activerecord 6.0.0

data/lib/active_record/readonly_attributes.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  module ReadonlyAttributes
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    included do
+      class_attribute :_attr_readonly, instance_accessor: false, default: []
+    end
+
+    module ClassMethods
+      # Attributes listed as readonly will be used to create a new record but update operations will
+      # ignore these fields.
+      def attr_readonly(*attributes)
+        self._attr_readonly = Set.new(attributes.map(&:to_s)) + (_attr_readonly || [])
+      end
+
+      # Returns an array of all the attributes that have been specified as readonly.
+      def readonly_attributes
+        _attr_readonly
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/active_record/reflection.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "active_support/core_ext/string/filters"
+require "concurrent/map"
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  # = Active Record Reflection
+  module Reflection # :nodoc:
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    included do
+      class_attribute :_reflections, instance_writer: false, default: {}
+      class_attribute :aggregate_reflections, instance_writer: false, default: {}
+    end
+
+    class << self
+      def create(macro, name, scope, options, ar)
+        reflection = reflection_class_for(macro).new(name, scope, options, ar)
+        options[:through] ? ThroughReflection.new(reflection) : reflection
+      end
+
+      def add_reflection(ar, name, reflection)
+        ar.clear_reflections_cache
+        name = -name.to_s
+        ar._reflections = ar._reflections.except(name).merge!(name => reflection)
+      end
+
+      def add_aggregate_reflection(ar, name, reflection)
+        ar.aggregate_reflections = ar.aggregate_reflections.merge(-name.to_s => reflection)
+      end
+
+      private
+        def reflection_class_for(macro)
+          case macro
+          when :composed_of
+            AggregateReflection
+          when :has_many
+            HasManyReflection
+          when :has_one
+            HasOneReflection
+          when :belongs_to
+            BelongsToReflection
+          else
+            raise "Unsupported Macro: #{macro}"
+          end
+        end
+    end
+
+    # \Reflection enables the ability to examine the associations and aggregations of
+    # Active Record classes and objects. This information, for example,
+    # can be used in a form builder that takes an Active Record object
+    # and creates input fields for all of the attributes depending on their type
+    # and displays the associations to other objects.
+    #
+    # MacroReflection class has info for AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection
+    # classes.
+    module ClassMethods
+      # Returns an array of AggregateReflection objects for all the aggregations in the class.
+      def reflect_on_all_aggregations
+        aggregate_reflections.values
+      end
+
+      # Returns the AggregateReflection object for the named +aggregation+ (use the symbol).
+      #
+      #   Account.reflect_on_aggregation(:balance) # => the balance AggregateReflection
+      #
+      def reflect_on_aggregation(aggregation)
+        aggregate_reflections[aggregation.to_s]
+      end
+
+      # Returns a Hash of name of the reflection as the key and an AssociationReflection as the value.
+      #
+      #   Account.reflections # => {"balance" => AggregateReflection}
+      #
+      def reflections
+        @__reflections ||= begin
+          ref = {}
+
+          _reflections.each do |name, reflection|
+            parent_reflection = reflection.parent_reflection
+
+            if parent_reflection
+              parent_name = parent_reflection.name
+              ref[parent_name.to_s] = parent_reflection
+            else
+              ref[name] = reflection
+            end
+          end
+
+          ref
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Returns an array of AssociationReflection objects for all the
+      # associations in the class. If you only want to reflect on a certain
+      # association type, pass in the symbol (<tt>:has_many</tt>, <tt>:has_one</tt>,
+      # <tt>:belongs_to</tt>) as the first parameter.
+      #
+      # Example:
+      #
+      #   Account.reflect_on_all_associations             # returns an array of all associations
+      #   Account.reflect_on_all_associations(:has_many)  # returns an array of all has_many associations
+      #
+      def reflect_on_all_associations(macro = nil)
+        association_reflections = reflections.values
+        association_reflections.select! { |reflection| reflection.macro == macro } if macro
+        association_reflections
+      end
+
+      # Returns the AssociationReflection object for the +association+ (use the symbol).
