activerecord 3.0.0 → 4.0.0

data/lib/active_record/associations.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-require 'active_support/core_ext/array/wrap'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/enumerable'
-require 'active_support/core_ext/module/delegation'
-require 'active_support/core_ext/object/blank'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/string/conversions'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/module/remove_method'
+require 'active_record/errors'
 
 module ActiveRecord
   class InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
@@ -18,15 +16,27 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
   end
 
-  class HasManyThroughAssociationPolymorphicError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
+  class HasManyThroughAssociationPolymorphicSourceError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
     def initialize(owner_class_name, reflection, source_reflection)
-      super("Cannot have a has_many :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' on the polymorphic object '#{source_reflection.class_name}##{source_reflection.name}'.")
+      super("Cannot have a has_many :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' on the polymorphic object '#{source_reflection.class_name}##{source_reflection.name}' without 'source_type'. Try adding 'source_type: \"#{reflection.name.to_s.classify}\"' to 'has_many :through' definition.")
+    end
+  end
+
+  class HasManyThroughAssociationPolymorphicThroughError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
+    def initialize(owner_class_name, reflection)
+      super("Cannot have a has_many :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' which goes through the polymorphic association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.through_reflection.name}'.")
     end
   end
 
   class HasManyThroughAssociationPointlessSourceTypeError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
     def initialize(owner_class_name, reflection, source_reflection)
-      super("Cannot have a has_many :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' with a :source_type option if the '#{reflection.through_reflection.class_name}##{source_reflection.name}' is not polymorphic.  Try removing :source_type on your association.")
+      super("Cannot have a has_many :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' with a :source_type option if the '#{reflection.through_reflection.class_name}##{source_reflection.name}' is not polymorphic. Try removing :source_type on your association.")
+    end
+  end
+
+  class HasOneThroughCantAssociateThroughCollection < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
+    def initialize(owner_class_name, reflection, through_reflection)
+      super("Cannot have a has_one :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{reflection.name}' where the :through association '#{owner_class_name}##{through_reflection.name}' is a collection. Specify a has_one or belongs_to association in the :through option instead.")
     end
   end
 
@@ -35,15 +45,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       through_reflection      = reflection.through_reflection
       source_reflection_names = reflection.source_reflection_names
       source_associations     = reflection.through_reflection.klass.reflect_on_all_associations.collect { |a| a.name.inspect }
-      super("Could not find the source association(s) #{source_reflection_names.collect{ |a| a.inspect }.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)} in model #{through_reflection.klass}.  Try 'has_many #{reflection.name.inspect}, :through => #{through_reflection.name.inspect}, :source => <name>'.  Is it one of #{source_associations.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)}?")
-    end
-  end
-
-  class HasManyThroughSourceAssociationMacroError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
-    def initialize(reflection)
-      through_reflection = reflection.through_reflection
-      source_reflection  = reflection.source_reflection
-      super("Invalid source reflection macro :#{source_reflection.macro}#{" :through" if source_reflection.options[:through]} for has_many #{reflection.name.inspect}, :through => #{through_reflection.name.inspect}.  Use :source to specify the source reflection.")
+      super("Could not find the source association(s) #{source_reflection_names.collect{ |a| a.inspect }.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)} in model #{through_reflection.klass}. Try 'has_many #{reflection.name.inspect}, :through => #{through_reflection.name.inspect}, :source => <name>'. Is it one of #{source_associations.to_sentence(:two_words_connector => ' or ', :last_word_connector => ', or ', :locale => :en)}?")
     end
   end
 
@@ -65,9 +67,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
   end
 
-  class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationWithPrimaryKeyError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
-    def initialize(reflection)
-      super("Primary key is not allowed in a has_and_belongs_to_many join table (#{reflection.options[:join_table]}).")
+  class HasManyThroughNestedAssociationsAreReadonly < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
+    def initialize(owner, reflection)
+      super("Cannot modify association '#{owner.class.name}##{reflection.name}' because it goes through more than one other association.")
     end
   end
 
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
   class ReadOnlyAssociation < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
     def initialize(reflection)
-      super("Can not add to a has_many :through association.  Try adding to #{reflection.through_reflection.name.inspect}.")
+      super("Can not add to a has_many :through association. Try adding to #{reflection.through_reflection.name.inspect}.")
     end
   end
 
@@ -93,47 +95,81 @@ module ActiveRecord
   # (has_many, has_one) when there is at least 1 child associated instance.
   # ex: if @project.tasks.size > 0, DeleteRestrictionError will be raised when trying to destroy @project
   class DeleteRestrictionError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
-    def initialize(reflection)
-      super("Cannot delete record because of dependent #{reflection.name}")
+    def initialize(name)
+      super("Cannot delete record because of dependent #{name}")
     end
   end
 
   # See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods for documentation.
   module Associations # :nodoc:
+    extend ActiveSupport::Autoload
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     # These classes will be loaded when associations are created.
     # So there is no need to eager load them.
-    autoload :AssociationCollection, 'active_record/associations/association_collection'
-    autoload :AssociationProxy, 'active_record/associations/association_proxy'
-    autoload :BelongsToAssociation, 'active_record/associations/belongs_to_association'
+    autoload :Association,           'active_record/associations/association'
+    autoload :SingularAssociation,   'active_record/associations/singular_association'
+    autoload :CollectionAssociation, 'active_record/associations/collection_association'
+    autoload :CollectionProxy,       'active_record/associations/collection_proxy'
+
+    autoload :BelongsToAssociation,            'active_record/associations/belongs_to_association'
     autoload :BelongsToPolymorphicAssociation, 'active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association'
-    autoload :HasAndBelongsToManyAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association'
-    autoload :HasManyAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_many_association'
-    autoload :HasManyThroughAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_many_through_association'
-    autoload :HasOneAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_one_association'
-    autoload :HasOneThroughAssociation, 'active_record/associations/has_one_through_association'
+    autoload :HasAndBelongsToManyAssociation,  'active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association'
+    autoload :HasManyAssociation,              'active_record/associations/has_many_association'
+    autoload :HasManyThroughAssociation,       'active_record/associations/has_many_through_association'
+    autoload :HasOneAssociation,               'active_record/associations/has_one_association'
+    autoload :HasOneThroughAssociation,        'active_record/associations/has_one_through_association'
+    autoload :ThroughAssociation,              'active_record/associations/through_association'
+
+    module Builder #:nodoc:
+      autoload :Association,           'active_record/associations/builder/association'
+      autoload :SingularAssociation,   'active_record/associations/builder/singular_association'
+      autoload :CollectionAssociation, 'active_record/associations/builder/collection_association'
+
+      autoload :BelongsTo,           'active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to'
+      autoload :HasOne,              'active_record/associations/builder/has_one'
+      autoload :HasMany,             'active_record/associations/builder/has_many'
+      autoload :HasAndBelongsToMany, 'active_record/associations/builder/has_and_belongs_to_many'
+    end
+
+    eager_autoload do
+      autoload :Preloader,        'active_record/associations/preloader'
+      autoload :JoinDependency,   'active_record/associations/join_dependency'
+      autoload :AssociationScope, 'active_record/associations/association_scope'
+      autoload :AliasTracker,     'active_record/associations/alias_tracker'
+      autoload :JoinHelper,       'active_record/associations/join_helper'
+    end
 
     # Clears out the association cache.
     def clear_association_cache #:nodoc:
-      self.class.reflect_on_all_associations.to_a.each do |assoc|
-        instance_variable_set "@#{assoc.name}", nil
-      end unless self.new_record?
+      @association_cache.clear if persisted?
+    end
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    attr_reader :association_cache
+
+    # Returns the association instance for the given name, instantiating it if it doesn't already exist
+    def association(name) #:nodoc:
+      association = association_instance_get(name)
+
+      if association.nil?
+        reflection  = self.class.reflect_on_association(name)
+        association = reflection.association_class.new(self, reflection)
+        association_instance_set(name, association)
+      end
+
+      association
     end
 
     private
       # Returns the specified association instance if it responds to :loaded?, nil otherwise.
       def association_instance_get(name)
-        ivar = "@#{name}"
-        if instance_variable_defined?(ivar)
-          association = instance_variable_get(ivar)
-          association if association.respond_to?(:loaded?)
-        end
+        @association_cache[name.to_sym]
       end
 
