active_type 2.6.5 → 2.7.0

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data/.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - ruby: "2.7.8"
-            gemfile: Gemfile.6.1.sqlite3
-          - ruby: "3.0.7"
+          - ruby: "3.1.6"
             gemfile: Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3
           - ruby: "3.1.6"
             gemfile: Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3
@@ -24,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
             gemfile: Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3
           - ruby: "3.3.6"
             gemfile: Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3
+          - ruby: "3.4.7"
+            gemfile: Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3
     env:
       BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
 
@@ -96,12 +96,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - ruby: "3.0.7"
-            gemfile: Gemfile.6.1.pg
-          - ruby: "3.2.6"
-            gemfile: Gemfile.7.1.pg
           - ruby: "3.2.6"
             gemfile: Gemfile.7.2.pg
+          - ruby: "3.4.7"
+            gemfile: Gemfile.8.1.pg
     env:
       BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
 

data/.ruby-version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2
+3.4

data/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.7.0 (2025-11-03)
+* Removed: Support for Ruby < 3.1, Rails < 7.
+* Fixed: Exception when using ActiveType::Record with Rails 8.1.
+
 ## 2.6.5 (2025-10-16)
 
 * Fixed: ActiveType::Object and ActiveType::Record are now serialized/deserialized correctly using Marshal.dump/Marshal.load

data/Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
+    active_type (2.7.0)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM

data/Gemfile.7.2.mysql2.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
+    active_type (2.7.0)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM

data/Gemfile.7.2.pg.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
+    active_type (2.7.0)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM

data/Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
+    active_type (2.7.0)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM

data/Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
+    active_type (2.7.0)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM

data/{Gemfile.6.1.pg → Gemfile.8.1.pg}

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'activerecord', '~>6.1.0'
+gem 'activerecord', '~>8.1.0'
 gem 'rspec', '~>3.4'
 gem 'pg'
 gem 'rake'

data/Gemfile.8.1.pg.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    active_type (2.7.0)
+      activerecord (>= 6.1)
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    activemodel (8.1.0)
+      activesupport (= 8.1.0)
+    activerecord (8.1.0)
+      activemodel (= 8.1.0)
+      activesupport (= 8.1.0)
+      timeout (>= 0.4.0)
+    activesupport (8.1.0)
+      base64
+      bigdecimal
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.3.1)
+      connection_pool (>= 2.2.5)
+      drb
+      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
+      json
+      logger (>= 1.4.2)
+      minitest (>= 5.1)
+      securerandom (>= 0.3)
+      tzinfo (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.5)
+      uri (>= 0.13.1)
+    base64 (0.3.0)
+    bigdecimal (3.3.1)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.5)
+    connection_pool (2.5.4)
+    diff-lcs (1.6.2)
+    drb (2.2.3)
+    gemika (1.0.0)
+    i18n (1.14.7)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    json (2.15.1)
+    logger (1.7.0)
+    minitest (5.26.0)
+    pg (1.6.2)
+    pg (1.6.2-aarch64-linux)
+    pg (1.6.2-aarch64-linux-musl)
+    pg (1.6.2-arm64-darwin)
+    pg (1.6.2-x86_64-darwin)
+    pg (1.6.2-x86_64-linux)
+    pg (1.6.2-x86_64-linux-musl)
+    rake (13.3.0)
+    rspec (3.13.2)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.13.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.13.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-core (3.13.6)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.13.5)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.13.6)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-support (3.13.6)
+    securerandom (0.4.1)
+    timeout (0.4.3)
+    tzinfo (2.0.6)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    uri (1.0.4)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  aarch64-linux
+  aarch64-linux-musl
+  arm64-darwin
+  ruby
+  x86_64-darwin
+  x86_64-linux
+  x86_64-linux-musl
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  active_type!
+  activerecord (~> 8.1.0)
+  gemika
+  pg
+  rake
+  rspec (~> 3.4)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.6.9

data/{Gemfile.6.1.sqlite3 → Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3}

