Class: ActiveRecord::Reflection::AssociationReflection

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

Overview

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

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from MacroReflection

#active_record, #macro, #name, #options

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Methods inherited from MacroReflection

#==, #class_name, #sanitized_conditions

Constructor Details

- (AssociationReflection) initialize(macro, name, options, active_record)

A new instance of AssociationReflection



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 165

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

Instance Method Details

- (Object) association_foreign_key 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 209

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

- (Boolean) belongs_to?

Returns true if self is a belongs_to reflection.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 304

def belongs_to?
  macro == :belongs_to
end

- (Object) build_association(*options)

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



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

def build_association(*options)
  klass.new(*options)
end

- (Object) check_validity! 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 229

def check_validity!
  check_validity_of_inverse!
end

- (Object) check_validity_of_inverse! 



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

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

- (Boolean) collection?

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 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 275

def collection?
  @collection
end

- (Object) columns(tbl_name, log_msg) 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 221

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

- (Object) counter_cache_column 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 213

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

- (Object) create_association(*options)

Creates a new instance of the associated class, and immediately saves it with ActiveRecord::Base#save. options will be passed to the class's creation method. Returns the newly created object.



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 179

def create_association(*options)
  klass.create(*options)
end

- (Object) create_association!(*options)

Creates a new instance of the associated class, and immediately saves it with ActiveRecord::Base#save!. options will be passed to the class's creation method. If the created record doesn't pass validations, then an exception will be raised.

Returns the newly created object.



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 189

def create_association!(*options)
  klass.create!(*options)
end

- (Object) dependent_conditions(record, base_class, extra_conditions) 



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

def dependent_conditions(record, base_class, extra_conditions)
  dependent_conditions = []
  dependent_conditions << "#{primary_key_name} = #{record.send(name).send(:owner_quoted_id)}"
  dependent_conditions << "#{options[:as]}_type = '#{base_class.name}'" if options[:as]
  dependent_conditions << klass.send(:sanitize_sql, options[:conditions]) if options[:conditions]
  dependent_conditions << extra_conditions if extra_conditions
  dependent_conditions = dependent_conditions.collect {|where| "(#{where})" }.join(" AND ")
  dependent_conditions = dependent_conditions.gsub('@', '\@')
  dependent_conditions
end

- (Boolean) has_inverse?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 252

def has_inverse?
  !@options[:inverse_of].nil?
end

- (Object) inverse_of 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 256

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

- (Object) klass

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 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 161

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

- (Object) polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class) 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 262

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

- (Object) primary_key_column 



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

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

- (Object) primary_key_name 



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

def primary_key_name
  @primary_key_name ||= options[:foreign_key] || derive_primary_key_name
end

- (Object) quoted_table_name 



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

def quoted_table_name
  @quoted_table_name ||= klass.quoted_table_name
end

- (Object) reset_column_information 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 225

def reset_column_information
  @columns = nil
end

- (Object) source_reflection 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 248

def source_reflection
  nil
end

- (Object) table_name 



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

def table_name
  @table_name ||= klass.table_name
end

- (Object) through_reflection 



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 241

def through_reflection
  false
end

- (Object) through_reflection_primary_key_name 



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

def through_reflection_primary_key_name
end

- (Boolean) validate?

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 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 288

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