       # Set the specified association instance.
       def association_instance_set(name, association)
-        instance_variable_set("@#{name}", association)
+        @association_cache[name] = association
       end
 
     # Associations are a set of macro-like class methods for tying objects together through
@@ -155,10 +191,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # * <tt>Project#portfolio, Project#portfolio=(portfolio), Project#portfolio.nil?</tt>
     # * <tt>Project#project_manager, Project#project_manager=(project_manager), Project#project_manager.nil?,</tt>
     # * <tt>Project#milestones.empty?, Project#milestones.size, Project#milestones, Project#milestones<<(milestone),</tt>
-    #   <tt>Project#milestones.delete(milestone), Project#milestones.find(milestone_id), Project#milestones.find(:all, options),</tt>
+    #   <tt>Project#milestones.delete(milestone), Project#milestones.destroy(milestone), Project#milestones.find(milestone_id),</tt>
     #   <tt>Project#milestones.build, Project#milestones.create</tt>
     # * <tt>Project#categories.empty?, Project#categories.size, Project#categories, Project#categories<<(category1),</tt>
-    #   <tt>Project#categories.delete(category1)</tt>
+    #   <tt>Project#categories.delete(category1), Project#categories.destroy(category1)</tt>
     #
     # === A word of warning
     #
@@ -177,7 +213,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   other=(other)                     |     X      |      X       |    X
     #   build_other(attributes={})        |     X      |              |    X
     #   create_other(attributes={})       |     X      |              |    X
-    #   other.create!(attributes={})      |            |              |    X
+    #   create_other!(attributes={})      |     X      |              |    X
     #
     # ===Collection associations (one-to-many / many-to-many)
     #                                     |       |          | has_many
@@ -196,18 +232,39 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   others.size                       |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.length                     |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.count                      |   X   |    X     |    X
-    #   others.sum(args*,&block)          |   X   |    X     |    X
+    #   others.sum(*args)                 |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.empty?                     |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.clear                      |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.delete(other,other,...)    |   X   |    X     |    X
-    #   others.delete_all                 |   X   |    X     |
+    #   others.delete_all                 |   X   |    X     |    X
+    #   others.destroy(other,other,...)   |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.destroy_all                |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.find(*args)                |   X   |    X     |    X
-    #   others.find_first                 |   X   |          |
     #   others.exists?                    |   X   |    X     |    X
+    #   others.distinct                   |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.uniq                       |   X   |    X     |    X
     #   others.reset                      |   X   |    X     |    X
     #
+    # === Overriding generated methods
+    #
+    # Association methods are generated in a module that is included into the model class,
+    # which allows you to easily override with your own methods and call the original
+    # generated method with +super+. For example:
+    #
+    #   class Car < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     belongs_to :owner
+    #     belongs_to :old_owner
+    #     def owner=(new_owner)
+    #       self.old_owner = self.owner
+    #       super
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # If your model class is <tt>Project</tt>, the module is
+    # named <tt>Project::GeneratedFeatureMethods</tt>. The GeneratedFeatureMethods module is
+    # included in the model class immediately after the (anonymous) generated attributes methods
+    # module, meaning an association will override the methods for an attribute with the same name.
+    #
     # == Cardinality and associations
     #
     # Active Record associations can be used to describe one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many
@@ -250,11 +307,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   end
     #   class Programmer < ActiveRecord::Base
     #     has_many :assignments
-    #     has_many :projects, :through => :assignments
+    #     has_many :projects, through: :assignments
     #   end
     #   class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     #     has_many :assignments
-    #     has_many :programmers, :through => :assignments
+    #     has_many :programmers, through: :assignments
     #   end
     #
     # For the second way, use +has_and_belongs_to_many+ in both models. This requires a join table
@@ -317,35 +374,61 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # === One-to-one associations
     #
     # * Assigning an object to a +has_one+ association automatically saves that object and
-    # the object being replaced (if there is one), in order to update their primary
-    # keys - except if the parent object is unsaved (<tt>new_record? == true</tt>).
-    # * If either of these saves fail (due to one of the objects being invalid) the assignment
-    # statement returns +false+ and the assignment is cancelled.
+    #   the object being replaced (if there is one), in order to update their foreign
+    #   keys - except if the parent object is unsaved (<tt>new_record? == true</tt>).
+    # * If either of these saves fail (due to one of the objects being invalid), an
+    #   <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved</tt> exception is raised and the assignment is
+    #   cancelled.
     # * If you wish to assign an object to a +has_one+ association without saving it,
-    # use the <tt>association.build</tt> method (documented below).
+    #   use the <tt>build_association</tt> method (documented below). The object being
+    #   replaced will still be saved to update its foreign key.
     # * Assigning an object to a +belongs_to+ association does not save the object, since
-    # the foreign key field belongs on the parent. It does not save the parent either.
+    #   the foreign key field belongs on the parent. It does not save the parent either.
     #
     # === Collections
     #
     # * Adding an object to a collection (+has_many+ or +has_and_belongs_to_many+) automatically
-    # saves that object, except if the parent object (the owner of the collection) is not yet
-    # stored in the database.
+    #   saves that object, except if the parent object (the owner of the collection) is not yet
+    #   stored in the database.
     # * If saving any of the objects being added to a collection (via <tt>push</tt> or similar)
-    # fails, then <tt>push</tt> returns +false+.
+    #   fails, then <tt>push</tt> returns +false+.
+    # * If saving fails while replacing the collection (via <tt>association=</tt>), an
+    #   <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved</tt> exception is raised and the assignment is
+    #   cancelled.
     # * You can add an object to a collection without automatically saving it by using the
-    # <tt>collection.build</tt> method (documented below).
+    #   <tt>collection.build</tt> method (documented below).
     # * All unsaved (<tt>new_record? == true</tt>) members of the collection are automatically
-    # saved when the parent is saved.
+    #   saved when the parent is saved.
     #
-    # === Association callbacks
+    # == Customizing the query
+    #
+    # Associations are built from <tt>Relation</tt>s, and you can use the <tt>Relation</tt> syntax
+    # to customize them. For example, to add a condition:
+    #
+    #   class Blog < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     has_many :published_posts, -> { where published: true }, class_name: 'Post'
+    #   end
+    #
+    # Inside the <tt>-> { ... }</tt> block you can use all of the usual <tt>Relation</tt> methods.
+    #
+    # === Accessing the owner object
+    #
+    # Sometimes it is useful to have access to the owner object when building the query. The owner
+    # is passed as a parameter to the block. For example, the following association would find all
+    # events that occur on the user's birthday:
+    #
+    #   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     has_many :birthday_events, ->(user) { where starts_on: user.birthday }, class_name: 'Event'
+    #   end
+    #
+    # == Association callbacks
     #
     # Similar to the normal callbacks that hook into the life cycle of an Active Record object,
     # you can also define callbacks that get triggered when you add an object to or remove an
     # object from an association collection.
     #
     #   class Project
-    #     has_and_belongs_to_many :developers, :after_add => :evaluate_velocity
+    #     has_and_belongs_to_many :developers, after_add: :evaluate_velocity
     #
     #     def evaluate_velocity(developer)
     #       ...
@@ -356,7 +439,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     #   class Project
     #     has_and_belongs_to_many :developers,
-    #                             :after_add => [:evaluate_velocity, Proc.new { |p, d| p.shipping_date = Time.now}]
+    #                             after_add: [:evaluate_velocity, Proc.new { |p, d| p.shipping_date = Time.now}]
     #   end
     #
     # Possible callbacks are: +before_add+, +after_add+, +before_remove+ and +after_remove+.
@@ -365,7 +448,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # added to the collection. Same with the +before_remove+ callbacks; if an exception is
     # thrown the object doesn't get removed.
     #
-    # === Association extensions
+    # == Association extensions
     #
     # The proxy objects that control the access to associations can be extended through anonymous
     # modules. This is especially beneficial for adding new finders, creators, and other
@@ -375,12 +458,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #     has_many :people do
     #       def find_or_create_by_name(name)
     #         first_name, last_name = name.split(" ", 2)
-    #         find_or_create_by_first_name_and_last_name(first_name, last_name)
+    #         find_or_create_by(first_name: first_name, last_name: last_name)
     #       end
     #     end
     #   end
     #
-    #   person = Account.find(:first).people.find_or_create_by_name("David Heinemeier Hansson")
+    #   person = Account.first.people.find_or_create_by_name("David Heinemeier Hansson")
     #   person.first_name # => "David"
     #   person.last_name  # => "Heinemeier Hansson"
     #
@@ -390,45 +473,43 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   module FindOrCreateByNameExtension
     #     def find_or_create_by_name(name)
     #       first_name, last_name = name.split(" ", 2)
-    #       find_or_create_by_first_name_and_last_name(first_name, last_name)