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'activerecord', '~>6.1.0'
+gem 'activerecord', '~>8.1.0'
 gem 'rspec', '~>3.4'
 gem 'sqlite3'
 gem 'rake'

data/Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    active_type (2.7.0)
+      activerecord (>= 6.1)
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    activemodel (8.1.0)
+      activesupport (= 8.1.0)
+    activerecord (8.1.0)
+      activemodel (= 8.1.0)
+      activesupport (= 8.1.0)
+      timeout (>= 0.4.0)
+    activesupport (8.1.0)
+      base64
+      bigdecimal
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.3.1)
+      connection_pool (>= 2.2.5)
+      drb
+      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
+      json
+      logger (>= 1.4.2)
+      minitest (>= 5.1)
+      securerandom (>= 0.3)
+      tzinfo (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.5)
+      uri (>= 0.13.1)
+    base64 (0.3.0)
+    bigdecimal (3.3.1)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.5)
+    connection_pool (2.5.4)
+    diff-lcs (1.6.2)
+    drb (2.2.3)
+    gemika (1.0.0)
+    i18n (1.14.7)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    json (2.15.1)
+    logger (1.7.0)
+    minitest (5.26.0)
+    rake (13.3.0)
+    rspec (3.13.2)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.13.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.13.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-core (3.13.6)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.13.5)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.13.6)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-support (3.13.6)
+    securerandom (0.4.1)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-aarch64-linux-gnu)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-aarch64-linux-musl)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-arm-linux-gnu)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-arm-linux-musl)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-arm64-darwin)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-x86-linux-gnu)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-x86-linux-musl)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-x86_64-darwin)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-x86_64-linux-gnu)
+    sqlite3 (2.7.4-x86_64-linux-musl)
+    timeout (0.4.3)
+    tzinfo (2.0.6)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    uri (1.0.4)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  aarch64-linux-gnu
+  aarch64-linux-musl
+  arm-linux-gnu
+  arm-linux-musl
+  arm64-darwin
+  x86-linux-gnu
+  x86-linux-musl
+  x86_64-darwin
+  x86_64-linux-gnu
+  x86_64-linux-musl
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  active_type!
+  activerecord (~> 8.1.0)
+  gemika
+  rake
+  rspec (~> 3.4)
+  sqlite3
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.5.6