+      #
+      #   Account.reflect_on_association(:owner)             # returns the owner AssociationReflection
+      #   Invoice.reflect_on_association(:line_items).macro  # returns :has_many
+      #
+      def reflect_on_association(association)
+        reflections[association.to_s]
+      end
+
+      def _reflect_on_association(association) #:nodoc:
+        _reflections[association.to_s]
+      end
+
+      # Returns an array of AssociationReflection objects for all associations which have <tt>:autosave</tt> enabled.
+      def reflect_on_all_autosave_associations
+        reflections.values.select { |reflection| reflection.options[:autosave] }
+      end
+
+      def clear_reflections_cache # :nodoc:
+        @__reflections = nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Holds all the methods that are shared between MacroReflection and ThroughReflection.
+    #
+    #   AbstractReflection
+    #     MacroReflection
+    #       AggregateReflection
+    #       AssociationReflection
+    #         HasManyReflection
+    #         HasOneReflection
+    #         BelongsToReflection
+    #         HasAndBelongsToManyReflection
+    #     ThroughReflection
+    #     PolymorphicReflection
+    #     RuntimeReflection
+    class AbstractReflection # :nodoc:
+      def through_reflection?
+        false
+      end
+
+      def table_name
+        klass.table_name
+      end
+
+      # Returns a new, unsaved instance of the associated class. +attributes+ will
+      # be passed to the class's constructor.
+      def build_association(attributes, &block)
+        klass.new(attributes, &block)
+      end
+
+      # Returns the class name for the macro.
+      #
+      # <tt>composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money'</tt> returns <tt>'Money'</tt>
+      # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns <tt>'Client'</tt>
+      def class_name
+        @class_name ||= (options[:class_name] || derive_class_name).to_s
+      end
+
+      JoinKeys = Struct.new(:key, :foreign_key) # :nodoc:
+
+      def join_keys
+        @join_keys ||= get_join_keys(klass)
+      end
+
+      # Returns a list of scopes that should be applied for this Reflection
+      # object when querying the database.
+      def scopes
+        scope ? [scope] : []
+      end
+
+      def join_scope(table, foreign_table, foreign_klass)
+        predicate_builder = predicate_builder(table)
+        scope_chain_items = join_scopes(table, predicate_builder)
+        klass_scope       = klass_join_scope(table, predicate_builder)
+
+        key         = join_keys.key
+        foreign_key = join_keys.foreign_key
+
+        klass_scope.where!(table[key].eq(foreign_table[foreign_key]))
+
+        if type
+          klass_scope.where!(type => foreign_klass.polymorphic_name)
+        end
+
+        if klass.finder_needs_type_condition?
+          klass_scope.where!(klass.send(:type_condition, table))
+        end
+
+        scope_chain_items.inject(klass_scope, &:merge!)
+      end
+
+      def join_scopes(table, predicate_builder) # :nodoc:
+        if scope
+          [scope_for(build_scope(table, predicate_builder))]
+        else
+          []
+        end
+      end
+
+      def klass_join_scope(table, predicate_builder) # :nodoc:
+        relation = build_scope(table, predicate_builder)
+        klass.scope_for_association(relation)
+      end
+
+      def constraints
+        chain.flat_map(&:scopes)
+      end
+
+      def counter_cache_column
+        if belongs_to?
+          if options[:counter_cache] == true
+            "#{active_record.name.demodulize.underscore.pluralize}_count"
+          elsif options[:counter_cache]
+            options[:counter_cache].to_s
+          end
+        else
+          options[:counter_cache] ? options[:counter_cache].to_s : "#{name}_count"
+        end
+      end
+
+      def inverse_of
+        return unless inverse_name
+
+        @inverse_of ||= klass._reflect_on_association inverse_name
+      end
+
+      def check_validity_of_inverse!
+        unless polymorphic?
+          if has_inverse? && inverse_of.nil?