+    #       find_or_create_by(first_name: first_name, last_name: last_name)
     #     end
     #   end
     #
     #   class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     has_many :people, :extend => FindOrCreateByNameExtension
+    #     has_many :people, -> { extending FindOrCreateByNameExtension }
     #   end
     #
     #   class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     has_many :people, :extend => FindOrCreateByNameExtension
+    #     has_many :people, -> { extending FindOrCreateByNameExtension }
     #   end
     #
-    # If you need to use multiple named extension modules, you can specify an array of modules
-    # with the <tt>:extend</tt> option.
-    # In the case of name conflicts between methods in the modules, methods in modules later
-    # in the array supercede those earlier in the array.
+    # Some extensions can only be made to work with knowledge of the association's internals.
+    # Extensions can access relevant state using the following methods (where +items+ is the
+    # name of the association):
     #
-    #   class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     has_many :people, :extend => [FindOrCreateByNameExtension, FindRecentExtension]
-    #   end
-    #
-    # Some extensions can only be made to work with knowledge of the association proxy's internals.
-    # Extensions can access relevant state using accessors on the association proxy:
-    #
-    # * +proxy_owner+ - Returns the object the association is part of.
-    # * +proxy_reflection+ - Returns the reflection object that describes the association.
-    # * +proxy_target+ - Returns the associated object for +belongs_to+ and +has_one+, or
+    # * <tt>record.association(:items).owner</tt> - Returns the object the association is part of.
+    # * <tt>record.association(:items).reflection</tt> - Returns the reflection object that describes the association.
+    # * <tt>record.association(:items).target</tt> - Returns the associated object for +belongs_to+ and +has_one+, or
     #   the collection of associated objects for +has_many+ and +has_and_belongs_to_many+.
     #
-    # === Association Join Models
+    # However, inside the actual extension code, you will not have access to the <tt>record</tt> as
+    # above. In this case, you can access <tt>proxy_association</tt>. For example,
+    # <tt>record.association(:items)</tt> and <tt>record.items.proxy_association</tt> will return
+    # the same object, allowing you to make calls like <tt>proxy_association.owner</tt> inside
+    # association extensions.
+    #
+    # == Association Join Models
     #
     # Has Many associations can be configured with the <tt>:through</tt> option to use an
-    # explicit join model to retrieve the data.  This operates similarly to a
-    # +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association.  The advantage is that you're able to add validations,
-    # callbacks, and extra attributes on the join model.  Consider the following schema:
+    # explicit join model to retrieve the data. This operates similarly to a
+    # +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association. The advantage is that you're able to add validations,
+    # callbacks, and extra attributes on the join model. Consider the following schema:
     #
     #   class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
     #     has_many :authorships
-    #     has_many :books, :through => :authorships
+    #     has_many :books, through: :authorships
     #   end
     #
     #   class Authorship < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -436,7 +517,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #     belongs_to :book
     #   end
     #
-    #   @author = Author.find :first
+    #   @author = Author.first
     #   @author.authorships.collect { |a| a.book } # selects all books that the author's authorships belong to
     #   @author.books                              # selects all books by using the Authorship join model
     #
@@ -444,7 +525,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     #   class Firm < ActiveRecord::Base
     #     has_many   :clients
-    #     has_many   :invoices, :through => :clients
+    #     has_many   :invoices, through: :clients
     #   end
     #
     #   class Client < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -456,7 +537,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #     belongs_to :client
     #   end
     #
-    #   @firm = Firm.find :first
+    #   @firm = Firm.first
     #   @firm.clients.collect { |c| c.invoices }.flatten # select all invoices for all clients of the firm
     #   @firm.invoices                                   # selects all invoices by going through the Client join model
     #
@@ -464,7 +545,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     #   class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
     #     has_many   :users
-    #     has_many   :avatars, :through => :users
+    #     has_many   :avatars, through: :users
     #   end
     #
     #   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -477,34 +558,93 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   end
     #
     #   @group = Group.first
-    #   @group.users.collect { |u| u.avatar }.flatten # select all avatars for all users in the group
+    #   @group.users.collect { |u| u.avatar }.compact # select all avatars for all users in the group
     #   @group.avatars                                # selects all avatars by going through the User join model.
     #
     # An important caveat with going through +has_one+ or +has_many+ associations on the
-    # join model is that these associations are *read-only*.  For example, the following
+    # join model is that these associations are *read-only*. For example, the following
     # would not work following the previous example:
     #
     #   @group.avatars << Avatar.new   # this would work if User belonged_to Avatar rather than the other way around
     #   @group.avatars.delete(@group.avatars.last)  # so would this
     #
-    # === Polymorphic Associations
+    # If you are using a +belongs_to+ on the join model, it is a good idea to set the
+    # <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option on the +belongs_to+, which will mean that the following example
+    # works correctly (where <tt>tags</tt> is a +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt> association):
+    #
+    #   @post = Post.first
+    #   @tag = @post.tags.build name: "ruby"
+    #   @tag.save
+    #
+    # The last line ought to save the through record (a <tt>Taggable</tt>). This will only work if the
+    # <tt>:inverse_of</tt> is set:
+    #
+    #   class Taggable < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     belongs_to :post
+    #     belongs_to :tag, inverse_of: :taggings
+    #   end
+    #
+    # == Nested Associations
+    #
+    # You can actually specify *any* association with the <tt>:through</tt> option, including an
+    # association which has a <tt>:through</tt> option itself. For example:
+    #
+    #   class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     has_many :posts
+    #     has_many :comments, through: :posts
+    #     has_many :commenters, through: :comments
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     has_many :comments
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     belongs_to :commenter
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   @author = Author.first
+    #   @author.commenters # => People who commented on posts written by the author
+    #
+    # An equivalent way of setting up this association this would be:
+    #
+    #   class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     has_many :posts
+    #     has_many :commenters, through: :posts
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     has_many :comments
+    #     has_many :commenters, through: :comments
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
+    #     belongs_to :commenter
+    #   end
+    #
+    # When using nested association, you will not be able to modify the association because there
+    # is not enough information to know what modification to make. For example, if you tried to
+    # add a <tt>Commenter</tt> in the example above, there would be no way to tell how to set up the
+    # intermediate <tt>Post</tt> and <tt>Comment</tt> objects.
+    #
+    # == Polymorphic Associations
     #
     # Polymorphic associations on models are not restricted on what types of models they
-    # can be associated with.  Rather, they specify an interface that a +has_many+ association
+    # can be associated with. Rather, they specify an interface that a +has_many+ association
     # must adhere to.
     #
     #   class Asset < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     belongs_to :attachable, :polymorphic => true
+    #     belongs_to :attachable, polymorphic: true
     #   end
     #
     #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     has_many :assets, :as => :attachable         # The :as option specifies the polymorphic interface to use.
+    #     has_many :assets, as: :attachable         # The :as option specifies the polymorphic interface to use.
     #   end
     #
     #   @asset.attachable = @post
     #
     # This works by using a type column in addition to a foreign key to specify the associated
-    # record.  In the Asset example, you'd need an +attachable_id+ integer column and an
+    # record. In the Asset example, you'd need an +attachable_id+ integer column and an
     # +attachable_type+ string column.
     #
     # Using polymorphic associations in combination with single table inheritance (STI) is
@@ -515,7 +655,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # column in the posts table.
     #
     #   class Asset < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     belongs_to :attachable, :polymorphic => true
+    #     belongs_to :attachable, polymorphic: true
     #
     #     def attachable_type=(sType)
     #        super(sType.to_s.classify.constantize.base_class.to_s)
@@ -523,8 +663,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   end
     #
     #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     # because we store "Post" in attachable_type now :dependent => :destroy will work
-    #     has_many :assets, :as => :attachable, :dependent => :destroy
+    #     # because we store "Post" in attachable_type now dependent: :destroy will work
+    #     has_many :assets, as: :attachable, dependent: :destroy
     #   end
     #
     #   class GuestPost < Post
@@ -560,7 +700,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     # Consider the following loop using the class above:
     #
-    #   for post in Post.all
+    #   Post.all.each do |post|
     #     puts "Post:            " + post.title
     #     puts "Written by:      " + post.author.name
     #     puts "Last comment on: " + post.comments.first.created_on
@@ -569,7 +709,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # To iterate over these one hundred posts, we'll generate 201 database queries. Let's