data/README.md

@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Supported options for `nests_many` / `nests_one` are:
   nests_many :documents, build_scope: proc { Document }, find_scope: proc { Document }
   ```
 
-  All `...scope` options are evaled in the context of the record on first use, and cached. 
+  All `...scope` options are evaled in the context of the record on first use, and cached.
 
 - `allow_destroy`
 
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ sign_up.is_a?(SignUp) # => true
 This is basically like [`ActiveRecord#becomes`](http://apidock.com/rails/v4.2.1/ActiveRecord/Persistence/becomes), but with less bugs and more consistent behavior.
 
 **Note that `cast` is destructive.** The originally casted record (`user`) and the returned record (`sign_up`)
-share internal state (such as attributes). To avoid unexpected behavior, the original record will raise an error when trying to change or persist it. Also, casting of a record that has changes in its loaded associations is prevented, because those changes would be lost.  
+share internal state (such as attributes). To avoid unexpected behavior, the original record will raise an error when trying to change or persist it. Also, casting of a record that has changes in its loaded associations is prevented, because those changes would be lost.
 If you know what you are doing and absolutely want that, you may use the option `force: true` to allow this potentially problematic behaviour, e.g. `sign_up = ActiveType.cast(user, SignUp, force: true)`
 
 
@@ -434,14 +434,14 @@ Now, if you load `credentials`, you will automatically receive records of type `
 Supported Rails versions
 ------------------------
 
-ActiveType is tested against ActiveRecord 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0.
+ActiveType is tested against ActiveRecord 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1.
 
 Later versions might work, earlier will not.
 
 Supported Ruby versions
 ------------------------
 
-ActiveType is tested against Ruby 2.7+.
+ActiveType is tested against Ruby 3.1+.
 
 
 Installation
@@ -478,5 +478,3 @@ Credits
 Tobias Kraze from [makandra](http://makandra.com/)
 
 Henning Koch from [makandra](http://makandra.com/)
-
-

data/lib/active_type/change_association.rb

@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ module ActiveType
             new_scope = nil
           end
           original_options = existing_association.options
-          if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR > 3
-            new_scope ||= existing_association.scope
-            public_send(existing_association.macro, association_name, new_scope, **original_options.merge(new_options))
-          else
-            public_send(existing_association.macro, association_name, **original_options.merge(new_options))
-          end
+          new_scope ||= existing_association.scope
+          public_send(existing_association.macro, association_name, new_scope, **original_options.merge(new_options))
         else
           raise ArgumentError, "unrecognized association `#{association_name}`"
         end

data/lib/active_type/nested_attributes/association.rb

@@ -17,14 +17,7 @@ module ActiveType
         @reject_if = options.delete(:reject_if)
         @options = options.dup
 
-        @index_errors = case
-                        when ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR < 5
-                          @options[:index_errors]
-                        when ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR < 7
-                          @options[:index_errors] || ActiveRecord::Base.index_nested_attribute_errors
-                        else
-                          @options[:index_errors] || ActiveRecord.index_nested_attribute_errors
-                        end
+        @index_errors =  @options[:index_errors] || ActiveRecord.index_nested_attribute_errors
       end
 
       def assign_attributes(parent, attributes)
@@ -130,17 +123,9 @@ module ActiveType
       end
 
       def add_errors_to_parent(parent, child, index)
-        if Gem::Version.new(ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING) >= Gem::Version.new("6.1")
-          child.errors.each do |error|
-            attribute = translate_error_attribute(error.attribute, index)
-            parent.errors.add(attribute, error.message)
-          end
-        else
-          child.errors.each do |attribute, message|
-            attribute = translate_error_attribute(attribute, index)
-            parent.errors.add(attribute, message)
-            parent.errors[attribute].uniq!
-          end
+        child.errors.each do |error|
+          attribute = translate_error_attribute(error.attribute, index)
+          parent.errors.add(attribute, error.message)
         end
       end
 

data/lib/active_type/no_table.rb

@@ -1,201 +1,115 @@
 module ActiveType
+  module NoTable
 
-  if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR < 5
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
-    module NoTable
-
-      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
-
-      module ClassMethods
-
-        def column_types
-          {}
-        end
-
-        def columns
-          []
-        end
-
-        def primary_key
-          nil
-        end
-
-        def destroy(*)
-          new
-        end
-
-        def destroy_all(*)
-          []
-        end
-
-        def find_by_sql(*)
-          []
-        end
+    class DummySchemaCache
 
+      def columns_hash(table_name)
+        {}
       end
 
-      def id
-        nil
+      def columns_hash?(table_name)
+        return false
       end
 
-      def attribute_names
-        []
+      def data_source_exists?(table_name)
+        false
       end
 
-      def transaction(&block)
