module ActiveRecord module AttributeMethods module Write extend ActiveSupport::Concern included do attribute_method_suffix "=" end module ClassMethods protected # See define_method_attribute in read.rb for an explanation of # this code. def define_method_attribute=(name) safe_name = name.unpack('h*').first generated_attribute_methods::AttrNames.set_name_cache safe_name, name generated_attribute_methods.module_eval <<-STR, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1 def __temp__#{safe_name}=(value) write_attribute(AttrNames::ATTR_#{safe_name}, value) end alias_method #{(name + '=').inspect}, :__temp__#{safe_name}= undef_method :__temp__#{safe_name}= STR end end # Updates the attribute identified by attr_name with the # specified +value+. Empty strings for fixnum and float columns are # turned into +nil+. def write_attribute(attr_name, value) attr_name = attr_name.to_s attr_name = self.class.primary_key if attr_name == 'id' && self.class.primary_key @attributes_cache.delete(attr_name) column = column_for_attribute(attr_name) # If we're dealing with a binary column, write the data to the cache # so we don't attempt to typecast multiple times. if column && column.binary? @attributes_cache[attr_name] = value end if column || @attributes.has_key?(attr_name) @attributes[attr_name] = type_cast_attribute_for_write(column, value) else raise ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError, "can't write unknown attribute `#{attr_name}'" end end alias_method :raw_write_attribute, :write_attribute private # Handle *= for method_missing. def attribute=(attribute_name, value) write_attribute(attribute_name, value) end def type_cast_attribute_for_write(column, value) return value unless column column.type_cast_for_write value end end end end