     # first just optimize it for retrieving the author:
     #
-    #   for post in Post.find(:all, :include => :author)
+    #   Post.includes(:author).each do |post|
     #
     # This references the name of the +belongs_to+ association that also used the <tt>:author</tt>
     # symbol. After loading the posts, find will collect the +author_id+ from each one and load
@@ -578,7 +718,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     # We can improve upon the situation further by referencing both associations in the finder with:
     #
-    #   for post in Post.find(:all, :include => [ :author, :comments ])
+    #   Post.includes(:author, :comments).each do |post|
     #
     # This will load all comments with a single query. This reduces the total number of queries
     # to 3. More generally the number of queries will be 1 plus the number of associations
@@ -586,7 +726,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     # To include a deep hierarchy of associations, use a hash:
     #
-    #   for post in Post.find(:all, :include => [ :author, { :comments => { :author => :gravatar } } ])
+    #   Post.includes(:author, {comments: {author: :gravatar}}).each do |post|
     #
     # That'll grab not only all the comments but all their authors and gravatar pictures.
     # You can mix and match symbols, arrays and hashes in any combination to describe the
@@ -602,7 +742,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # other than the main one. If this is the case Active Record falls back to the previously
     # used LEFT OUTER JOIN based strategy. For example
     #
-    #   Post.find(:all, :include => [ :author, :comments ], :conditions => ['comments.approved = ?', true])
+    #   Post.includes([:author, :comments]).where(['comments.approved = ?', true])
     #
     # This will result in a single SQL query with joins along the lines of:
     # <tt>LEFT OUTER JOIN comments ON comments.post_id = posts.id</tt> and
@@ -611,16 +751,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # In the above example posts with no approved comments are not returned at all, because
     # the conditions apply to the SQL statement as a whole and not just to the association.
     # You must disambiguate column references for this fallback to happen, for example
-    # <tt>:order => "author.name DESC"</tt> will work but <tt>:order => "name DESC"</tt> will not.
+    # <tt>order: "author.name DESC"</tt> will work but <tt>order: "name DESC"</tt> will not.
     #
     # If you do want eager load only some members of an association it is usually more natural
-    # to <tt>:include</tt> an association which has conditions defined on it:
+    # to include an association which has conditions defined on it:
     #
     #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     has_many :approved_comments, :class_name => 'Comment', :conditions => ['approved = ?', true]
+    #     has_many :approved_comments, -> { where approved: true }, class_name: 'Comment'
     #   end
     #
-    #   Post.find(:all, :include => :approved_comments)
+    #   Post.includes(:approved_comments)
     #
     # This will load posts and eager load the +approved_comments+ association, which contains
     # only those comments that have been approved.
@@ -629,23 +769,20 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # returning all the associated objects:
     #
     #   class Picture < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     has_many :most_recent_comments, :class_name => 'Comment', :order => 'id DESC', :limit => 10
+    #     has_many :most_recent_comments, -> { order('id DESC').limit(10) }, class_name: 'Comment'
     #   end
     #
-    #   Picture.find(:first, :include => :most_recent_comments).most_recent_comments # => returns all associated comments.
-    #
-    # When eager loaded, conditions are interpolated in the context of the model class, not
-    # the model instance.  Conditions are lazily interpolated before the actual model exists.
+    #   Picture.includes(:most_recent_comments).first.most_recent_comments # => returns all associated comments.
     #
     # Eager loading is supported with polymorphic associations.
     #
     #   class Address < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #     belongs_to :addressable, :polymorphic => true
+    #     belongs_to :addressable, polymorphic: true
     #   end
     #
     # A call that tries to eager load the addressable model
     #
-    #   Address.find(:all, :include => :addressable)
+    #   Address.includes(:addressable)
     #
     # This will execute one query to load the addresses and load the addressables with one
     # query per addressable type.
@@ -659,47 +796,47 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # == Table Aliasing
     #
     # Active Record uses table aliasing in the case that a table is referenced multiple times
-    # in a join.  If a table is referenced only once, the standard table name is used.  The
+    # in a join. If a table is referenced only once, the standard table name is used. The
     # second time, the table is aliased as <tt>#{reflection_name}_#{parent_table_name}</tt>.
     # Indexes are appended for any more successive uses of the table name.
     #
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => :comments
+    #   Post.joins(:comments)
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN comments ON ...
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => :special_comments # STI
+    #   Post.joins(:special_comments) # STI
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN comments ON ... AND comments.type = 'SpecialComment'
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => [:comments, :special_comments] # special_comments is the reflection name, posts is the parent table name
+    #   Post.joins(:comments, :special_comments) # special_comments is the reflection name, posts is the parent table name
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN comments ON ... INNER JOIN comments special_comments_posts
     #
     # Acts as tree example:
     #
-    #   TreeMixin.find :all, :joins => :children
+    #   TreeMixin.joins(:children)
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM mixins INNER JOIN mixins childrens_mixins ...
-    #   TreeMixin.find :all, :joins => {:children => :parent}
+    #   TreeMixin.joins(children: :parent)
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM mixins INNER JOIN mixins childrens_mixins ...
     #                               INNER JOIN parents_mixins ...
-    #   TreeMixin.find :all, :joins => {:children => {:parent => :children}}
+    #   TreeMixin.joins(children: {parent: :children})
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM mixins INNER JOIN mixins childrens_mixins ...
     #                               INNER JOIN parents_mixins ...
     #                               INNER JOIN mixins childrens_mixins_2
     #
     # Has and Belongs to Many join tables use the same idea, but add a <tt>_join</tt> suffix:
     #
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => :categories
+    #   Post.joins(:categories)
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN categories_posts ... INNER JOIN categories ...
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => {:categories => :posts}
+    #   Post.joins(categories: :posts)
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN categories_posts ... INNER JOIN categories ...
     #                              INNER JOIN categories_posts posts_categories_join INNER JOIN posts posts_categories
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => {:categories => {:posts => :categories}}
+    #   Post.joins(categories: {posts: :categories})
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN categories_posts ... INNER JOIN categories ...
     #                              INNER JOIN categories_posts posts_categories_join INNER JOIN posts posts_categories
     #                              INNER JOIN categories_posts categories_posts_join INNER JOIN categories categories_posts_2
     #
-    # If you wish to specify your own custom joins using a <tt>:joins</tt> option, those table
+    # If you wish to specify your own custom joins using <tt>joins</tt> method, those table
     # names will take precedence over the eager associations:
     #
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => :comments, :joins => "inner join comments ..."
+    #   Post.joins(:comments).joins("inner join comments ...")
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN comments_posts ON ... INNER JOIN comments ...
-    #   Post.find :all, :joins => [:comments, :special_comments], :joins => "inner join comments ..."
+    #   Post.joins(:comments, :special_comments).joins("inner join comments ...")
     #   # => SELECT ... FROM posts INNER JOIN comments comments_posts ON ...
     #                              INNER JOIN comments special_comments_posts ...
     #                              INNER JOIN comments ...
@@ -714,8 +851,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   module MyApplication
     #     module Business
     #       class Firm < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #          has_many :clients
-    #        end
+    #         has_many :clients
+    #       end
     #
     #       class Client < ActiveRecord::Base; end
     #     end
@@ -733,7 +870,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     #     module Billing
     #       class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #         belongs_to :firm, :class_name => "MyApplication::Business::Firm"
+    #         belongs_to :firm, class_name: "MyApplication::Business::Firm"
     #       end
     #     end
     #   end
@@ -741,7 +878,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # == Bi-directional associations
     #
     # When you specify an association there is usually an association on the associated model
-    # that specifies the same relationship in reverse.  For example, with the following models:
+    # that specifies the same relationship in reverse. For example, with the following models:
     #
     #    class Dungeon < ActiveRecord::Base
     #      has_many :traps
@@ -756,11 +893,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #      belongs_to :dungeon
     #    end
     #
-    # The +traps+ association on +Dungeon+ and the the +dungeon+ association on +Trap+ are
+    # The +traps+ association on +Dungeon+ and the +dungeon+ association on +Trap+ are
     # the inverse of each other and the inverse of the +dungeon+ association on +EvilWizard+
-    # is the +evil_wizard+ association on +Dungeon+ (and vice-versa).  By default,
+    # is the +evil_wizard+ association on +Dungeon+ (and vice-versa). By default,
     # Active Record doesn't know anything about these inverse relationships and so no object
-    # loading optimisation is possible.  For example:
+    # loading optimization is possible. For example:
     #
     #    d = Dungeon.first
     #    t = d.traps.first
@@ -770,21 +907,21 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     # The +Dungeon+ instances +d+ and <tt>t.dungeon</tt> in the above example refer to