-        @_current_transaction_records ||= []
-        yield
+      def clear_data_source_cache!(table_name)
       end
 
-      def destroy
-        @destroyed = true
-        freeze
-      end
+    end
 
-      def reload
-        self
+    class DummyPool < ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::NullPool
+      def with_pool_transaction_isolation_level(*_args)
+        yield
       end
+    end
 
+    class DummyConnection < ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractAdapter
 
-      private
+      attr_reader :schema_cache
 
-      def create(*)
-        true
+      def initialize(*)
+        super
+        @schema_cache = DummySchemaCache.new
+        @pool = DummyPool.new
       end
 
-      def update(*)
-        true
+      def self.quote_column_name(column_name)
+        column_name.to_s
       end
 
-      if ActiveRecord::Base.private_method_defined?(:create_record)
-        def create_record(*)
-          true
-        end
-
-        def update_record(*)
-          true
-        end
-      else
-        def _create_record(*)
-          @new_record = false
-          true
-        end
-
-        def _update_record(*)
-          true
-        end
+      def pool
+        @pool
       end
 
     end
 
-  else
-
-    # Rails 5+
-
-    module NoTable
-
-      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
-
-      class DummySchemaCache
-
-        def columns_hash(table_name)
-          {}
-        end
-
-        def columns_hash?(table_name)
-          return false
-        end
-
-        def data_source_exists?(table_name)
-          false
-        end
-
-        def clear_data_source_cache!(table_name)
-        end
+    module ClassMethods
 
+      def connection
+        @connection ||= DummyConnection.new(nil)
       end
 
-      class DummyConnection < ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractAdapter
-
-        attr_reader :schema_cache
-
-        def initialize(*)
-          super
-          @schema_cache = DummySchemaCache.new
-        end
-
-        def self.quote_column_name(column_name)
-          column_name.to_s
-        end
-
+      def with_connection(**)
+        yield(connection)
       end
 
-      module ClassMethods
-
-        def connection
-          @connection ||= DummyConnection.new(nil)
-        end
-
-        def with_connection(**)
-          yield(connection)
-        end
-
-        def destroy(*)
-          new
-        end
-
-        def destroy_all(*)
-          []
-        end
-
-        def find_by_sql(*)
-          []
-        end
+      def destroy(*)
+        new
+      end
 
-        def _query_by_sql(*)
-          []
-        end
+      def destroy_all(*)
+        []
+      end
 
-        def cached_find_by(*)
-          nil
-        end
+      def find_by_sql(*)
+        []
+      end
 
-        def schema_cache
-          DummySchemaCache.new
-        end
+      def _query_by_sql(*)
+        []
       end
 
-      def destroy
-        @destroyed = true
-        freeze
+      def cached_find_by(*)
+        nil
       end
 
-      def reload
-        self
+      def schema_cache
+        DummySchemaCache.new
       end
+    end
 
+    def destroy
+      @destroyed = true
+      freeze
+    end
 
-      private
+    def reload
+      self
+    end
 
-      def create(*)
-        true
-      end
+    private
 
-      def update(*)
-        true
-      end
+    def create(*)
+      true
+    end
 
-      def _create_record(*)
-        @new_record = false
-        true
-      end
+    def update(*)
+      true
+    end
 
-      def _update_record(*)
-        true
-      end
+    def _create_record(*)
+      @new_record = false
+      true
+    end
 
+    def _update_record(*)
+      true
     end
 
   end
-
 end

data/lib/active_type/object.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'active_type/no_table'
 require 'active_type/virtual_attributes'
 require 'active_type/nested_attributes'
-require 'active_type/marshalling' if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 7 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR >= 1
+require 'active_type/marshalling'
 
 module ActiveType
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ActiveType
     include NoTable
     include VirtualAttributes
     include NestedAttributes
-    include Marshalling::Methods if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 7 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR >= 1
+    include Marshalling::Methods
 
   end
 

data/lib/active_type/record.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'active_type/virtual_attributes'
 require 'active_type/record_extension'
 require 'active_type/nested_attributes'
 require 'active_type/change_association'
-require 'active_type/marshalling' if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 7 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR >= 1
+require 'active_type/marshalling'
 
 module ActiveType
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module ActiveType
     include NestedAttributes
     include RecordExtension
     include ChangeAssociation
-    include Marshalling::Methods if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 7 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR >= 1
+    include Marshalling::Methods
 
   end
 

data/lib/active_type/record_extension/inheritance.rb

@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ module ActiveType
         unless options[:foreign_key] || options[:as]
           options = options.merge(foreign_key: extended_record_base_class.name.foreign_key)
         end
-        if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR > 3
-          [options, scope]
-        else
-          [options]
-        end
+        [options, scope]