+            raise InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError.new(self)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # This shit is nasty. We need to avoid the following situation:
+      #
+      #   * An associated record is deleted via record.destroy
+      #   * Hence the callbacks run, and they find a belongs_to on the record with a
+      #     :counter_cache options which points back at our owner. So they update the
+      #     counter cache.
+      #   * In which case, we must make sure to *not* update the counter cache, or else
+      #     it will be decremented twice.
+      #
+      # Hence this method.
+      def inverse_which_updates_counter_cache
+        return @inverse_which_updates_counter_cache if defined?(@inverse_which_updates_counter_cache)
+        @inverse_which_updates_counter_cache = klass.reflect_on_all_associations(:belongs_to).find do |inverse|
+          inverse.counter_cache_column == counter_cache_column
+        end
+      end
+      alias inverse_updates_counter_cache? inverse_which_updates_counter_cache
+
+      def inverse_updates_counter_in_memory?
+        inverse_of && inverse_which_updates_counter_cache == inverse_of
+      end
+
+      # Returns whether a counter cache should be used for this association.
+      #
+      # The counter_cache option must be given on either the owner or inverse
+      # association, and the column must be present on the owner.
+      def has_cached_counter?
+        options[:counter_cache] ||
+          inverse_which_updates_counter_cache && inverse_which_updates_counter_cache.options[:counter_cache] &&
+          !!active_record.columns_hash[counter_cache_column]
+      end
+
+      def counter_must_be_updated_by_has_many?
+        !inverse_updates_counter_in_memory? && has_cached_counter?
+      end
+
+      def alias_candidate(name)
+        "#{plural_name}_#{name}"
+      end
+
+      def chain
+        collect_join_chain
+      end
+
+      def get_join_keys(association_klass)
+        JoinKeys.new(join_primary_key(association_klass), join_foreign_key)
+      end
+
+      def build_scope(table, predicate_builder = predicate_builder(table))
+        Relation.create(
+          klass,
+          table: table,
+          predicate_builder: predicate_builder
+        )
+      end
+
+      def join_primary_key(*)
+        foreign_key
+      end
+
+      def join_foreign_key
+        active_record_primary_key
+      end
+
+      protected
+        def actual_source_reflection # FIXME: this is a horrible name
+          self
+        end
+
+      private
+        def predicate_builder(table)
+          PredicateBuilder.new(TableMetadata.new(klass, table))
+        end
+
+        def primary_key(klass)
+          klass.primary_key || raise(UnknownPrimaryKey.new(klass))
+        end
+    end
+
+    # Base class for AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection. Objects of
+    # AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection are returned by the Reflection::ClassMethods.
+    class MacroReflection < AbstractReflection
+      # Returns the name of the macro.
+      #
+      # <tt>composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money'</tt> returns <tt>:balance</tt>
+      # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns <tt>:clients</tt>
+      attr_reader :name
+
+      attr_reader :scope
+
+      # Returns the hash of options used for the macro.
+      #
+      # <tt>composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money'</tt> returns <tt>{ class_name: "Money" }</tt>
+      # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns <tt>{}</tt>
+      attr_reader :options
+
+      attr_reader :active_record
+
+      attr_reader :plural_name # :nodoc:
+
+      def initialize(name, scope, options, active_record)
+        @name          = name
+        @scope         = scope
+        @options       = options
+        @active_record = active_record
+        @klass         = options[:anonymous_class]
+        @plural_name   = active_record.pluralize_table_names ?
+                            name.to_s.pluralize : name.to_s
+      end
+
+      def autosave=(autosave)
+        @options[:autosave] = autosave
+        parent_reflection = self.parent_reflection
+        if parent_reflection
+          parent_reflection.autosave = autosave
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Returns the class for the macro.
+      #
+      # <tt>composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money'</tt> returns the Money class
+      # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns the Client class
+      #
+      #   class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     has_many :clients
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   Company.reflect_on_association(:clients).klass
+      #   # => Client
+      #
+      # <b>Note:</b> Do not call +klass.new+ or +klass.create+ to instantiate
+      # a new association object. Use +build_association+ or +create_association+
+      # instead. This allows plugins to hook into association object creation.
