Class: ActiveRecord::Reflection::AssociationReflection

Inherits:
MacroReflection show all
Defined in:
lib/active_record/reflection.rb

Overview

Holds all the meta-data about an association as it was specified in the Active Record class.

Direct Known Subclasses

ThroughReflection

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Attributes inherited from MacroReflection

#active_record, #macro, #name, #options, #plural_name

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from MacroReflection

#==, #class_name, #sanitized_conditions

Constructor Details

#initialize(macro, name, options, active_record) ⇒ AssociationReflection

Returns a new instance of AssociationReflection.



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 176

def initialize(macro, name, options, active_record)
  super
  @collection = macro.in?([:has_many, :has_and_belongs_to_many])
end

Instance Attribute Details

#original_build_association_called ⇒ Object

This is a hack so that we can tell if build_association was overridden, in order to provide an appropriate deprecation if the overridden method ignored the &block. Please see Association#build_record for details.



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 184

def original_build_association_called
  @original_build_association_called
end

Instance Method Details

#active_record_primary_key ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 233

def active_record_primary_key
  @active_record_primary_key ||= options[:primary_key] || active_record.primary_key
end

#association_class ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 333

def association_class
  case macro
  when :belongs_to
    if options[:polymorphic]
      Associations::BelongsToPolymorphicAssociation
    else
      Associations::BelongsToAssociation
    end
  when :has_and_belongs_to_many
    Associations::HasAndBelongsToManyAssociation
  when :has_many
    if options[:through]
      Associations::HasManyThroughAssociation
    else
      Associations::HasManyAssociation
    end
  when :has_one
    if options[:through]
      Associations::HasOneThroughAssociation
    else
      Associations::HasOneAssociation
    end
  end
end

#association_foreign_key ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 222

def association_foreign_key
  @association_foreign_key ||= options[:association_foreign_key] || class_name.foreign_key
end

#association_primary_key ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 226

def association_primary_key
  @association_primary_key ||=
    options[:primary_key] ||
    !options[:polymorphic] && klass.primary_key ||
    'id'
end

#belongs_to? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if self is a belongs_to reflection.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 329

def belongs_to?
  macro == :belongs_to
end

#build_association(*options, &block) ⇒ Object

Returns a new, unsaved instance of the associated class. options will be passed to the class’s constructor.



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 188

def build_association(*options, &block)
  @original_build_association_called = true
  klass.new(*options, &block)
end

#chain ⇒ Object

A chain of reflections from this one back to the owner. For more see the explanation in ThroughReflection.



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 275

def chain
  [self]
end

#check_validity! ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 253

def check_validity!
  check_validity_of_inverse!
end

#check_validity_of_inverse! ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 257

def check_validity_of_inverse!
  unless options[:polymorphic]
    if has_inverse? && inverse_of.nil?
      raise InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError.new(self)
    end
  end
end

#collection? ⇒ Boolean

Returns whether or not this association reflection is for a collection association. Returns true if the macro is either has_many or has_and_belongs_to_many, false otherwise.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 311

def collection?
  @collection
end

#columns(tbl_name, log_msg) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 245

def columns(tbl_name, log_msg)
  @columns ||= klass.connection.columns(tbl_name, log_msg)
end

#conditions ⇒ Object

An array of arrays of conditions. Each item in the outside array corresponds to a reflection in the #chain. The inside arrays are simply conditions (and each condition may itself be a hash, array, arel predicate, etc…)



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 282

def conditions
  [[options[:conditions]].compact]
end

#counter_cache_column ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 237

def counter_cache_column
  if options[:counter_cache] == true
    "#{active_record.name.demodulize.underscore.pluralize}_count"
  elsif options[:counter_cache]
    options[:counter_cache]
  end
end

#foreign_key ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 201

def foreign_key
  @foreign_key ||= options[:foreign_key] || derive_foreign_key
end

#foreign_type ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 210

def foreign_type
  @foreign_type ||= options[:foreign_type] || "#{name}_type"
end

#has_inverse? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 288

def has_inverse?
  @options[:inverse_of]
end

#inverse_of ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 292

def inverse_of
  if has_inverse?
    @inverse_of ||= klass.reflect_on_association(options[:inverse_of])
  end
end

#klass ⇒ Object

Returns the target association’s class.

class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :books
end

Author.reflect_on_association(:books).klass
# => Book

Note: Do not call klass.new or klass.create to instantiate a new association object. Use build_association or create_association instead. This allows plugins to hook into association object creation.



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 172

def klass
  @klass ||= active_record.send(:compute_type, class_name)
end

#polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 298

def polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class)
  if has_inverse?
    if inverse_relationship = associated_class.reflect_on_association(options[:inverse_of])
      inverse_relationship
    else
      raise InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError.new(self, associated_class)
    end
  end
end

#primary_key_column ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 218

def primary_key_column
  @primary_key_column ||= klass.columns.find { |c| c.name == klass.primary_key }
end

#primary_key_name ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 205

def primary_key_name
  foreign_key
end

#quoted_table_name ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 197

def quoted_table_name
  @quoted_table_name ||= klass.quoted_table_name
end

#reset_column_information ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 249

def reset_column_information
  @columns = nil
end

#source_reflection ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 269

def source_reflection
  nil
end

#table_name ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 193

def table_name
  @table_name ||= klass.table_name
end

#through_reflection ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 265

def through_reflection
  nil
end

#type ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 214

def type
  @type ||= options[:as] && "#{options[:as]}_type"
end

#validate? ⇒ Boolean

Returns whether or not the association should be validated as part of the parent’s validation.

Unless you explicitly disable validation with :validate => false, validation will take place when:

  • you explicitly enable validation; :validate => true

  • you use autosave; :autosave => true

  • the association is a has_many association

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 324

def validate?
  !options[:validate].nil? ? options[:validate] : (options[:autosave] == true || macro == :has_many)
end