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
@@ -66,7 +62,7 @@ module ActiveType
 
         def has_many(name, scope=nil, *args, &extension)
           new_args, new_scope = Inheritance.add_foreign_key_option(extended_record_base_class, scope, *args)
-          if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR <= 3 || new_scope.nil?
+          if new_scope.nil?
             super(name, **new_args, &extension)
           else
             super(name, new_scope, **new_args, &extension)
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ module ActiveType
 
         def has_one(name, scope=nil, *args, &extension)
           new_args, new_scope = Inheritance.add_foreign_key_option(extended_record_base_class, scope, *args)
-          if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR <= 3 || new_scope.nil?
+          if new_scope.nil?
             super(name, **new_args, &extension)
           else
             super(name, new_scope, **new_args, &extension)
@@ -84,79 +80,48 @@ module ActiveType
 
         private
 
-        if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR < 5
-
-          def find_sti_class(type_name)
-            sti_class = super
-
-            # Consider this class hierarchy
-            # class Parent < ActiveRecord::Base; end
-            # class Child < Parent; end
-            # class ExtendedParent < ActiveType::Record[Parent]; end
-            # class ExtendedChild < ActiveType::Record[Child]; end
-            if self < sti_class
-              # i.e. ExtendendChild.find(child.id)
-              # => self = ExtendedChild; sti_class = Child
-              # instantiate as ExtendedChild
-              self
-            elsif sti_class < extended_record_base_class
-              # i.e. ExtendedParent.find(child.id)
-              # => sti_class = Child; self = ExtendedParent; extended_record_base_class = Parent
-              # There is no really good solution here, since we cannot instantiate as both ExtendedParent
-              # and Child. We opt to instantiate as ExtendedParent, since the other option can be
-              # achieved by using Parent.find(child.id)
-              self
+        # Rails 5 find_sti_class does a sanity check for proper inheritance that fails for
+        # our usecase
+        # copied from activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
+        def find_sti_class(type_name)
+          type_name = base_class.type_for_attribute(inheritance_column).cast(type_name)
+          subclass = begin
+            if store_full_sti_class
+              type_name.constantize
             else
-              sti_class
+              compute_type(type_name)
             end
+          rescue NameError
+            raise ActiveRecord::SubclassNotFound,
+              "The single-table inheritance mechanism failed to locate the subclass: '#{type_name}'. " \
+              "This error is raised because the column '#{inheritance_column}' is reserved for storing the class in case of inheritance. " \
+              "Please rename this column if you didn't intend it to be used for storing the inheritance class " \
+              "or overwrite #{name}.inheritance_column to use another column for that information."
           end
-
-        else
-
-          # Rails 5 find_sti_class does a sanity check for proper inheritance that fails for
-          # our usecase
-          # copied from activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
-          def find_sti_class(type_name)
-            type_name = base_class.type_for_attribute(inheritance_column).cast(type_name)
-            subclass = begin
-              if store_full_sti_class
-                type_name.constantize
-              else
-                compute_type(type_name)
-              end
-            rescue NameError
-              raise ActiveRecord::SubclassNotFound,
-                "The single-table inheritance mechanism failed to locate the subclass: '#{type_name}'. " \
-                "This error is raised because the column '#{inheritance_column}' is reserved for storing the class in case of inheritance. " \
-                "Please rename this column if you didn't intend it to be used for storing the inheritance class " \
-                "or overwrite #{name}.inheritance_column to use another column for that information."
-            end
-            #### our code starts here
-            # Consider this class hierarchy
-            # class Parent < ActiveRecord::Base; end
-            # class Child < Parent; end
-            # class ExtendedParent < ActiveType::Record[Parent]; end
-            # class ExtendedChild < ActiveType::Record[Child]; end
-            if self < subclass
-              # i.e. ExtendendChild.find(child.id)
-              # => self = ExtendedChild; subclass = Child
-              # instantiate as ExtendedChild
-              subclass = self
-            elsif subclass < extended_record_base_class
-              # i.e. ExtendedParent.find(child.id)
-              # => subclass = Child; self = ExtendedParent; extended_record_base_class = Parent
-              # There is no really good solution here, since we cannot instantiate as both ExtendedParent
-              # and Child. We opt to instantiate as ExtendedParent, since the other option can be
-              # achieved by using Parent.find(child.id)
-              subclass = self
-            end
-            #### our code ends here
-            unless subclass == self || descendants.include?(subclass)
-              raise ActiveRecord::SubclassNotFound, "Invalid single-table inheritance type: #{subclass.name} is not a subclass of #{name}"
-            end
-            subclass
+          #### our code starts here
+          # Consider this class hierarchy
+          # class Parent < ActiveRecord::Base; end