     # the same object data from the database, but are actually different in-memory copies
-    # of that data.  Specifying the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option on associations lets you tell
-    # Active Record about inverse relationships and it will optimise object loading.  For
+    # of that data. Specifying the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option on associations lets you tell
+    # Active Record about inverse relationships and it will optimise object loading. For
     # example, if we changed our model definitions to:
     #
     #    class Dungeon < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #      has_many :traps, :inverse_of => :dungeon
-    #      has_one :evil_wizard, :inverse_of => :dungeon
+    #      has_many :traps, inverse_of: :dungeon
+    #      has_one :evil_wizard, inverse_of: :dungeon
     #    end
     #
     #    class Trap < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #      belongs_to :dungeon, :inverse_of => :traps
+    #      belongs_to :dungeon, inverse_of: :traps
     #    end
     #
     #    class EvilWizard < ActiveRecord::Base
-    #      belongs_to :dungeon, :inverse_of => :evil_wizard
+    #      belongs_to :dungeon, inverse_of: :evil_wizard
     #    end
     #
     # Then, from our code snippet above, +d+ and <tt>t.dungeon</tt> are actually the same
@@ -796,6 +933,79 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # * does not work with <tt>:polymorphic</tt> associations.
     # * for +belongs_to+ associations +has_many+ inverse associations are ignored.
     #
+    # == Deleting from associations
+    #
+    # === Dependent associations
+    #
+    # +has_many+, +has_one+ and +belongs_to+ associations support the <tt>:dependent</tt> option.
+    # This allows you to specify that associated records should be deleted when the owner is
+    # deleted.
+    #
+    # For example:
+    #
+    #     class Author
+    #       has_many :posts, dependent: :destroy
+    #     end
+    #     Author.find(1).destroy # => Will destroy all of the author's posts, too
+    #
+    # The <tt>:dependent</tt> option can have different values which specify how the deletion
+    # is done. For more information, see the documentation for this option on the different
+    # specific association types. When no option is given, the behavior is to do nothing
+    # with the associated records when destroying a record.
+    #
+    # Note that <tt>:dependent</tt> is implemented using Rails' callback
+    # system, which works by processing callbacks in order. Therefore, other
+    # callbacks declared either before or after the <tt>:dependent</tt> option
+    # can affect what it does.
+    #
+    # === Delete or destroy?
+    #
+    # +has_many+ and +has_and_belongs_to_many+ associations have the methods <tt>destroy</tt>,
+    # <tt>delete</tt>, <tt>destroy_all</tt> and <tt>delete_all</tt>.
+    #
+    # For +has_and_belongs_to_many+, <tt>delete</tt> and <tt>destroy</tt> are the same: they
+    # cause the records in the join table to be removed.
+    #
+    # For +has_many+, <tt>destroy</tt> and <tt>destroy_all</tt> will always call the <tt>destroy</tt> method of the
+    # record(s) being removed so that callbacks are run. However <tt>delete</tt> and <tt>delete_all</tt> will either
+    # do the deletion according to the strategy specified by the <tt>:dependent</tt> option, or
+    # if no <tt>:dependent</tt> option is given, then it will follow the default strategy.
+    # The default strategy is <tt>:nullify</tt> (set the foreign keys to <tt>nil</tt>), except for
+    # +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt>, where the default strategy is <tt>delete_all</tt> (delete
+    # the join records, without running their callbacks).
+    #
+    # There is also a <tt>clear</tt> method which is the same as <tt>delete_all</tt>, except that
+    # it returns the association rather than the records which have been deleted.
+    #
+    # === What gets deleted?
+    #
+    # There is a potential pitfall here: +has_and_belongs_to_many+ and +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt>
+    # associations have records in join tables, as well as the associated records. So when we
+    # call one of these deletion methods, what exactly should be deleted?
+    #
+    # The answer is that it is assumed that deletion on an association is about removing the
+    # <i>link</i> between the owner and the associated object(s), rather than necessarily the
+    # associated objects themselves. So with +has_and_belongs_to_many+ and +has_many+
+    # <tt>:through</tt>, the join records will be deleted, but the associated records won't.
+    #
+    # This makes sense if you think about it: if you were to call <tt>post.tags.delete(Tag.find_by(name: 'food'))</tt>
+    # you would want the 'food' tag to be unlinked from the post, rather than for the tag itself
+    # to be removed from the database.
+    #
+    # However, there are examples where this strategy doesn't make sense. For example, suppose
+    # a person has many projects, and each project has many tasks. If we deleted one of a person's
+    # tasks, we would probably not want the project to be deleted. In this scenario, the delete method
+    # won't actually work: it can only be used if the association on the join model is a
+    # +belongs_to+. In other situations you are expected to perform operations directly on
+    # either the associated records or the <tt>:through</tt> association.
+    #
+    # With a regular +has_many+ there is no distinction between the "associated records"
+    # and the "link", so there is only one choice for what gets deleted.
+    #
+    # With +has_and_belongs_to_many+ and +has_many+ <tt>:through</tt>, if you want to delete the
+    # associated records themselves, you can always do something along the lines of
+    # <tt>person.tasks.each(&:destroy)</tt>.
+    #
     # == Type safety with <tt>ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch</tt>
     #
     # If you attempt to assign an object to an association that doesn't match the inferred
@@ -815,11 +1025,21 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # [collection<<(object, ...)]
       #   Adds one or more objects to the collection by setting their foreign keys to the collection's primary key.
       #   Note that this operation instantly fires update sql without waiting for the save or update call on the
-      #   parent object.
+      #   parent object, unless the parent object is a new record.
       # [collection.delete(object, ...)]
       #   Removes one or more objects from the collection by setting their foreign keys to +NULL+.
-      #   Objects will be in addition destroyed if they're associated with <tt>:dependent => :destroy</tt>,
-      #   and deleted if they're associated with <tt>:dependent => :delete_all</tt>.
+      #   Objects will be in addition destroyed if they're associated with <tt>dependent: :destroy</tt>,
+      #   and deleted if they're associated with <tt>dependent: :delete_all</tt>.
+      #
+      #   If the <tt>:through</tt> option is used, then the join records are deleted (rather than
+      #   nullified) by default, but you can specify <tt>dependent: :destroy</tt> or
+      #   <tt>dependent: :nullify</tt> to override this.
+      # [collection.destroy(object, ...)]
+      #   Removes one or more objects from the collection by running <tt>destroy</tt> on
+      #   each record, regardless of any dependent option, ensuring callbacks are run.
+      #
+      #   If the <tt>:through</tt> option is used, then the join records are destroyed
+      #   instead, not the objects themselves.
       # [collection=objects]
       #   Replaces the collections content by deleting and adding objects as appropriate. If the <tt>:through</tt>
       #   option is true callbacks in the join models are triggered except destroy callbacks, since deletion is
@@ -831,8 +1051,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   method loads the models and calls <tt>collection=</tt>. See above.
       # [collection.clear]
       #   Removes every object from the collection. This destroys the associated objects if they
-      #   are associated with <tt>:dependent => :destroy</tt>, deletes them directly from the
-      #   database if <tt>:dependent => :delete_all</tt>, otherwise sets their foreign keys to +NULL+.
+      #   are associated with <tt>dependent: :destroy</tt>, deletes them directly from the
+      #   database if <tt>dependent: :delete_all</tt>, otherwise sets their foreign keys to +NULL+.
       #   If the <tt>:through</tt> option is true no destroy callbacks are invoked on the join models.
       #   Join models are directly deleted.
       # [collection.empty?]
@@ -853,6 +1073,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that has already
       #   been saved (if it passed the validation). *Note*: This only works if the base model
       #   already exists in the DB, not if it is a new (unsaved) record!
+      # [collection.create!(attributes = {})]
+      #   Does the same as <tt>collection.create</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
+      #   if the record is invalid.
       #
       # (*Note*: +collection+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
       # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> would add among others <tt>clients.empty?</tt>.)
@@ -860,36 +1083,29 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # === Example
       #
       # Example: A Firm class declares <tt>has_many :clients</tt>, which will add:
-      # * <tt>Firm#clients</tt> (similar to <tt>Clients.find :all, :conditions => ["firm_id = ?", id]</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Firm#clients</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.where(firm_id: id)</tt>)
       # * <tt>Firm#clients<<</tt>
       # * <tt>Firm#clients.delete</tt>
+      # * <tt>Firm#clients.destroy</tt>
       # * <tt>Firm#clients=</tt>
       # * <tt>Firm#client_ids</tt>
       # * <tt>Firm#client_ids=</tt>
       # * <tt>Firm#clients.clear</tt>
       # * <tt>Firm#clients.empty?</tt> (similar to <tt>firm.clients.size == 0</tt>)
       # * <tt>Firm#clients.size</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.count "firm_id = #{id}"</tt>)
-      # * <tt>Firm#clients.find</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.find(id, :conditions => "firm_id = #{id}")</tt>)
-      # * <tt>Firm#clients.exists?(:name => 'ACME')</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.exists?(:name => 'ACME', :firm_id => firm.id)</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Firm#clients.find</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.where(firm_id: id).find(id)</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Firm#clients.exists?(name: 'ACME')</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.exists?(name: 'ACME', firm_id: firm.id)</tt>)
       # * <tt>Firm#clients.build</tt> (similar to <tt>Client.new("firm_id" => id)</tt>)
       # * <tt>Firm#clients.create</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Client.new("firm_id" => id); c.save; c</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Firm#clients.create!</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Client.new("firm_id" => id); c.save!</tt>)
