Class: ActiveRecord::Reflection::AssociationReflection
  
  
  
Overview
  
    
Holds all the metadata about an association as it was specified in the Active Record class.
   
 
  
  Instance Attribute Summary collapse
  
  
  
  
  #active_record, #name, #options, #plural_name, #scope
  
    
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  #==, #_klass, #autosave=, #klass, #scope_for
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #alias_candidate, #build_association, #build_scope, #chain, #check_validity_of_inverse!, #class_name, #constraints, #counter_cache_column, #counter_must_be_updated_by_has_many?, #has_active_cached_counter?, #has_cached_counter?, #inverse_of, #inverse_updates_counter_in_memory?, #inverse_which_updates_counter_cache, #join_scope, #join_scopes, #klass_join_scope, #scopes, #strict_loading?, #strict_loading_violation_message, #table_name, #through_reflection?
  Constructor Details
  
    
  
  
    #initialize(name, scope, options, active_record)  ⇒ AssociationReflection 
  
  
  
  
    
Returns a new instance of AssociationReflection.
   
 
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 525
def initialize(name, scope, options, active_record)
  super
  @type = -(options[:foreign_type]&.to_s || "#{options[:as]}_type") if options[:as]
  @foreign_type = -(options[:foreign_type]&.to_s || "#{name}_type") if options[:polymorphic]
  @join_table = nil
  @foreign_key = nil
  @association_foreign_key = nil
  @association_primary_key = nil
  if options[:query_constraints]
    ActiveRecord.deprecator.warn <<~MSG.squish
      Setting `query_constraints:` option on `#{active_record}.#{macro} :#{name}` is deprecated.
      To maintain current behavior, use the `foreign_key` option instead.
    MSG
  end
    if options[:foreign_key].is_a?(Array)
    options[:query_constraints] = options.delete(:foreign_key)
  end
  ensure_option_not_given_as_class!(:class_name)
end
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    #foreign_type  ⇒ Object  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns the value of attribute foreign_type.
   
 
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 522
def foreign_type
  @foreign_type
end 
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    #parent_reflection  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 523
def parent_reflection
  @parent_reflection
end 
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Returns the value of attribute type.
   
 
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 522
def type
  @type
end 
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    #active_record_primary_key  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 590
def active_record_primary_key
  custom_primary_key = options[:primary_key]
  @active_record_primary_key ||= if custom_primary_key
    if custom_primary_key.is_a?(Array)
      custom_primary_key.map { |pk| pk.to_s.freeze }.freeze
    else
      custom_primary_key.to_s.freeze
    end
  elsif active_record.has_query_constraints? || options[:query_constraints]
    active_record.query_constraints_list
  elsif active_record.composite_primary_key?
        primary_key = primary_key(active_record)
    primary_key.include?("id") ? "id" : primary_key.freeze
  else
    primary_key(active_record).freeze
  end
end
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    #add_as_polymorphic_through(reflection, seed)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 736
def add_as_polymorphic_through(reflection, seed)
  seed + [PolymorphicReflection.new(self, reflection)]
end 
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    #add_as_source(seed)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 732
def add_as_source(seed)
  seed
end 
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    #add_as_through(seed)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 740
def add_as_through(seed)
  seed + [self]
end 
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    #association_class  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 722
def association_class; raise NotImplementedError; end 
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    #association_foreign_key  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 582
def association_foreign_key
  @association_foreign_key ||= -(options[:association_foreign_key]&.to_s || class_name.foreign_key)
end 
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    #association_primary_key(klass = nil)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 586
def association_primary_key(klass = nil)
  primary_key(klass || self.klass)
end 
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    #association_scope_cache(klass, owner, &block)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 548
def association_scope_cache(klass, owner, &block)
  key = self
  if polymorphic?
    key = [key, owner._read_attribute(@foreign_type)]
  end
  klass.with_connection do |connection|
    klass.cached_find_by_statement(connection, key, &block)
  end
end
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    #belongs_to?  ⇒ Boolean 
  
  
  
  
    
Returns true if self is a belongs_to reflection.
   