+          # class Child < Parent; end
+          # class ExtendedParent < ActiveType::Record[Parent]; end
+          # class ExtendedChild < ActiveType::Record[Child]; end
+          if self < subclass
+            # i.e. ExtendendChild.find(child.id)
+            # => self = ExtendedChild; subclass = Child
+            # instantiate as ExtendedChild
+            subclass = self
+          elsif subclass < extended_record_base_class
+            # i.e. ExtendedParent.find(child.id)
+            # => subclass = Child; self = ExtendedParent; extended_record_base_class = Parent
+            # There is no really good solution here, since we cannot instantiate as both ExtendedParent
+            # and Child. We opt to instantiate as ExtendedParent, since the other option can be
+            # achieved by using Parent.find(child.id)
+            subclass = self
           end
-
+          #### our code ends here
+          unless subclass == self || descendants.include?(subclass)
+            raise ActiveRecord::SubclassNotFound, "Invalid single-table inheritance type: #{subclass.name} is not a subclass of #{name}"
+          end
+          subclass
         end
 
       end

data/lib/active_type/type_caster.rb

@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@ module ActiveType
   class TypeCaster
 
     def self.get(type)
-      native_caster = if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING < '4.2'
-        NativeCasters::DelegateToColumn.new(type)
-      elsif ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING < '5'
-        NativeCasters::DelegateToRails4Type.new(type)
-      else
-        NativeCasters::DelegateToRails5Type.new(type)
-      end
+      native_caster = NativeCasters::DelegateToRailsType.new(type)
       new(type, native_caster)
     end
 
@@ -104,7 +98,7 @@ module ActiveType
 
       # Adapter for Rails 5+.
       # In these versions, casting logic lives in subclasses of ActiveRecord::Type::Value
-      class DelegateToRails5Type
+      class DelegateToRailsType
 
         def initialize(type)
           @active_record_type = lookup(type)

data/lib/active_type/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 module ActiveType
-  VERSION = '2.6.5'
+  VERSION = '2.7.0'
 end

data/lib/active_type/virtual_attributes.rb

@@ -189,34 +189,24 @@ module ActiveType
       read_existing_virtual_attribute(name) { super }
     end
 
-    if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= '4.2.0'
-      def _read_attribute(name)
-        read_existing_virtual_attribute(name) { super }
-      end
+    def _read_attribute(name)
+      read_existing_virtual_attribute(name) { super }
     end
 
-    if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING < '4.2.0' || ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= '6.1.0'
-      # in 6.1, read_attribute does not call _read_attribute
-      def read_attribute(name)
-        read_existing_virtual_attribute(name) { super }
-      end
+    def read_attribute(name)
+      read_existing_virtual_attribute(name) { super }
     end
 
     def []=(name, value)
       write_existing_virtual_attribute(name, value) { super }
     end
 
-    if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= '5.2.0'
-      def _write_attribute(name, value)
-        write_existing_virtual_attribute(name, value) { super }
-      end
+    def _write_attribute(name, value)
+      write_existing_virtual_attribute(name, value) { super }
     end
 
-    if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING < '5.2.0' || ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= '6.1.0'
-      # in 6.1, write_attribute does not call _write_attribute
-      def write_attribute(name, value)
-        write_existing_virtual_attribute(name, value) { super }
-      end
+    def write_attribute(name, value)
+      write_existing_virtual_attribute(name, value) { super }
     end
 
     def attributes
@@ -252,14 +242,12 @@ module ActiveType
       end
     end
 
-    if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 4
-      def changes_applied
-        super
+    def changes_applied
+      super
 
-        virtual_attributes.each do |attr, _|
-          value = read_virtual_attribute(attr)
-          virtual_attributes_were[attr] = value.duplicable? ? value.clone : value
-        end
+      virtual_attributes.each do |attr, _|
+        value = read_virtual_attribute(attr)
+        virtual_attributes_were[attr] = value.duplicable? ? value.clone : value
       end
     end
 

data/lib/active_type.rb

@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@ require 'active_type/version'
 
 require 'active_record'
 
-if ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING == '4.2.0'
-  raise(<<-MESSAGE.strip_heredoc)
-    ActiveType is not compatible with ActiveRecord 4.2.0. Please upgrade to 4.2.1
-    For details see https://github.com/makandra/active_type/issues/31
-  MESSAGE
-end
-
 module ActiveType
   extend ActiveSupport::Autoload
 

metadata

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: active_type
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 2.6.5
+  version: 2.7.0
 platform: ruby
 authors:
 - Tobias Kraze
 - Henning Koch
-autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2025-10-16 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 1980-01-02 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies:
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: bundler
@@ -65,12 +64,6 @@ files:
 - ".ruby-version"
 - CHANGELOG.md
 - Gemfile
-- Gemfile.6.1.pg
-- Gemfile.6.1.pg.lock
-- Gemfile.6.1.sqlite3
-- Gemfile.6.1.sqlite3.lock
-- Gemfile.7.1.pg
-- Gemfile.7.1.pg.lock
 - Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3
 - Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3.lock