       # The declaration can also include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association.
       #
-      # === Supported options
+      # === Options
       # [:class_name]
       #   Specify the class name of the association. Use it only if that name can't be inferred
       #   from the association name. So <tt>has_many :products</tt> will by default be linked
       #   to the Product class, but if the real class name is SpecialProduct, you'll have to
       #   specify it with this option.
-      # [:conditions]
-      #   Specify the conditions that the associated objects must meet in order to be included as a +WHERE+
-      #   SQL fragment, such as <tt>price > 5 AND name LIKE 'B%'</tt>.  Record creations from
-      #   the association are scoped if a hash is used.
-      #   <tt>has_many :posts, :conditions => {:published => true}</tt> will create published
-      #   posts with <tt>@blog.posts.create</tt> or <tt>@blog.posts.build</tt>.
-      # [:order]
-      #   Specify the order in which the associated objects are returned as an <tt>ORDER BY</tt> SQL fragment,
-      #   such as <tt>last_name, first_name DESC</tt>.
       # [:foreign_key]
       #   Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
       #   of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a +has_many+
@@ -897,68 +1113,60 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # [:primary_key]
       #   Specify the method that returns the primary key used for the association. By default this is +id+.
       # [:dependent]
-      #   If set to <tt>:destroy</tt> all the associated objects are destroyed
-      #   alongside this object by calling their +destroy+ method.  If set to <tt>:delete_all</tt> all associated
-      #   objects are deleted *without* calling their +destroy+ method.  If set to <tt>:nullify</tt> all associated
-      #   objects' foreign keys are set to +NULL+ *without* calling their +save+ callbacks. If set to
-      #   <tt>:restrict</tt> this object cannot be deleted if it has any associated object.
+      #   Controls what happens to the associated objects when
+      #   their owner is destroyed. Note that these are implemented as
+      #   callbacks, and Rails executes callbacks in order. Therefore, other
+      #   similar callbacks may affect the :dependent behavior, and the
+      #   :dependent behavior may affect other callbacks.
       #
-      #   *Warning:* This option is ignored when used with <tt>:through</tt> option.
+      #   * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes all the associated objects to also be destroyed.
+      #   * <tt>:delete_all</tt> causes all the associated objects to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not be executed).
+      #   * <tt>:nullify</tt> causes the foreign keys to be set to +NULL+. Callbacks are not executed.
+      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there are any associated records.
+      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there are any associated objects.
       #
-      # [:finder_sql]
-      #   Specify a complete SQL statement to fetch the association. This is a good way to go for complex
-      #   associations that depend on multiple tables. Note: When this option is used, +find_in_collection+
-      #   is _not_ added.
-      # [:counter_sql]
-      #   Specify a complete SQL statement to fetch the size of the association. If <tt>:finder_sql</tt> is
-      #   specified but not <tt>:counter_sql</tt>, <tt>:counter_sql</tt> will be generated by
-      #   replacing <tt>SELECT ... FROM</tt> with <tt>SELECT COUNT(*) FROM</tt>.
-      # [:extend]
-      #   Specify a named module for extending the proxy. See "Association extensions".
-      # [:include]
-      #   Specify second-order associations that should be eager loaded when the collection is loaded.
-      # [:group]
-      #   An attribute name by which the result should be grouped. Uses the <tt>GROUP BY</tt> SQL-clause.
-      # [:having]
-      #   Combined with +:group+ this can be used to filter the records that a <tt>GROUP BY</tt>
-      #   returns. Uses the <tt>HAVING</tt> SQL-clause.
-      # [:limit]
-      #   An integer determining the limit on the number of rows that should be returned.
-      # [:offset]
-      #   An integer determining the offset from where the rows should be fetched. So at 5,
-      #   it would skip the first 4 rows.
-      # [:select]
-      #   By default, this is <tt>*</tt> as in <tt>SELECT * FROM</tt>, but can be changed if
-      #   you, for example, want to do a join but not include the joined columns. Do not forget
-      #   to include the primary and foreign keys, otherwise it will raise an error.
+      #   If using with the <tt>:through</tt> option, the association on the join model must be
+      #   a +belongs_to+, and the records which get deleted are the join records, rather than
+      #   the associated records.
+      # [:counter_cache]
+      #   This option can be used to configure a custom named <tt>:counter_cache.</tt> You only need this option,
+      #   when you customized the name of your <tt>:counter_cache</tt> on the <tt>belongs_to</tt> association.
       # [:as]
       #   Specifies a polymorphic interface (See <tt>belongs_to</tt>).
       # [:through]
-      #   Specifies a join model through which to perform the query.  Options for <tt>:class_name</tt>
-      #   and <tt>:foreign_key</tt> are ignored, as the association uses the source reflection. You
-      #   can only use a <tt>:through</tt> query through a <tt>belongs_to</tt>, <tt>has_one</tt>
-      #   or <tt>has_many</tt> association on the join model. The collection of join models
-      #   can be managed via the collection API. For example, new join models are created for
-      #   newly associated objects, and if some are gone their rows are deleted (directly,
-      #   no destroy callbacks are triggered).
+      #   Specifies an association through which to perform the query. This can be any other type
+      #   of association, including other <tt>:through</tt> associations. Options for <tt>:class_name</tt>,
+      #   <tt>:primary_key</tt> and <tt>:foreign_key</tt> are ignored, as the association uses the
+      #   source reflection.
+      #
+      #   If the association on the join model is a +belongs_to+, the collection can be modified
+      #   and the records on the <tt>:through</tt> model will be automatically created and removed
+      #   as appropriate. Otherwise, the collection is read-only, so you should manipulate the
+      #   <tt>:through</tt> association directly.
+      #
+      #   If you are going to modify the association (rather than just read from it), then it is
+      #   a good idea to set the <tt>:inverse_of</tt> option on the source association on the
+      #   join model. This allows associated records to be built which will automatically create
+      #   the appropriate join model records when they are saved. (See the 'Association Join Models'
+      #   section above.)
       # [:source]
       #   Specifies the source association name used by <tt>has_many :through</tt> queries.
       #   Only use it if the name cannot be inferred from the association.
-      #   <tt>has_many :subscribers, :through => :subscriptions</tt> will look for either <tt>:subscribers</tt> or
+      #   <tt>has_many :subscribers, through: :subscriptions</tt> will look for either <tt>:subscribers</tt> or
       #   <tt>:subscriber</tt> on Subscription, unless a <tt>:source</tt> is given.
       # [:source_type]
       #   Specifies type of the source association used by <tt>has_many :through</tt> queries where the source
       #   association is a polymorphic +belongs_to+.
-      # [:uniq]
-      #   If true, duplicates will be omitted from the collection. Useful in conjunction with <tt>:through</tt>.
-      # [:readonly]
-      #   If true, all the associated objects are readonly through the association.
       # [:validate]
       #   If +false+, don't validate the associated objects when saving the parent object. true by default.
       # [:autosave]
       #   If true, always save the associated objects or destroy them if marked for destruction,
       #   when saving the parent object. If false, never save or destroy the associated objects.
-      #   By default, only save associated objects that are new records.
+      #   By default, only save associated objects that are new records. This option is implemented as a
+      #   before_save callback. Because callbacks are run in the order they are defined, associated objects
+      #   may need to be explicitly saved in any user-defined before_save callbacks.
+      #
+      #   Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
       # [:inverse_of]
       #   Specifies the name of the <tt>belongs_to</tt> association on the associated object
       #   that is the inverse of this <tt>has_many</tt> association. Does not work in combination
@@ -966,29 +1174,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview on Bi-directional associations for more detail.
       #
       # Option examples:
-      #   has_many :comments, :order => "posted_on"
-      #   has_many :comments, :include => :author
-      #   has_many :people, :class_name => "Person", :conditions => "deleted = 0", :order => "name"
-      #   has_many :tracks, :order => "position", :dependent => :destroy
-      #   has_many :comments, :dependent => :nullify
-      #   has_many :tags, :as => :taggable
-      #   has_many :reports, :readonly => true
-      #   has_many :subscribers, :through => :subscriptions, :source => :user
-      #   has_many :subscribers, :class_name => "Person", :finder_sql =>
-      #       'SELECT DISTINCT people.* ' +
-      #       'FROM people p, post_subscriptions ps ' +
-      #       'WHERE ps.post_id = #{id} AND ps.person_id = p.id ' +
-      #       'ORDER BY p.first_name'
-      def has_many(association_id, options = {}, &extension)
-        reflection = create_has_many_reflection(association_id, options, &extension)
-        configure_dependency_for_has_many(reflection)
-        add_association_callbacks(reflection.name, reflection.options)
-
-        if options[:through]
-          collection_accessor_methods(reflection, HasManyThroughAssociation)
-        else
-          collection_accessor_methods(reflection, HasManyAssociation)
-        end
+      #   has_many :comments, -> { order "posted_on" }
+      #   has_many :comments, -> { includes :author }
+      #   has_many :people, -> { where("deleted = 0").order("name") }, class_name: "Person"
+      #   has_many :tracks, -> { order "position" }, dependent: :destroy
+      #   has_many :comments, dependent: :nullify
+      #   has_many :tags, as: :taggable
+      #   has_many :reports, -> { readonly }
+      #   has_many :subscribers, through: :subscriptions, source: :user
+      def has_many(name, scope = nil, options = {}, &extension)
+        Builder::HasMany.build(self, name, scope, options, &extension)
       end
 