+      def klass
+        @klass ||= compute_class(class_name)
+      end
+
+      def compute_class(name)
+        name.constantize
+      end
+
+      # Returns +true+ if +self+ and +other_aggregation+ have the same +name+ attribute, +active_record+ attribute,
+      # and +other_aggregation+ has an options hash assigned to it.
+      def ==(other_aggregation)
+        super ||
+          other_aggregation.kind_of?(self.class) &&
+          name == other_aggregation.name &&
+          !other_aggregation.options.nil? &&
+          active_record == other_aggregation.active_record
+      end
+
+      def scope_for(relation, owner = nil)
+        relation.instance_exec(owner, &scope) || relation
+      end
+
+      private
+        def derive_class_name
+          name.to_s.camelize
+        end
+    end
+
+    # Holds all the metadata about an aggregation as it was specified in the
+    # Active Record class.
+    class AggregateReflection < MacroReflection #:nodoc:
+      def mapping
+        mapping = options[:mapping] || [name, name]
+        mapping.first.is_a?(Array) ? mapping : [mapping]
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Holds all the metadata about an association as it was specified in the
+    # Active Record class.
+    class AssociationReflection < MacroReflection #:nodoc:
+      def compute_class(name)
+        if polymorphic?
+          raise ArgumentError, "Polymorphic associations do not support computing the class."
+        end
+        active_record.send(:compute_type, name)
+      end
+
+      attr_reader :type, :foreign_type
+      attr_accessor :parent_reflection # Reflection
+
+      def initialize(name, scope, options, active_record)
+        super
+        @type         = options[:as] && (options[:foreign_type] || "#{options[:as]}_type")
+        @foreign_type = options[:polymorphic] && (options[:foreign_type] || "#{name}_type")
+        @constructable = calculate_constructable(macro, options)
+        @association_scope_cache = Concurrent::Map.new
+
+        if options[:class_name] && options[:class_name].class == Class
+          raise ArgumentError, "A class was passed to `:class_name` but we are expecting a string."
+        end
+      end
+
+      def association_scope_cache(conn, owner, &block)
+        key = conn.prepared_statements
+        if polymorphic?
+          key = [key, owner._read_attribute(@foreign_type)]
+        end
+        @association_scope_cache.compute_if_absent(key) { StatementCache.create(conn, &block) }
+      end
+
+      def constructable? # :nodoc:
+        @constructable
+      end
+
+      def join_table
+        @join_table ||= options[:join_table] || derive_join_table
+      end
+
+      def foreign_key
+        @foreign_key ||= options[:foreign_key] || derive_foreign_key.freeze
+      end
+
+      def association_foreign_key
+        @association_foreign_key ||= options[:association_foreign_key] || class_name.foreign_key
+      end
+
+      # klass option is necessary to support loading polymorphic associations
+      def association_primary_key(klass = nil)
+        options[:primary_key] || primary_key(klass || self.klass)
+      end
+
+      def active_record_primary_key
+        @active_record_primary_key ||= options[:primary_key] || primary_key(active_record)
+      end
+
+      def check_validity!
+        check_validity_of_inverse!
+      end
+
+      def check_preloadable!
+        return unless scope
+
+        unless scope.arity == 0
+          raise ArgumentError, <<-MSG.squish
+            The association scope '#{name}' is instance dependent (the scope
+            block takes an argument). Preloading instance dependent scopes is
+            not supported.
+          MSG
+        end
+      end
+      alias :check_eager_loadable! :check_preloadable!
+
+      def join_id_for(owner) # :nodoc:
+        owner[join_foreign_key]
+      end
+
+      def through_reflection
+        nil
+      end
+
+      def source_reflection
+        self
+      end
+
+      # A chain of reflections from this one back to the owner. For more see the explanation in
+      # ThroughReflection.
