module ActiveRecord # AutosaveAssociation is a module that takes care of automatically saving # your associations when the parent is saved. In addition to saving, it # also destroys any associations that were marked for destruction. # (See mark_for_destruction and marked_for_destruction?) # # Saving of the parent, its associations, and the destruction of marked # associations, all happen inside 1 transaction. This should never leave the # database in an inconsistent state after, for instance, mass assigning # attributes and saving them. # # If validations for any of the associations fail, their error messages will # be applied to the parent. # # Note that it also means that associations marked for destruction won't # be destroyed directly. They will however still be marked for destruction. # # === One-to-one Example # # Consider a Post model with one Author: # # class Post # has_one :author, :autosave => true # end # # Saving changes to the parent and its associated model can now be performed # automatically _and_ atomically: # # post = Post.find(1) # post.title # => "The current global position of migrating ducks" # post.author.name # => "alloy" # # post.title = "On the migration of ducks" # post.author.name = "Eloy Duran" # # post.save # post.reload # post.title # => "On the migration of ducks" # post.author.name # => "Eloy Duran" # # Destroying an associated model, as part of the parent's save action, is as # simple as marking it for destruction: # # post.author.mark_for_destruction # post.author.marked_for_destruction? # => true # # Note that the model is _not_ yet removed from the database: # id = post.author.id # Author.find_by_id(id).nil? # => false # # post.save # post.reload.author # => nil # # Now it _is_ removed from the database: # Author.find_by_id(id).nil? # => true # # === One-to-many Example # # Consider a Post model with many Comments: # # class Post # has_many :comments, :autosave => true # end # # Saving changes to the parent and its associated model can now be performed # automatically _and_ atomically: # # post = Post.find(1) # post.title # => "The current global position of migrating ducks" # post.comments.first.body # => "Wow, awesome info thanks!" # post.comments.last.body # => "Actually, your article should be named differently." # # post.title = "On the migration of ducks" # post.comments.last.body = "Actually, your article should be named differently. [UPDATED]: You are right, thanks." # # post.save # post.reload # post.title # => "On the migration of ducks" # post.comments.last.body # => "Actually, your article should be named differently. [UPDATED]: You are right, thanks." # # Destroying one of the associated models members, as part of the parent's # save action, is as simple as marking it for destruction: # # post.comments.last.mark_for_destruction # post.comments.last.marked_for_destruction? # => true # post.comments.length # => 2 # # Note that the model is _not_ yet removed from the database: # id = post.comments.last.id # Comment.find_by_id(id).nil? # => false # # post.save # post.reload.comments.length # => 1 # # Now it _is_ removed from the database: # Comment.find_by_id(id).nil? # => true # # === Validation # # Validation is performed on the parent as usual, but also on all autosave # enabled associations. If any of the associations fail validation, its # error messages will be applied on the parents errors object and validation # of the parent will fail. # # Consider a Post model with Author which validates the presence of its name # attribute: # # class Post # has_one :author, :autosave => true # end # # class Author # validates_presence_of :name # end # # post = Post.find(1) # post.author.name = '' # post.save # => false # post.errors # => #["can't be blank"]}, @base=#> # # No validations will be performed on the associated models when validations # are skipped for the parent: # # post = Post.find(1) # post.author.name = '' # post.save(:validate => false) # => true module AutosaveAssociation extend ActiveSupport::Concern ASSOCIATION_TYPES = %w{ has_one belongs_to has_many has_and_belongs_to_many } included do alias_method_chain :reload, :autosave_associations ASSOCIATION_TYPES.each do |type| send("valid_keys_for_#{type}_association") << :autosave end end module ClassMethods private # def belongs_to(name, options = {}) # super # add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflect_on_association(name)) # end ASSOCIATION_TYPES.each do |type| module_eval %{ def #{type}(name, options = {}) super add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflect_on_association(name)) end } end # Adds a validate and save callback for the association as specified by # the +reflection+. # # For performance reasons, we don't check whether to validate at runtime, # but instead only define the method and callback when needed. However, # this can change, for instance, when using nested attributes, which is # called _after_ the association has been defined. Since we don't want # the callbacks to get defined multiple times, there are guards that # check if the save or validation methods have already been defined # before actually defining them. def add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflection) save_method = :"autosave_associated_records_for_#{reflection.name}" validation_method = :"validate_associated_records_for_#{reflection.name}" collection = reflection.collection? unless method_defined?(save_method) if collection before_save :before_save_collection_association define_method(save_method) { save_collection_association(reflection) } # Doesn't use after_save as that would save associations added in after_create/after_update twice after_create save_method after_update save_method else if reflection.macro == :has_one define_method(save_method) { save_has_one_association(reflection) } after_save save_method else define_method(save_method) { save_belongs_to_association(reflection) } before_save save_method end end end if reflection.validate? && !method_defined?