Class: ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::TableDefinition
- Inherits:
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      Object
      
        
- Object
 - ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::TableDefinition
 
 
- Includes:
 - ColumnMethods
 
- Defined in:
 - lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
 
Overview
Represents the schema of an SQL table in an abstract way. This class provides methods for manipulating the schema representation.
Inside migration files, the t object in create_table is actually of this type:
class SomeMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
  def up
    create_table :foo do |t|
      puts t.class  # => "ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::TableDefinition"
    end
  end
  def down
    ...
  end
end
  Direct Known Subclasses
MySQL::TableDefinition, PostgreSQL::TableDefinition, SQLite3::TableDefinition
Instance Attribute Summary collapse
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      #as  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute as.
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      #comment  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute comment.
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      #foreign_keys  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute foreign_keys.
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      #if_not_exists  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute if_not_exists.
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      #indexes  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute indexes.
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      #name  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute name.
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      #options  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute options.
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      #temporary  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute temporary.
 
Instance Method Summary collapse
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      #[](name)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns a ColumnDefinition for the column with name
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      #column(name, type, **options)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Instantiates a new column for the table.
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      #columns  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns an array of ColumnDefinition objects for the columns of the table.
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      #foreign_key(table_name, **options)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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      #index(column_name, options = {})  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Adds index options to the indexes hash, keyed by column name This is primarily used to track indexes that need to be created after the table.
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      #initialize(conn, name, temporary: false, if_not_exists: false, options: nil, as: nil, comment: nil)  ⇒ TableDefinition 
    
    
  
  
  
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A new instance of TableDefinition.
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      #new_column_definition(name, type, **options)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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      #primary_keys(name = nil)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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      #references(*args, **options)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
      (also: #belongs_to)
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Adds a reference.
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      #remove_column(name)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
remove the column
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      #timestamps(**options)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Appends
:datetimecolumns:created_atand:updated_atto the table. 
Methods included from ColumnMethods
Constructor Details
#initialize(conn, name, temporary: false, if_not_exists: false, options: nil, as: nil, comment: nil) ⇒ TableDefinition
Returns a new instance of TableDefinition.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 266 def initialize( conn, name, temporary: false, if_not_exists: false, options: nil, as: nil, comment: nil, ** ) @conn = conn @columns_hash = {} @indexes = [] @foreign_keys = [] @primary_keys = nil @temporary = temporary @if_not_exists = if_not_exists @options = @as = as @name = name @comment = comment end  | 
  
Instance Attribute Details
#as ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute as.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def as @as end  | 
  
#comment ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute comment.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def comment @comment end  | 
  
#foreign_keys ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute foreign_keys.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def foreign_keys @foreign_keys end  | 
  
#if_not_exists ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute if_not_exists.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def if_not_exists @if_not_exists end  | 
  
#indexes ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute indexes.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def indexes @indexes end  | 
  
#name ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute name.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def name @name end  | 
  
#options ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute options.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def @options end  | 
  
#temporary ⇒ Object (readonly)
Returns the value of attribute temporary.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 264 def temporary @temporary end  | 
  
Instance Method Details
#[](name) ⇒ Object
Returns a ColumnDefinition for the column with name name.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 298 def [](name) @columns_hash[name.to_s] end  | 
  