+      def collect_join_chain
+        [self]
+      end
+
+      # This is for clearing cache on the reflection. Useful for tests that need to compare
+      # SQL queries on associations.
+      def clear_association_scope_cache # :nodoc:
+        @association_scope_cache.clear
+      end
+
+      def nested?
+        false
+      end
+
+      def has_scope?
+        scope
+      end
+
+      def has_inverse?
+        inverse_name
+      end
+
+      def polymorphic_inverse_of(associated_class)
+        if has_inverse?
+          if inverse_relationship = associated_class._reflect_on_association(options[:inverse_of])
+            inverse_relationship
+          else
+            raise InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError.new(self, associated_class)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Returns the macro type.
+      #
+      # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> returns <tt>:has_many</tt>
+      def macro; raise NotImplementedError; end
+
+      # Returns whether or not this association reflection is for a collection
+      # association. Returns +true+ if the +macro+ is either +has_many+ or
+      # +has_and_belongs_to_many+, +false+ otherwise.
+      def collection?
+        false
+      end
+
+      # Returns whether or not the association should be validated as part of
+      # the parent's validation.
+      #
+      # Unless you explicitly disable validation with
+      # <tt>validate: false</tt>, validation will take place when:
+      #
+      # * you explicitly enable validation; <tt>validate: true</tt>
+      # * you use autosave; <tt>autosave: true</tt>
+      # * the association is a +has_many+ association
+      def validate?
+        !options[:validate].nil? ? options[:validate] : (options[:autosave] == true || collection?)
+      end
+
+      # Returns +true+ if +self+ is a +belongs_to+ reflection.
+      def belongs_to?; false; end
+
+      # Returns +true+ if +self+ is a +has_one+ reflection.
+      def has_one?; false; end
+
+      def association_class; raise NotImplementedError; end
+
+      def polymorphic?
+        options[:polymorphic]
+      end
+
+      VALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_MACROS = [:has_many, :has_one, :belongs_to]
+      INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS = [:through, :foreign_key]
+
+      def add_as_source(seed)
+        seed
+      end
+
+      def add_as_polymorphic_through(reflection, seed)
+        seed + [PolymorphicReflection.new(self, reflection)]
+      end
+
+      def add_as_through(seed)
+        seed + [self]
+      end
+
+      def extensions
+        Array(options[:extend])
+      end
+
+      private
+
+        def calculate_constructable(macro, options)
+          true
+        end
+
+        # Attempts to find the inverse association name automatically.
+        # If it cannot find a suitable inverse association name, it returns
+        # +nil+.
+        def inverse_name
+          unless defined?(@inverse_name)
+            @inverse_name = options.fetch(:inverse_of) { automatic_inverse_of }
+          end
+
+          @inverse_name
+        end
+
+        # returns either +nil+ or the inverse association name that it finds.
+        def automatic_inverse_of
+          if can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(self)
+            inverse_name = ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(options[:as] || active_record.name.demodulize).to_sym
+
+            begin
+              reflection = klass._reflect_on_association(inverse_name)
+            rescue NameError
+              # Give up: we couldn't compute the klass type so we won't be able
+              # to find any associations either.
+              reflection = false
+            end
+
+            if valid_inverse_reflection?(reflection)
+              return inverse_name
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        # Checks if the inverse reflection that is returned from the
+        # +automatic_inverse_of+ method is a valid reflection. We must
+        # make sure that the reflection's active_record name matches up
+        # with the current reflection's klass name.
+        def valid_inverse_reflection?(reflection)
+          reflection &&
+            klass <= reflection.active_record &&
+            can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(reflection)
+        end
+
+        # Checks to see if the reflection doesn't have any options that prevent
+        # us from being able to guess the inverse automatically. First, the
+        # <tt>inverse_of</tt> option cannot be set to false. Second, we must
+        # have <tt>has_many</tt>, <tt>has_one</tt>, <tt>belongs_to</tt> associations.
+        # Third, we must not have options such as <tt>:foreign_key</tt>
+        # which prevent us from correctly guessing the inverse association.
