class Sequel::Model::Associations::ManyToManyAssociationReflection

Public Instance Methods

associated_key_alias() click to toggle source

The alias to use for the associated key when eagerly loading

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 523
def associated_key_alias
  self[:left_key_alias]
end
associated_key_column() click to toggle source

The column to use for the associated key when eagerly loading

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 528
def associated_key_column
  self[:left_key]
end
associated_key_table()
Alias for: join_table_alias
associated_object_keys() click to toggle source

Alias of #right_primary_keys

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 533
def associated_object_keys
  right_primary_keys
end
can_have_associated_objects?(obj) click to toggle source

many_to_many associations can only have associated objects if none of the :left_primary_keys options have a nil value.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 539
def can_have_associated_objects?(obj)
  !self[:left_primary_keys].any?{|k| obj.send(k).nil?}
end
default_associated_key_alias() click to toggle source

The default associated key alias(es) to use when eager loading associations via eager.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 545
def default_associated_key_alias
  self[:uses_left_composite_keys] ? (0...self[:left_keys].length).map{|i| :"x_foreign_key_#{i}_x"} : :x_foreign_key_x
end
default_join_table() click to toggle source

Default name symbol for the join table.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 550
def default_join_table
  [self[:class_name], self[:model].name].map{|i| underscore(pluralize(demodulize(i)))}.sort.join('_').to_sym
end
default_left_key() click to toggle source

Default foreign key name symbol for key in join table that points to current table's primary key (or :left_primary_key column).

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 556
def default_left_key
  :"#{underscore(demodulize(self[:model].name))}_id"
end
default_right_key() click to toggle source

Default foreign key name symbol for foreign key in join table that points to the association's table's primary key (or :right_primary_key column).

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 562
def default_right_key
  :"#{singularize(self[:name])}_id"
end
eager_loading_use_associated_key?() click to toggle source

many_to_many associations need to select a key in an associated table to eagerly load

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 579
def eager_loading_use_associated_key?
  true
end
join_table_alias() click to toggle source

The join table itself, unless it is aliased, in which case this is the alias.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 591
def join_table_alias
  cached_fetch(:join_table_alias) do
    s, a = split_join_table_alias
    a || s
  end
end
Also aliased as: associated_key_table
join_table_source() click to toggle source

The source of the join table. This is the join table itself, unless it is aliased, in which case it is the unaliased part.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 585
def join_table_source
  cached_fetch(:join_table_source){split_join_table_alias[0]}
end
need_associated_primary_key?() click to toggle source

Whether the associated object needs a primary key to be added/removed, true for many_to_many associations.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 601
def need_associated_primary_key?
  true
end
predicate_key() click to toggle source

The hash key to use for the eager loading predicate (left side of IN (1, 2, 3)). The left key qualified by the join table.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 568
def predicate_key
  cached_fetch(:predicate_key){qualify(join_table_alias, self[:left_key])}
end
Also aliased as: qualified_left_key
qualified_left_key()
Alias for: predicate_key
qualified_right_key() click to toggle source

The right key qualified by the join table.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 574
def qualified_right_key
  cached_fetch(:qualified_right_key){qualify(join_table_alias, self[:right_key])}
end
qualified_right_primary_key() click to toggle source

#right_primary_key qualified by the associated table

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 606
def qualified_right_primary_key
  cached_fetch(:qualified_right_primary_key){qualify_assoc(right_primary_key)}
end
right_primary_key() click to toggle source

The primary key column(s) to use in the associated table (can be symbol or array).

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 611
def right_primary_key
  cached_fetch(:right_primary_key){associated_class.primary_key}
end
right_primary_key_method() click to toggle source

The method symbol or array of method symbols to call on the associated objects to get the foreign key values for the join table.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 622
def right_primary_key_method
  cached_fetch(:right_primary_key_method){right_primary_key}
end
right_primary_key_methods() click to toggle source

The array of method symbols to call on the associated objects to get the foreign key values for the join table.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 628
def right_primary_key_methods
  cached_fetch(:right_primary_key_methods){Array(right_primary_key_method)}
end
right_primary_keys() click to toggle source

The primary key columns to use in the associated table (always array).

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 616
def right_primary_keys
  cached_fetch(:right_primary_keys){Array(right_primary_key)}
end
select() click to toggle source

The columns to select when loading the association, associated_class.table_name.* by default.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 633
def select
 cached_fetch(:select){Sequel::SQL::ColumnAll.new(associated_class.table_name)}
end

Private Instance Methods

reciprocal_association?(assoc_reflect) click to toggle source
# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 639
def reciprocal_association?(assoc_reflect)
  super && assoc_reflect[:left_keys] == self[:right_keys] &&
    assoc_reflect[:right_keys] == self[:left_keys] &&
    assoc_reflect[:join_table] == self[:join_table] &&
    right_primary_keys == assoc_reflect[:left_primary_key_columns] &&
    self[:left_primary_key_columns] == assoc_reflect.right_primary_keys
end
reciprocal_type() click to toggle source
# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 647
def reciprocal_type
  :many_to_many
end
split_join_table_alias() click to toggle source

Split the join table into source and alias parts.

# File lib/sequel/model/associations.rb, line 652
def split_join_table_alias
  associated_class.dataset.split_alias(self[:join_table])
end