#column(name, type, **options) ⇒ Object
Instantiates a new column for the table. See connection.add_column for available options.
Additional options are:
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:index- Create an index for the column. Can be eithertrueor an options hash. 
This method returns self.
Examples
# Assuming +td+ is an instance of TableDefinition
td.column(:granted, :boolean, index: true)
Short-hand examples
Instead of calling #column directly, you can also work with the short-hand definitions for the default types. They use the type as the method name instead of as a parameter and allow for multiple columns to be defined in a single statement.
What can be written like this with the regular calls to column:
create_table :products do |t|
  t.column :shop_id,     :integer
  t.column :creator_id,  :integer
  t.column :item_number, :string
  t.column :name,        :string, default: "Untitled"
  t.column :value,       :string, default: "Untitled"
  t.column :created_at,  :datetime
  t.column :updated_at,  :datetime
end
add_index :products, :item_number
can also be written as follows using the short-hand:
create_table :products do |t|
  t.integer :shop_id, :creator_id
  t.string  :item_number, index: true
  t.string  :name, :value, default: "Untitled"
  t. null: false
end
There's a short-hand method for each of the type values declared at the top. And then there's TableDefinition#timestamps that'll add created_at and updated_at as datetimes.
TableDefinition#references will add an appropriately-named _id column, plus a corresponding _type column if the :polymorphic option is supplied. If :polymorphic is a hash of options, these will be used when creating the _type column. The :index option will also create an index, similar to calling add_index. So what can be written like this:
create_table :taggings do |t|
  t.integer :tag_id, :tagger_id, :taggable_id
  t.string  :tagger_type
  t.string  :taggable_type, default: 'Photo'
end
add_index :taggings, :tag_id, name: 'index_taggings_on_tag_id'
add_index :taggings, [:tagger_id, :tagger_type]
Can also be written as follows using references:
create_table :taggings do |t|
  t.references :tag, index: { name: 'index_taggings_on_tag_id' }
  t.references :tagger, polymorphic: true
  t.references :taggable, polymorphic: { default: 'Photo' }, index: false
end
  
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 369 def column(name, type, **) name = name.to_s type = type.to_sym if type if @columns_hash[name] if @columns_hash[name].primary_key? raise ArgumentError, "you can't redefine the primary key column '#{name}'. To define a custom primary key, pass { id: false } to create_table." else raise ArgumentError, "you can't define an already defined column '#{name}'." end end = .delete(:index) index(name, .is_a?(Hash) ? : {}) if @columns_hash[name] = new_column_definition(name, type, **) self end  | 
  
#columns ⇒ Object
Returns an array of ColumnDefinition objects for the columns of the table.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 295 def columns; @columns_hash.values; end  | 
  
#foreign_key(table_name, **options) ⇒ Object
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 401 def foreign_key(table_name, **) # :nodoc: foreign_keys << [table_name, ] end  | 
  
#index(column_name, options = {}) ⇒ Object
Adds index options to the indexes hash, keyed by column name This is primarily used to track indexes that need to be created after the table
index(:account_id, name: 'index_projects_on_account_id')
  
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 397 def index(column_name, = {}) indexes << [column_name, ] end  | 
  
#new_column_definition(name, type, **options) ⇒ Object
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 434 def new_column_definition(name, type, **) # :nodoc: if integer_like_primary_key?(type, ) type = integer_like_primary_key_type(type, ) end type = aliased_types(type.to_s, type) [:primary_key] ||= type == :primary_key [:null] = false if [:primary_key] create_column_definition(name, type, ) end  | 
  
#primary_keys(name = nil) ⇒ Object
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 289 def primary_keys(name = nil) # :nodoc: @primary_keys = PrimaryKeyDefinition.new(name) if name @primary_keys end  | 
  
#references(*args, **options) ⇒ Object Also known as: belongs_to
Adds a reference.
t.references(:user)
t.belongs_to(:supplier, foreign_key: true)
t.belongs_to(:supplier, foreign_key: true, type: :integer)
See connection.add_reference for details of the options you can use.
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 427 def references(*args, **) args.each do |ref_name| ReferenceDefinition.new(ref_name, **).add_to(self) end end  | 
  
#remove_column(name) ⇒ Object
remove the column name from the table.
remove_column(:account_id)
  
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 389 def remove_column(name) @columns_hash.delete name.to_s end  | 
  
#timestamps(**options) ⇒ Object
Appends :datetime columns :created_at and :updated_at to the table. See connection.add_timestamps
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      # File 'lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb', line 409 def (**) [:null] = false if [:null].nil? if !.key?(:precision) && @conn.supports_datetime_with_precision? [:precision] = 6 end column(:created_at, :datetime, **) column(:updated_at, :datetime, **) end  |