+        #
+        # Anything with a scope can additionally ruin our attempt at finding an
+        # inverse, so we exclude reflections with scopes.
+        def can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(reflection)
+          reflection.options[:inverse_of] != false &&
+            VALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_MACROS.include?(reflection.macro) &&
+            !INVALID_AUTOMATIC_INVERSE_OPTIONS.any? { |opt| reflection.options[opt] } &&
+            !reflection.scope
+        end
+
+        def derive_class_name
+          class_name = name.to_s
+          class_name = class_name.singularize if collection?
+          class_name.camelize
+        end
+
+        def derive_foreign_key
+          if belongs_to?
+            "#{name}_id"
+          elsif options[:as]
+            "#{options[:as]}_id"
+          else
+            active_record.name.foreign_key
+          end
+        end
+
+        def derive_join_table
+          ModelSchema.derive_join_table_name active_record.table_name, klass.table_name
+        end
+    end
+
+    class HasManyReflection < AssociationReflection # :nodoc:
+      def macro; :has_many; end
+
+      def collection?; true; end
+
+      def association_class
+        if options[:through]
+          Associations::HasManyThroughAssociation
+        else
+          Associations::HasManyAssociation
+        end
+      end
+
+      def association_primary_key(klass = nil)
+        primary_key(klass || self.klass)
+      end
+    end
+
+    class HasOneReflection < AssociationReflection # :nodoc:
+      def macro; :has_one; end
+
+      def has_one?; true; end
+
+      def association_class
+        if options[:through]
+          Associations::HasOneThroughAssociation
+        else
+          Associations::HasOneAssociation
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+        def calculate_constructable(macro, options)
+          !options[:through]
+        end
+    end
+
+    class BelongsToReflection < AssociationReflection # :nodoc:
+      def macro; :belongs_to; end
+
+      def belongs_to?; true; end
+
+      def association_class
+        if polymorphic?
+          Associations::BelongsToPolymorphicAssociation
+        else
+          Associations::BelongsToAssociation
+        end
+      end
+
+      def join_primary_key(klass = nil)
+        polymorphic? ? association_primary_key(klass) : association_primary_key
+      end
+
+      def join_foreign_key
+        foreign_key
+      end
+
+      private
+        def can_find_inverse_of_automatically?(_)
+          !polymorphic? && super
+        end
+
+        def calculate_constructable(macro, options)
+          !polymorphic?
+        end
+    end
+
+    class HasAndBelongsToManyReflection < AssociationReflection # :nodoc:
+      def macro; :has_and_belongs_to_many; end
+
+      def collection?
+        true
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Holds all the metadata about a :through association as it was specified
+    # in the Active Record class.
+    class ThroughReflection < AbstractReflection #:nodoc:
+      delegate :foreign_key, :foreign_type, :association_foreign_key, :join_id_for,
+               :active_record_primary_key, :type, :get_join_keys, to: :source_reflection
+
+      def initialize(delegate_reflection)
+        @delegate_reflection = delegate_reflection
+        @klass = delegate_reflection.options[:anonymous_class]
+        @source_reflection_name = delegate_reflection.options[:source]
+      end
+
+      def through_reflection?
+        true
+      end
+
+      def klass
+        @klass ||= delegate_reflection.compute_class(class_name)
+      end
+
+      # Returns the source of the through reflection. It checks both a singularized
+      # and pluralized form for <tt>:belongs_to</tt> or <tt>:has_many</tt>.
+      #
+      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     has_many :taggings
+      #     has_many :tags, through: :taggings
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   class Tagging < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     belongs_to :post
+      #     belongs_to :tag
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   tags_reflection = Post.reflect_on_association(:tags)
+      #   tags_reflection.source_reflection
+      #   # => <ActiveRecord::Reflection::BelongsToReflection: @name=:tag, @active_record=Tagging, @plural_name="tags">
+      #
+      def source_reflection
+        through_reflection.klass._reflect_on_association(source_reflection_name)
+      end
+
+      # Returns the AssociationReflection object specified in the <tt>:through</tt> option
+      # of a HasManyThrough or HasOneThrough association.