       # Specifies a one-to-one association with another class. This method should only be used
@@ -1006,12 +1201,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # [build_association(attributes = {})]
       #   Returns a new object of the associated type that has been instantiated
       #   with +attributes+ and linked to this object through a foreign key, but has not
-      #   yet been saved. <b>Note:</b> This ONLY works if an association already exists.
-      #   It will NOT work if the association is +nil+.
+      #   yet been saved.
       # [create_association(attributes = {})]
       #   Returns a new object of the associated type that has been instantiated
       #   with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that
       #   has already been saved (if it passed the validation).
+      # [create_association!(attributes = {})]
+      #   Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
+      #   if the record is invalid.
       #
       # (+association+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
       # <tt>has_one :manager</tt> would add among others <tt>manager.nil?</tt>.)
@@ -1019,10 +1216,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # === Example
       #
       # An Account class declares <tt>has_one :beneficiary</tt>, which will add:
-      # * <tt>Account#beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>Beneficiary.find(:first, :conditions => "account_id = #{id}")</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Account#beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>Beneficiary.where(account_id: id).first</tt>)
       # * <tt>Account#beneficiary=(beneficiary)</tt> (similar to <tt>beneficiary.account_id = account.id; beneficiary.save</tt>)
       # * <tt>Account#build_beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>Beneficiary.new("account_id" => id)</tt>)
       # * <tt>Account#create_beneficiary</tt> (similar to <tt>b = Beneficiary.new("account_id" => id); b.save; b</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Account#create_beneficiary!</tt> (similar to <tt>b = Beneficiary.new("account_id" => id); b.save!; b</tt>)
       #
       # === Options
       #
@@ -1033,81 +1231,62 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   Specify the class name of the association. Use it only if that name can't be inferred
       #   from the association name. So <tt>has_one :manager</tt> will by default be linked to the Manager class, but
       #   if the real class name is Person, you'll have to specify it with this option.
-      # [:conditions]
-      #   Specify the conditions that the associated object must meet in order to be included as a +WHERE+
-      #   SQL fragment, such as <tt>rank = 5</tt>. Record creation from the association is scoped if a hash
-      #   is used. <tt>has_one :account, :conditions => {:enabled => true}</tt> will create
-      #   an enabled account with <tt>@company.create_account</tt> or <tt>@company.build_account</tt>.
-      # [:order]
-      #   Specify the order in which the associated objects are returned as an <tt>ORDER BY</tt> SQL fragment,
-      #   such as <tt>last_name, first_name DESC</tt>.
       # [:dependent]
-      #   If set to <tt>:destroy</tt>, the associated object is destroyed when this object is. If set to
-      #   <tt>:delete</tt>, the associated object is deleted *without* calling its destroy method.
-      #   If set to <tt>:nullify</tt>, the associated object's foreign key is set to +NULL+.
-      #   Also, association is assigned.
+      #   Controls what happens to the associated object when
+      #   its owner is destroyed:
+      #
+      #   * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes the associated object to also be destroyed
+      #   * <tt>:delete</tt> causes the associated object to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not execute)
+      #   * <tt>:nullify</tt> causes the foreign key to be set to +NULL+. Callbacks are not executed.
+      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there is an associated record
+      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there is an associated object
       # [:foreign_key]
       #   Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
       #   of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a +has_one+ association
       #   will use "person_id" as the default <tt>:foreign_key</tt>.
       # [:primary_key]
       #   Specify the method that returns the primary key used for the association. By default this is +id+.
-      # [:include]
-      #   Specify second-order associations that should be eager loaded when this object is loaded.
       # [:as]
       #   Specifies a polymorphic interface (See <tt>belongs_to</tt>).
-      # [:select]
-      #   By default, this is <tt>*</tt> as in <tt>SELECT * FROM</tt>, but can be changed if, for example,
-      #   you want to do a join but not include the joined columns. Do not forget to include the
-      #   primary and foreign keys, otherwise it will raise an error.
       # [:through]
-      #   Specifies a Join Model through which to perform the query.  Options for <tt>:class_name</tt>
-      #   and <tt>:foreign_key</tt> are ignored, as the association uses the source reflection. You
-      #   can only use a <tt>:through</tt> query through a <tt>has_one</tt> or <tt>belongs_to</tt>
-      #   association on the join model.
+      #   Specifies a Join Model through which to perform the query. Options for <tt>:class_name</tt>,
+      #   <tt>:primary_key</tt>, and <tt>:foreign_key</tt> are ignored, as the association uses the
+      #   source reflection. You can only use a <tt>:through</tt> query through a <tt>has_one</tt>
+      #   or <tt>belongs_to</tt> association on the join model.
       # [:source]
       #   Specifies the source association name used by <tt>has_one :through</tt> queries.
       #   Only use it if the name cannot be inferred from the association.
-      #   <tt>has_one :favorite, :through => :favorites</tt> will look for a
+      #   <tt>has_one :favorite, through: :favorites</tt> will look for a
       #   <tt>:favorite</tt> on Favorite, unless a <tt>:source</tt> is given.
       # [:source_type]
       #   Specifies type of the source association used by <tt>has_one :through</tt> queries where the source
       #   association is a polymorphic +belongs_to+.
-      # [:readonly]
-      #   If true, the associated object is readonly through the association.
       # [:validate]
       #   If +false+, don't validate the associated object when saving the parent object. +false+ by default.
       # [:autosave]
       #   If true, always save the associated object or destroy it if marked for destruction,
       #   when saving the parent object. If false, never save or destroy the associated object.
       #   By default, only save the associated object if it's a new record.
+      #
+      #   Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
       # [:inverse_of]
       #   Specifies the name of the <tt>belongs_to</tt> association on the associated object
-      #   that is the inverse of this <tt>has_one</tt> association.  Does not work in combination
+      #   that is the inverse of this <tt>has_one</tt> association. Does not work in combination
       #   with <tt>:through</tt> or <tt>:as</tt> options.
       #   See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview on Bi-directional associations for more detail.
       #
       # Option examples:
-      #   has_one :credit_card, :dependent => :destroy  # destroys the associated credit card
-      #   has_one :credit_card, :dependent => :nullify  # updates the associated records foreign
+      #   has_one :credit_card, dependent: :destroy  # destroys the associated credit card
+      #   has_one :credit_card, dependent: :nullify  # updates the associated records foreign
       #                                                 # key value to NULL rather than destroying it
-      #   has_one :last_comment, :class_name => "Comment", :order => "posted_on"
-      #   has_one :project_manager, :class_name => "Person", :conditions => "role = 'project_manager'"
-      #   has_one :attachment, :as => :attachable
-      #   has_one :boss, :readonly => :true
-      #   has_one :club, :through => :membership
-      #   has_one :primary_address, :through => :addressables, :conditions => ["addressable.primary = ?", true], :source => :addressable
-      def has_one(association_id, options = {})
-        if options[:through]
-          reflection = create_has_one_through_reflection(association_id, options)
-          association_accessor_methods(reflection, ActiveRecord::Associations::HasOneThroughAssociation)
-        else
-          reflection = create_has_one_reflection(association_id, options)
-          association_accessor_methods(reflection, HasOneAssociation)
-          association_constructor_method(:build,  reflection, HasOneAssociation)
-          association_constructor_method(:create, reflection, HasOneAssociation)
-          configure_dependency_for_has_one(reflection)
-        end
+      #   has_one :last_comment, -> { order 'posted_on' }, class_name: "Comment"
+      #   has_one :project_manager, -> { where role: 'project_manager' }, class_name: "Person"
+      #   has_one :attachment, as: :attachable
+      #   has_one :boss, readonly: :true
+      #   has_one :club, through: :membership
+      #   has_one :primary_address, -> { where primary: true }, through: :addressables, source: :addressable
+      def has_one(name, scope = nil, options = {})
+        Builder::HasOne.build(self, name, scope, options)
       end
 
