On Nov 16, 12:46 pm, AppleII717 <sa...@mac.com> wrote:
> I tried to implement a simple model_logger table that is polymorphic
> as logable. Wanted nothing more than a text field (log) that text is
> appended to.
>
> The ModelLog model just has a simple set_log method
> def set_log(entry)
> self.log << "\r\n#{Time.now.to_s} - #{entry}"
> self.save
> #puts "Model Log Saved #{errors.inspect}"
> end
>
Rails only saves attributes that have changed, and in place
modifications such as << or the destructive string operations (those
that end with !) fool the change tracking mechanism.
Either use += instead of << or call log_will_change! to tell it that
you have changed that attribute.
Fred
> I also have a set_log in the logable model that creates the
> polymorphic has_one if not there then calls the set_log in ModelLog.
> Nothing difficult and it all appears to work in the console - commit
> messages etc, but the above save does not appear to be committed. If I
> add messages/lines to the record the appear until I get a fresh copy
> of the record and it only contains the original created entry
>
> I've spent about 6 hours looking at this I am stumped. I added a log
> message to a show page and it has the same behavior. A message is
> appended, but each call only shows the original log created message
> and the last appended.
>
> Below is console log that fetches a record, adds a message, displays
> the changes, reloads the record and it is gone:
>
> 1.9.2-p136 :011 > ml = ModelLog.find(10)
> ModelLog Load (0.2ms) SELECT "model_logs".* FROM "model_logs" WHERE
> "model_logs"."id" = ? LIMIT 1 [["id", 10]]
> => #<ModelLog id: 10, logable_id: 3, logable_type: "Candidate", log:
> "2012-11-16 05:26:52 -0600 - Created", created_at: "2012-11-16
> 11:26:52", updated_at: "2012-11-16 11:26:52">
> ##NOTICE ONLY CREATE ENTRY IN log
> 1.9.2-p136 :012 > ml.set_log("just set and save")
> (0.1ms) begin transaction
> (0.1ms) commit transaction
> Model Log Saved #<ActiveModel::Errors:0x000001020e3500
> @base=#<ModelLog id: 10, logable_id: 3, logable_type: "Candidate",
> log: "2012-11-16 05:26:52 -0600 - Created\n2012-11-16 05:5...",
> created_at: "2012-11-16 11:26:52", updated_at: "2012-11-16 11:26:52">,
> @messages={}>
> => nil
> 1.9.2-p136 :013 > ml
> => #<ModelLog id: 10, logable_id: 3, logable_type: "Candidate", log:
> "2012-11-16 05:26:52 -0600 - Created\n2012-11-16 05:5...", created_at:
> "2012-11-16 11:26:52", updated_at: "2012-11-16 11:26:52">
> ##NOTICE CREATE ENTRY AND APPENDED ENTRY in log
>
> 1.9.2-p136 :014 > ml = ModelLog.find(10)
> ModelLog Load (0.2ms) SELECT "model_logs".* FROM "model_logs" WHERE
> "model_logs"."id" = ? LIMIT 1 [["id", 10]]
> => #<ModelLog id: 10, logable_id: 3, logable_type: "Candidate", log:
> "2012-11-16 05:26:52 -0600 - Created", created_at: "2012-11-16
> 11:26:52", updated_at: "2012-11-16 11:26:52">
> ##APPENDED MESSAGE GONE
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