(validation_method) method = (collection ? :validate_collection_association : :validate_single_association) define_method(validation_method) { send(method, reflection) } validate validation_method end end end # Reloads the attributes of the object as usual and removes a mark for destruction. def reload_with_autosave_associations(options = nil) @marked_for_destruction = false reload_without_autosave_associations(options) end # Marks this record to be destroyed as part of the parents save transaction. # This does _not_ actually destroy the record yet, rather it will be destroyed when parent.save is called. # # Only useful if the :autosave option on the parent is enabled for this associated model. def mark_for_destruction @marked_for_destruction = true end # Returns whether or not this record will be destroyed as part of the parents save transaction. # # Only useful if the :autosave option on the parent is enabled for this associated model. def marked_for_destruction? @marked_for_destruction end private # Returns the record for an association collection that should be validated # or saved. If +autosave+ is +false+ only new records will be returned, # unless the parent is/was a new record itself. def associated_records_to_validate_or_save(association, new_record, autosave) if new_record association elsif autosave association.target.find_all { |record| record.new_record? || record.changed? || record.marked_for_destruction? } else association.target.find_all { |record| record.new_record? } end end # Validate the association if :validate or :autosave is # turned on for the association specified by +reflection+. def validate_single_association(reflection) if (association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)) && !association.target.nil? association_valid?(reflection, association) end end # Validate the associated records if :validate or # :autosave is turned on for the association specified by # +reflection+. def validate_collection_association(reflection) if association = association_instance_get(reflection.name) if records = associated_records_to_validate_or_save(association, new_record?, reflection.options[:autosave]) records.each { |record| association_valid?(reflection, record) } end end end # Returns whether or not the association is valid and applies any errors to # the parent, self, if it wasn't. Skips any :autosave # enabled records if they're marked_for_destruction? or destroyed. def association_valid?(reflection, association) return true if association.destroyed? || association.marked_for_destruction? unless valid = association.valid? if reflection.options[:autosave] association.errors.each do |attribute, message| attribute = "#{reflection.name}.#{attribute}" errors[attribute] << message errors[attribute].uniq! end else errors.add(reflection.name) end end valid end # Is used as a before_save callback to check while saving a collection # association whether or not the parent was a new record before saving. def before_save_collection_association @new_record_before_save = new_record? true end # Saves any new associated records, or all loaded autosave associations if # :autosave is enabled on the association. # # In addition, it destroys all children that were marked for destruction # with mark_for_destruction. # # This all happens inside a transaction, _if_ the Transactions module is included into # ActiveRecord::Base after the AutosaveAssociation module, which it does by default. def save_collection_association(reflection) if association = association_instance_get(reflection.name) autosave = reflection.options[:autosave] if records = associated_records_to_validate_or_save(association, @new_record_before_save, autosave) records.each do |record| next if record.destroyed? if autosave && record.marked_for_destruction? association.destroy(record) elsif autosave != false && (@new_record_before_save || record.new_record?) if autosave saved = association.send(:insert_record, record, false, false) else association.send(:insert_record, record) end elsif autosave saved = record.save(:validate => false) end raise ActiveRecord::Rollback if saved == false end end # reconstruct the SQL queries now that we know the owner's id association.send(:construct_sql) if association.respond_to?(:construct_sql) end end # Saves the associated record if it's new or :autosave is enabled # on the association. # # In addition, it will destroy the association if it was marked for # destruction with mark_for_destruction. # # This all happens inside a transaction, _if_ the Transactions module is included into # ActiveRecord::Base after the AutosaveAssociation module, which it does by default. def save_has_one_association(reflection) if (association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)) && !association.target.nil? && !association.destroyed? autosave = reflection.options[:autosave] if autosave && association.marked_for_destruction? association.destroy else key = reflection.options[:primary_key] ? send(reflection.options[:primary_key]) : id if autosave != false && (new_record? || association.new_record? || association[reflection.primary_key_name] != key || autosave) association[reflection.primary_key_name] = key saved = association.save(:validate => !autosave) raise ActiveRecord::Rollback if !saved && autosave saved end end end end # Saves the associated record if it's new or :autosave is enabled # on the association. # # In addition, it will destroy the association if it was marked for # destruction with mark_for_destruction. # # This all happens inside a transaction, _if_ the Transactions module is included into # ActiveRecord::Base after the AutosaveAssociation module, which it does by default. def save_belongs_to_association(reflection) if (association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)) && !association.destroyed? autosave = reflection.options[:autosave] if autosave && association.marked_for_destruction? association.destroy elsif autosave != false saved = association.save(:validate => !autosave) if association.new_record? || autosave if association.updated? association_id = association.send(reflection.options[:primary_key] || :id) self[reflection.primary_key_name] = association_id # TODO: Removing this code doesn't seem to matter… if reflection.options[:polymorphic] self[reflection.options[:foreign_type]] = association.class.base_class.name.to_s end end saved if autosave end end end end end