module ActiveRecord module AttributeMethods module Write extend ActiveSupport::Concern included do attribute_method_suffix "=" end module ClassMethods protected def define_method_attribute=(attr_name) if attr_name =~ ActiveModel::AttributeMethods::NAME_COMPILABLE_REGEXP generated_attribute_methods.module_eval("def #{attr_name}=(new_value); write_attribute('#{attr_name}', new_value); end", __FILE__, __LINE__) else generated_attribute_methods.send(:define_method, "#{attr_name}=") do |new_value| write_attribute(attr_name, new_value) end end 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