 - Gemfile.7.2.mysql2
@@ -81,6 +74,10 @@ files:
 - Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3.lock
 - Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3
 - Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock
+- Gemfile.8.1.pg
+- Gemfile.8.1.pg.lock
+- Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3
+- Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3.lock
 - Gemfile.lock
 - LICENSE
 - README.md
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ metadata:
   bug_tracker_uri: https://github.com/makandra/active_type/issues
   changelog_uri: https://github.com/makandra/active_type/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
   rubygems_mfa_required: 'true'
-post_install_message: 
 rdoc_options: []
 require_paths:
 - lib
@@ -135,8 +131,7 @@ required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
       version: '0'
 requirements: []
-rubygems_version: 3.4.10
-signing_key: 
+rubygems_version: 3.6.7
 specification_version: 4
 summary: Make any Ruby object quack like ActiveRecord
 test_files: []

data/Gemfile.6.1.pg.lock

@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-PATH
-  remote: .
-  specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
-      activerecord (>= 6.1)
-
-GEM
-  remote: https://rubygems.org/
-  specs:
-    activemodel (6.1.3)
-      activesupport (= 6.1.3)
-    activerecord (6.1.3)
-      activemodel (= 6.1.3)
-      activesupport (= 6.1.3)
-    activesupport (6.1.3)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
-      zeitwerk (~> 2.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.1.8)
-    diff-lcs (1.4.4)
-    gemika (0.6.0)
-    i18n (1.8.9)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    minitest (5.14.4)
-    pg (1.2.3)
-    rake (13.0.3)
-    rspec (3.10.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.10.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.10.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-core (3.10.1)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.10.1)
-      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.10.2)
-      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-support (3.10.2)
-    tzinfo (2.0.4)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    zeitwerk (2.4.2)
-
-PLATFORMS
-  ruby
-  x86_64-linux
-
-DEPENDENCIES
-  active_type!
-  activerecord (~> 6.1.0)
-  gemika
-  pg
-  rake
-  rspec (~> 3.4)
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   2.2.27

data/Gemfile.6.1.sqlite3.lock

@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-PATH
-  remote: .
-  specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
-      activerecord (>= 6.1)
-
-GEM
-  remote: https://rubygems.org/
-  specs:
-    activemodel (6.1.3)
-      activesupport (= 6.1.3)
-    activerecord (6.1.3)
-      activemodel (= 6.1.3)
-      activesupport (= 6.1.3)
-    activesupport (6.1.3)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
-      zeitwerk (~> 2.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.1.8)
-    diff-lcs (1.4.4)
-    gemika (0.6.0)
-    i18n (1.8.9)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    minitest (5.14.4)
-    rake (13.0.3)
-    rspec (3.10.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.10.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.10.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-core (3.10.1)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.10.1)
-      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.10.2)
-      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
-    rspec-support (3.10.2)
-    sqlite3 (1.4.2)
-    tzinfo (2.0.4)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    zeitwerk (2.4.2)
-
-PLATFORMS
-  ruby
-  x86_64-linux
-
-DEPENDENCIES
-  active_type!
-  activerecord (~> 6.1.0)
-  gemika
-  rake
-  rspec (~> 3.4)
-  sqlite3
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   2.2.27

data/Gemfile.7.1.pg

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-source 'https://rubygems.org'
-
-gem 'activerecord', '~>7.1.0'
-gem 'rspec', '~>3.4'
-gem 'pg'
-gem 'rake'
-gem 'gemika'
-
-gem 'active_type', :path => '.'

data/Gemfile.7.1.pg.lock

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-PATH
-  remote: .
-  specs:
-    active_type (2.6.5)
-      activerecord (>= 6.1)
-
-GEM
-  remote: https://rubygems.org/
-  specs:
-    activemodel (7.1.3.4)
-      activesupport (= 7.1.3.4)
-    activerecord (7.1.3.4)
-      activemodel (= 7.1.3.4)
-      activesupport (= 7.1.3.4)
-      timeout (>= 0.4.0)
-    activesupport (7.1.3.4)
-      base64
-      bigdecimal
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      connection_pool (>= 2.2.5)
-      drb
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      mutex_m
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
-    base64 (0.2.0)
-    bigdecimal (3.1.8)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
-    connection_pool (2.4.1)
-    diff-lcs (1.5.1)
-    drb (2.2.1)
-    gemika (0.8.3)
-    i18n (1.14.5)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    minitest (5.24.1)
-    mutex_m (0.2.0)
-    pg (1.5.7)
-    rake (13.2.1)
-    rspec (3.13.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.13.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.13.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.13.0)
-    rspec-core (3.13.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.13.1)
-      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.13.1)
-      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
-    rspec-support (3.13.1)
-    timeout (0.4.1)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-
-PLATFORMS
-  ruby
-
-DEPENDENCIES
-  active_type!
-  activerecord (~> 7.1.0)
-  gemika
-  pg
-  rake
-  rspec (~> 3.4)
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   2.5.6