+      #
+      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     has_many :taggings
+      #     has_many :tags, through: :taggings
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   tags_reflection = Post.reflect_on_association(:tags)
+      #   tags_reflection.through_reflection
+      #   # => <ActiveRecord::Reflection::HasManyReflection: @name=:taggings, @active_record=Post, @plural_name="taggings">
+      #
+      def through_reflection
+        active_record._reflect_on_association(options[:through])
+      end
+
+      # Returns an array of reflections which are involved in this association. Each item in the
+      # array corresponds to a table which will be part of the query for this association.
+      #
+      # The chain is built by recursively calling #chain on the source reflection and the through
+      # reflection. The base case for the recursion is a normal association, which just returns
+      # [self] as its #chain.
+      #
+      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     has_many :taggings
+      #     has_many :tags, through: :taggings
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   tags_reflection = Post.reflect_on_association(:tags)
+      #   tags_reflection.chain
+      #   # => [<ActiveRecord::Reflection::ThroughReflection: @delegate_reflection=#<ActiveRecord::Reflection::HasManyReflection: @name=:tags...>,
+      #         <ActiveRecord::Reflection::HasManyReflection: @name=:taggings, @options={}, @active_record=Post>]
+      #
+      def collect_join_chain
+        collect_join_reflections [self]
+      end
+
+      # This is for clearing cache on the reflection. Useful for tests that need to compare
+      # SQL queries on associations.
+      def clear_association_scope_cache # :nodoc:
+        delegate_reflection.clear_association_scope_cache
+        source_reflection.clear_association_scope_cache
+        through_reflection.clear_association_scope_cache
+      end
+
+      def scopes
+        source_reflection.scopes + super
+      end
+
+      def join_scopes(table, predicate_builder) # :nodoc:
+        source_reflection.join_scopes(table, predicate_builder) + super
+      end
+
+      def has_scope?
+        scope || options[:source_type] ||
+          source_reflection.has_scope? ||
+          through_reflection.has_scope?
+      end
+
+      # A through association is nested if there would be more than one join table
+      def nested?
+        source_reflection.through_reflection? || through_reflection.through_reflection?
+      end
+
+      # We want to use the klass from this reflection, rather than just delegate straight to
+      # the source_reflection, because the source_reflection may be polymorphic. We still
+      # need to respect the source_reflection's :primary_key option, though.
+      def association_primary_key(klass = nil)
+        # Get the "actual" source reflection if the immediate source reflection has a
+        # source reflection itself
+        actual_source_reflection.options[:primary_key] || primary_key(klass || self.klass)
+      end
+
+      # Gets an array of possible <tt>:through</tt> source reflection names in both singular and plural form.
+      #
+      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     has_many :taggings
+      #     has_many :tags, through: :taggings
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   tags_reflection = Post.reflect_on_association(:tags)
+      #   tags_reflection.source_reflection_names
+      #   # => [:tag, :tags]
+      #
+      def source_reflection_names
+        options[:source] ? [options[:source]] : [name.to_s.singularize, name].uniq
+      end
+
+      def source_reflection_name # :nodoc:
+        return @source_reflection_name if @source_reflection_name
+
+        names = [name.to_s.singularize, name].collect(&:to_sym).uniq
+        names = names.find_all { |n|
+          through_reflection.klass._reflect_on_association(n)
+        }
+
+        if names.length > 1
+          raise AmbiguousSourceReflectionForThroughAssociation.new(
+            active_record.name,
+            macro,
+            name,
+            options,
+            source_reflection_names
+          )
+        end
+
+        @source_reflection_name = names.first
+      end
+
+      def source_options
+        source_reflection.options
+      end
+
+      def through_options
+        through_reflection.options
+      end
+
+      def check_validity!
+        if through_reflection.nil?
