attributes.include?(attr_name) end protected def define_method_attribute(attr_name) if self.serialized_attributes[attr_name] define_read_method_for_serialized_attribute(attr_name) else define_read_method(attr_name.to_sym, attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name]) end if attr_name == primary_key && attr_name != "id" define_read_method(:id, attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name]) end end private # Define read method for serialized attribute. def define_read_method_for_serialized_attribute(attr_name) generated_attribute_methods.module_eval("def #{attr_name}; unserialize_attribute('#{attr_name}'); end", __FILE__, __LINE__) end # Define an attribute reader method. Cope with nil column. def define_read_method(symbol, attr_name, column) cast_code = column.type_cast_code('v') if column access_code = cast_code ? "(v=@attributes['#{attr_name}']) && #{cast_code}" : "@attributes['#{attr_name}']" unless attr_name.to_s == self.primary_key.to_s access_code = access_code.insert(0, "missing_attribute('#{attr_name}', caller) unless @attributes.has_key?('#{attr_name}'); ") end if cache_attribute?(attr_name) access_code = "@attributes_cache['#{attr_name}'] ||= (#{access_code})" end generated_attribute_methods.module_eval("def #{symbol}; #{access_code}; end", __FILE__, __LINE__) end end # Returns the value of the attribute identified by attr_name after it has been typecast (for example, # "2004-12-12" in a data column is cast to a date object, like Date.new(2004, 12, 12)). def read_attribute(attr_name) attr_name = attr_name.to_s attr_name = self.class.primary_key if attr_name == 'id' if !(value = @attributes[attr_name]).nil? if column = column_for_attribute(attr_name) if unserializable_attribute?(attr_name, column) unserialize_attribute(attr_name) else column.type_cast(value) end else value end else nil end end # Returns true if the attribute is of a text column and marked for serialization. def unserializable_attribute?(attr_name, column) column.text? && self.class.serialized_attributes[attr_name] end # Returns the unserialized object of the attribute. def unserialize_attribute(attr_name) unserialized_object = object_from_yaml(@attributes[attr_name]) if unserialized_object.is_a?(self.class.serialized_attributes[attr_name]) || unserialized_object.nil? @attributes.frozen? ? unserialized_object : @attributes[attr_name] = unserialized_object else raise SerializationTypeMismatch, "#{attr_name} was supposed to be a #{self.class.serialized_attributes[attr_name]}, but was a #{unserialized_object.class.to_s}" end end private def attribute(attribute_name) read_attribute(attribute_name) end end end end