Module: TrackChanges::Model::InstanceMethods

Defined in:
lib/track_changes/model.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#persist_tracked_changes ⇒ Object

Compares the last tracked changes to the current state and saves a diff of the changes



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# File 'lib/track_changes/model.rb', line 65

def persist_tracked_changes
  return if track_changes == false

  new_record = was_new_record_before_save?
  action     = new_record ? 'create' : 'update'
  changes_by = track_changes_by.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Base) ? track_changes_by.id : track_changes_by

  if snapshot
    snapshot.create_diff(:action => action, :changes_by => changes_by)
    snapshot.update
  elsif new_record
    create_snapshot
    snapshot.create_diff(:action => action, :changes_by => changes_by, :from => {}, :to => snapshot.state)
  else # We started tracking changes after the item was created
    create_snapshot
    snapshot.create_diff(:action => action, :changes_by => changes_by, :from => {})
  end
end

#track_changes_by ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/track_changes/model.rb', line 60

def track_changes_by
  @track_changes_by || TrackChanges.default_attribution
end

#was_new_record_before_save? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/track_changes/model.rb', line 84

def was_new_record_before_save?
  if !respond_to?(:attribute_before_last_save) # Rails < 6
    id_was.blank?
  elsif saved_change_to_attribute?(:id) # Rails <=5
    attribute_before_last_save(:id).blank?
  else # Allow this method to be used outside of a transaction, e.g. after a bulk update
    new_record?
  end
end