+          raise HasManyThroughAssociationNotFoundError.new(active_record.name, self)
+        end
+
+        if through_reflection.polymorphic?
+          if has_one?
+            raise HasOneAssociationPolymorphicThroughError.new(active_record.name, self)
+          else
+            raise HasManyThroughAssociationPolymorphicThroughError.new(active_record.name, self)
+          end
+        end
+
+        if source_reflection.nil?
+          raise HasManyThroughSourceAssociationNotFoundError.new(self)
+        end
+
+        if options[:source_type] && !source_reflection.polymorphic?
+          raise HasManyThroughAssociationPointlessSourceTypeError.new(active_record.name, self, source_reflection)
+        end
+
+        if source_reflection.polymorphic? && options[:source_type].nil?
+          raise HasManyThroughAssociationPolymorphicSourceError.new(active_record.name, self, source_reflection)
+        end
+
+        if has_one? && through_reflection.collection?
+          raise HasOneThroughCantAssociateThroughCollection.new(active_record.name, self, through_reflection)
+        end
+
+        if parent_reflection.nil?
+          reflections = active_record.reflections.keys.map(&:to_sym)
+
+          if reflections.index(through_reflection.name) > reflections.index(name)
+            raise HasManyThroughOrderError.new(active_record.name, self, through_reflection)
+          end
+        end
+
+        check_validity_of_inverse!
+      end
+
+      def constraints
+        scope_chain = source_reflection.constraints
+        scope_chain << scope if scope
+        scope_chain
+      end
+
+      def add_as_source(seed)
+        collect_join_reflections seed
+      end
+
+      def add_as_polymorphic_through(reflection, seed)
+        collect_join_reflections(seed + [PolymorphicReflection.new(self, reflection)])
+      end
+
+      def add_as_through(seed)
+        collect_join_reflections(seed + [self])
+      end
+
+      protected
+        def actual_source_reflection # FIXME: this is a horrible name
+          source_reflection.actual_source_reflection
+        end
+
+      private
+        attr_reader :delegate_reflection
+
+        def collect_join_reflections(seed)
+          a = source_reflection.add_as_source seed
+          if options[:source_type]
+            through_reflection.add_as_polymorphic_through self, a
+          else
+            through_reflection.add_as_through a
+          end
+        end
+
+        def inverse_name; delegate_reflection.send(:inverse_name); end
+
+        def derive_class_name
+          # get the class_name of the belongs_to association of the through reflection
+          options[:source_type] || source_reflection.class_name
+        end
+
+        delegate_methods = AssociationReflection.public_instance_methods -
+          public_instance_methods
+
+        delegate(*delegate_methods, to: :delegate_reflection)
+    end
+
+    class PolymorphicReflection < AbstractReflection # :nodoc:
+      delegate :klass, :scope, :plural_name, :type, :get_join_keys, :scope_for, to: :@reflection
+
+      def initialize(reflection, previous_reflection)
+        @reflection = reflection
+        @previous_reflection = previous_reflection
+      end
+
+      def join_scopes(table, predicate_builder) # :nodoc:
+        scopes = @previous_reflection.join_scopes(table, predicate_builder) + super
+        scopes << build_scope(table, predicate_builder).instance_exec(nil, &source_type_scope)
+      end
+
+      def constraints
+        @reflection.constraints + [source_type_scope]
+      end
+
+      private
+        def source_type_scope
+          type = @previous_reflection.foreign_type
+          source_type = @previous_reflection.options[:source_type]
+          lambda { |object| where(type => source_type) }
+        end
+    end
+
+    class RuntimeReflection < AbstractReflection # :nodoc:
+      delegate :scope, :type, :constraints, :get_join_keys, to: :@reflection
+
+      def initialize(reflection, association)
+        @reflection = reflection
+        @association = association
+      end
+
+      def klass
+        @association.klass
+      end
+
+      def aliased_table
+        @aliased_table ||= Arel::Table.new(table_name, type_caster: klass.type_caster)
+      end
+
+      def all_includes; yield; end
+    end
+  end
+end