Methods
A
B
C
D
E
I
L
O
R
S
T
U
Instance Public methods
add_transaction_record(record)

Register a record with the current transaction so that its after_commit and after_rollback callbacks can be called.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 242
242:       def add_transaction_record(record)
243:         last_batch = @_current_transaction_records.last
244:         last_batch << record if last_batch
245:       end
begin_db_transaction()

Begins the transaction (and turns off auto-committing).

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 248
248:       def begin_db_transaction()    end
case_sensitive_equality_operator()
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 284
284:       def case_sensitive_equality_operator
285:         "="
286:       end
commit_db_transaction()

Commits the transaction (and turns on auto-committing).

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 251
251:       def commit_db_transaction()   end
default_sequence_name(table, column)
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 257
257:       def default_sequence_name(table, column)
258:         nil
259:       end
delete(arel, name = nil, binds = [])

Executes the delete statement and returns the number of rows affected.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 100
100:       def delete(arel, name = nil, binds = [])
101:         exec_delete(to_sql(arel, binds), name, binds)
102:       end
empty_insert_statement_value()
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 280
280:       def empty_insert_statement_value
281:         "VALUES(DEFAULT)"
282:       end
exec_delete(sql, name, binds)

Executes delete sql statement in the context of this connection using binds as the bind substitutes. name is the logged along with the executed sql statement.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 69
69:       def exec_delete(sql, name, binds)
70:         exec_query(sql, name, binds)
71:       end
exec_insert(sql, name, binds)

Executes insert sql statement in the context of this connection using binds as the bind substitutes. name is the logged along with the executed sql statement.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 62
62:       def exec_insert(sql, name, binds)
63:         exec_query(sql, name, binds)
64:       end
exec_query(sql, name = 'SQL', binds = [])

Executes sql statement in the context of this connection using binds as the bind substitutes. name is logged along with the executed sql statement.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 56
56:       def exec_query(sql, name = 'SQL', binds = [])
57:       end
exec_update(sql, name, binds)

Executes update sql statement in the context of this connection using binds as the bind substitutes. name is the logged along with the executed sql statement.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 76
76:       def exec_update(sql, name, binds)
77:         exec_query(sql, name, binds)
78:       end
execute(sql, name = nil)

Executes the SQL statement in the context of this connection.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 49
49:       def execute(sql, name = nil)
50:       end
insert(arel, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil, binds = [])

Returns the last auto-generated ID from the affected table.

id_value will be returned unless the value is nil, in which case the database will attempt to calculate the last inserted id and return that value.

If the next id was calculated in advance (as in Oracle), it should be passed in as id_value.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 88
88:       def insert(arel, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil, binds = [])
89:         sql, binds = sql_for_insert(to_sql(arel, binds), pk, id_value, sequence_name, binds)
90:         value      = exec_insert(sql, name, binds)
91:         id_value || last_inserted_id(value)
92:       end
insert_fixture(fixture, table_name)

Inserts the given fixture into the table. Overridden in adapters that require something beyond a simple insert (eg. Oracle).

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 268
268:       def insert_fixture(fixture, table_name)
269:         columns = Hash[columns(table_name).map { |c| [c.name, c] }]
270: 
271:         key_list   = []
272:         value_list = fixture.map do |name, value|
273:           key_list << quote_column_name(name)
274:           quote(value, columns[name])
275:         end
276: 
277:         execute "INSERT INTO #{quote_table_name(table_name)} (#{key_list.join(', ')}) VALUES (#{value_list.join(', ')})", 'Fixture Insert'
278:       end
limited_update_conditions(where_sql, quoted_table_name, quoted_primary_key)
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 288
288:       def limited_update_conditions(where_sql, quoted_table_name, quoted_primary_key)
289:         "WHERE #{quoted_primary_key} IN (SELECT #{quoted_primary_key} FROM #{quoted_table_name} #{where_sql})"
290:       end
outside_transaction?()

Checks whether there is currently no transaction active. This is done by querying the database driver, and does not use the transaction house-keeping information recorded by increment_open_transactions and friends.

Returns true if there is no transaction active, false if there is a transaction active, and nil if this information is unknown.

