(Just posted it in Talk and realized it makes more sense to ask here.)

Simple example.

class Car < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_one :engine

  validates_presence_of :engine
  validates_associated :engine
end

class Engine < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :car

  validates_presence_of :car
end

@car = Car.new
@car.valid? # => false
@car.errors # => no engine obviously

@car.build_engine
@car.valid? # => false

How come??

@car.errors # => engine has no car!
@car.engine.car # => nil

Since we validate_associated :engine, engine runs its own validations
and finds that  validates_presence_of car is false, since car is nil.
Shouldn't engine know the car that built it?

Just for fun I do this:

@car.engine.car = @car
@car.valid? # => true

Shouldn't this work by default?
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