 
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 717
def belongs_to?; false; end 
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    #check_eager_loadable!  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 633
def check_eager_loadable!
  return unless scope
  unless scope.arity == 0
    raise ArgumentError, <<-MSG.squish
      The association scope '#{name}' is instance dependent (the scope
      block takes an argument). Eager loading instance dependent scopes
      is not supported.
    MSG
  end
end
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    #check_validity!  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 621
def check_validity!
  check_validity_of_inverse!
  if !polymorphic? && (klass.composite_primary_key? || active_record.composite_primary_key?)
    if (has_one? || collection?) && Array(active_record_primary_key).length != Array(foreign_key).length
      raise CompositePrimaryKeyMismatchError.new(self)
    elsif belongs_to? && Array(association_primary_key).length != Array(foreign_key).length
      raise CompositePrimaryKeyMismatchError.new(self)
    end
  end
end
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    #clear_association_scope_cache  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
This is for clearing cache on the reflection. Useful for tests that need to compare SQL queries on associations.
   
 
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 665
def clear_association_scope_cache   klass.initialize_find_by_cache
end 
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    #collect_join_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 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 659
def collect_join_chain
  [self]
end 
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    #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.
   
 
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 699
def collection?
  false
end 
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    #compute_class(name)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 498
def compute_class(name)
  if polymorphic?
    raise ArgumentError, "Polymorphic associations do not support computing the class."
  end
  begin
    klass = active_record.send(:compute_type, name)
  rescue NameError => error
    if error.name.match?(/(?:\A|::)#{name}\z/)
      message = "Missing model class #{name} for the #{active_record}##{self.name} association."
      message += " You can specify a different model class with the :class_name option." unless options[:class_name]
      raise NameError.new(message, name)
    else
      raise
    end
  end
  unless klass < ActiveRecord::Base
    raise ArgumentError, "The #{name} model class for the #{active_record}##{self.name} association is not an ActiveRecord::Base subclass."
  end
  klass
end
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    #extensions  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 744
def extensions
  Array(options[:extend])
end 
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    #foreign_key(infer_from_inverse_of: true)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 562
def foreign_key(infer_from_inverse_of: true)
  @foreign_key ||= if options[:foreign_key]
    if options[:foreign_key].is_a?(Array)
      options[:foreign_key].map { |fk| fk.to_s.freeze }.freeze
    else
      options[:foreign_key].to_s.freeze
    end
  elsif options[:query_constraints]
    options[:query_constraints].map { |fk| fk.to_s.freeze }.freeze
  else
    derived_fk = derive_foreign_key(infer_from_inverse_of: infer_from_inverse_of)
    if active_record.has_query_constraints?
      derived_fk = derive_fk_query_constraints(derived_fk)
    end
    derived_fk
  end
end
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    #has_inverse?  ⇒ Boolean 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 677
def has_inverse?
  inverse_name
end 
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    #has_one?  ⇒ Boolean 
  
  
  
  
    
Returns true if self is a has_one reflection.
   
 
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 720
def has_one?; false; end 
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    #has_scope?  ⇒ Boolean 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 673
def has_scope?
  scope
end 
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    #join_foreign_key  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 617
def join_foreign_key
  active_record_primary_key
end 
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 645
def join_id_for(owner)   Array(join_foreign_key).map { |key| owner._read_attribute(key) }
end
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 609
def join_primary_key(klass = nil)
  foreign_key
end 
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 613
def join_primary_type
  type
end 
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 558
def join_table
  @join_table ||= -(options[:join_table]&.to_s || derive_join_table)
end 
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def macro; raise NotImplementedError; end 
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 669
def nested?
  false
end 
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    #polymorphic?  ⇒ Boolean 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 724
def polymorphic?
  options[:polymorphic]
end 
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    #polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class)  ⇒ Object 
  
  
  
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 681
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
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 728
def polymorphic_name
  active_record.polymorphic_name
end 
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 653
def source_reflection
  self
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def through_reflection
  nil
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    #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:
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you explicitly enable validation; validate: true
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you use autosave; autosave: true
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the association is a has_many association
 
   
 
  
    
      
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      # File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb', line 712
def validate?
  !options[:validate].nil? ? options[:validate] : (options[:autosave] == true || collection?)
end 
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