Not all adapters supports transaction state introspection. Currently, only the PostgreSQL adapter supports this.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 114
114:       def outside_transaction?
115:         nil
116:       end
reset_sequence!(table, column, sequence = nil)

Set the sequence to the max value of the table’s column.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 262
262:       def reset_sequence!(table, column, sequence = nil)
263:         # Do nothing by default. Implement for PostgreSQL, Oracle, ...
264:       end
rollback_db_transaction()

Rolls back the transaction (and turns on auto-committing). Must be done if the transaction block raises an exception or returns false.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 255
255:       def rollback_db_transaction() end
sanitize_limit(limit)

Sanitizes the given LIMIT parameter in order to prevent SQL injection.

The limit may be anything that can evaluate to a string via to_s. It should look like an integer, or a comma-delimited list of integers, or an Arel SQL literal.

Returns Integer and Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral limits as is. Returns the sanitized limit parameter, either as an integer, or as a string which contains a comma-delimited list of integers.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 301
301:       def sanitize_limit(limit)
302:         if limit.is_a?(Integer) || limit.is_a?(Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral)
303:           limit
304:         elsif limit.to_s =~ /,/
305:           Arel.sql limit.to_s.split(',').map{ |i| Integer(i) }.join(',')
306:         else
307:           Integer(limit)
308:         end
309:       end
select_all(arel, name = nil, binds = [])

Returns an array of record hashes with the column names as keys and column values as values.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 17
17:       def select_all(arel, name = nil, binds = [])
18:         select(to_sql(arel, binds), name, binds)
19:       end
select_one(arel, name = nil)

Returns a record hash with the column names as keys and column values as values.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 23
23:       def select_one(arel, name = nil)
24:         result = select_all(arel, name)
25:         result.first if result
26:       end
select_rows(sql, name = nil)

Returns an array of arrays containing the field values. Order is the same as that returned by columns.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 44
44:       def select_rows(sql, name = nil)
45:       end
select_value(arel, name = nil)

Returns a single value from a record

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 29
29:       def select_value(arel, name = nil)
30:         if result = select_one(arel, name)
31:           result.values.first
32:         end
33:       end
select_values(arel, name = nil)

Returns an array of the values of the first column in a select:

  select_values("SELECT id FROM companies LIMIT 3") => [1,2,3]
    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 37
37:       def select_values(arel, name = nil)
38:         result = select_rows(to_sql(arel, []), name)
39:         result.map { |v| v[0] }
40:       end
supports_statement_cache?()

Returns true when the connection adapter supports prepared statement caching, otherwise returns false

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 120
120:       def supports_statement_cache?
121:         false
122:       end
to_sql(arel, binds = [])

Converts an arel AST to SQL

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 5
 5:       def to_sql(arel, binds = [])
 6:         if arel.respond_to?(:ast)
 7:           visitor.accept(arel.ast) do
 8:             quote(*binds.shift.reverse)
 9:           end
10:         else
11:           arel
12:         end
13:       end
transaction(options = {})

Runs the given block in a database transaction, and returns the result of the block.

Nested transactions support

Most databases don’t support true nested transactions. At the time of writing, the only database that supports true nested transactions that we’re aware of, is MS-SQL.

In order to get around this problem, transaction will emulate the effect of nested transactions, by using savepoints: dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/savepoint.html Savepoints are supported by MySQL and PostgreSQL, but not SQLite3.

It is safe to call this method if a database transaction is already open, i.e. if transaction is called within another transaction block. In case of a nested call, transaction will behave as follows:

  • The block will be run without doing anything. All database statements that happen within the block are effectively appended to the already open database transaction.
  • However, if :requires_new is set, the block will be wrapped in a database savepoint acting as a sub-transaction.

Caveats

MySQL doesn’t support DDL transactions. If you perform a DDL operation, then any created savepoints will be automatically released. For example, if you’ve created a savepoint, then you execute a CREATE TABLE statement, then the savepoint that was created will be automatically released.

This means that, on MySQL, you shouldn’t execute DDL operations inside a transaction call that you know might create a savepoint. Otherwise, transaction will raise exceptions when it tries to release the already-automatically-released savepoints:

  Model.connection.transaction do  # BEGIN
    Model.connection.transaction(:requires_new => true) do  # CREATE SAVEPOINT active_record_1
      Model.connection.create_table(...)
      # active_record_1 now automatically released
    end  # RELEASE SAVEPOINT active_record_1  <--- BOOM! database error!
  end
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 166
166:       def transaction(options = {})
167:         options.assert_valid_keys :requires_new, :joinable
168: 
169:         last_transaction_joinable = defined?(@transaction_joinable) ? @transaction_joinable : nil
170:         if options.has_key?(:joinable)
171:           @transaction_joinable = options[:joinable]
172:         else
173:           @transaction_joinable = true
174:         end
175:         requires_new = options[:requires_new] || !last_transaction_joinable
176: 
177:         transaction_open = false
178:         @_current_transaction_records ||= []
179: 
180:         begin
181:           if block_given?
182:             if requires_new || open_transactions == 0
183:               if open_transactions == 0
184:                 begin_db_transaction
185:               elsif requires_new
186:                 create_savepoint
187:               end
188:               increment_open_transactions
189:               transaction_open = true
190:               @_current_transaction_records.push([])
191:             end
192:             yield
193:           end
194:         rescue Exception => database_transaction_rollback
195:           if transaction_open && !outside_transaction?
196:             transaction_open = false
197:             decrement_open_transactions
198:             if open_transactions == 0
199:               rollback_db_transaction
200:               rollback_transaction_records(true)
201:             else
202:               rollback_to_savepoint
203:               rollback_transaction_records(false)
204:             end
205:           end
206:           raise unless database_transaction_rollback.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Rollback)
207:         end
208:       ensure
209:         @transaction_joinable = last_transaction_joinable
210: 
211:         if outside_transaction?
212:           @open_transactions = 0
213:         elsif transaction_open
214:           decrement_open_transactions
215:           begin
216:             if open_transactions == 0
217:               commit_db_transaction
218:               commit_transaction_records
219:             else
220:               release_savepoint
221:               save_point_records = @_current_transaction_records.pop
222:               unless save_point_records.blank?
223:                 @_current_transaction_records.push([]) if @_current_transaction_records.empty?
224:                 @_current_transaction_records.last.concat(save_point_records)
225:               end
226:             end
227:           rescue Exception => database_transaction_rollback
228:             if open_transactions == 0
229:               rollback_db_transaction
230:               rollback_transaction_records(true)
231:             else
232:               rollback_to_savepoint
233:               rollback_transaction_records(false)
234:             end
235:             raise
236:           end
237:         end
238:       end
update(arel, name = nil, binds = [])

Executes the update statement and returns the number of rows affected.

    # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 95
95:       def update(arel, name = nil, binds = [])
96:         exec_update(to_sql(arel, binds), name, binds)
97:       end
Instance Protected methods
commit_transaction_records()

Send a commit message to all records after they have been committed.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 366
366:         def commit_transaction_records
367:           records = @_current_transaction_records.flatten
368:           @_current_transaction_records.clear
369:           unless records.blank?
370:             records.uniq.each do |record|
371:               begin
372:                 record.committed!
373:               rescue Exception => e
374:                 record.logger.error(e) if record.respond_to?(:logger) && record.logger
375:               end
376:             end
377:           end
378:         end
delete_sql(sql, name = nil)

Executes the delete statement and returns the number of rows affected.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 340
340:         def delete_sql(sql, name = nil)
341:           update_sql(sql, name)
342:         end
insert_sql(sql, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil)

Returns the last auto-generated ID from the affected table.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 329
329:         def insert_sql(sql, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil)
330:           execute(sql, name)
331:           id_value
332:         end
last_inserted_id(result)
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 384
384:       def last_inserted_id(result)
385:         row = result.rows.first
386:         row && row.first
387:       end
rollback_transaction_records(rollback)

Send a rollback message to all records after they have been rolled back. If rollback is false, only rollback records since the last save point.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 346
346:         def rollback_transaction_records(rollback)
347:           if rollback
348:             records = @_current_transaction_records.flatten
349:             @_current_transaction_records.clear
350:           else
351:             records = @_current_transaction_records.pop
352:           end
353: 
354:           unless records.blank?
355:             records.uniq.each do |record|
356:               begin
357:                 record.rolledback!(rollback)
358:               rescue Exception => e
359:                 record.logger.error(e) if record.respond_to?(:logger) && record.logger
360:               end
361:             end
362:           end
363:         end
select(sql, name = nil, binds = [])

Returns an array of record hashes with the column names as keys and column values as values.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 324
324:         def select(sql, name = nil, binds = [])
325:         end
sql_for_insert(sql, pk, id_value, sequence_name, binds)
     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 380
380:       def sql_for_insert(sql, pk, id_value, sequence_name, binds)
381:         [sql, binds]
382:       end
update_sql(sql, name = nil)

Executes the update statement and returns the number of rows affected.

     # File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb, line 335
335:         def update_sql(sql, name = nil)
336:           execute(sql, name)
337:         end