       # Specifies a one-to-one association with another class. This method should only be used
@@ -1129,6 +1308,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   Returns a new object of the associated type that has been instantiated
       #   with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that
       #   has already been saved (if it passed the validation).
+      # [create_association!(attributes = {})]
+      #   Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
+      #   if the record is invalid.
       #
       # (+association+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
       # <tt>belongs_to :author</tt> would add among others <tt>author.nil?</tt>.)
@@ -1140,27 +1322,26 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # * <tt>Post#author=(author)</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author_id = author.id</tt>)
       # * <tt>Post#build_author</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author = Author.new</tt>)
       # * <tt>Post#create_author</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author = Author.new; post.author.save; post.author</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Post#create_author!</tt> (similar to <tt>post.author = Author.new; post.author.save!; post.author</tt>)
       # The declaration can also include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association.
       #
       # === Options
       #
       # [:class_name]
       #   Specify the class name of the association. Use it only if that name can't be inferred
-      #   from the association name. So <tt>has_one :author</tt> will by default be linked to the Author class, but
+      #   from the association name. So <tt>belongs_to :author</tt> will by default be linked to the Author class, but
       #   if the real class name is Person, you'll have to specify it with this option.
-      # [:conditions]
-      #   Specify the conditions that the associated object must meet in order to be included as a +WHERE+
-      #   SQL fragment, such as <tt>authorized = 1</tt>.
-      # [:select]
-      #   By default, this is <tt>*</tt> as in <tt>SELECT * FROM</tt>, but can be changed
-      #   if, for example, you want to do a join but not include the joined columns. Do not
-      #   forget to include the primary and foreign keys, otherwise it will raise an error.
       # [:foreign_key]
       #   Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
       #   of the association with an "_id" suffix. So a class that defines a <tt>belongs_to :person</tt>
       #   association will use "person_id" as the default <tt>:foreign_key</tt>. Similarly,
-      #   <tt>belongs_to :favorite_person, :class_name => "Person"</tt> will use a foreign key
+      #   <tt>belongs_to :favorite_person, class_name: "Person"</tt> will use a foreign key
       #   of "favorite_person_id".
+      # [:foreign_type]
+      #   Specify the column used to store the associated object's type, if this is a polymorphic
+      #   association. By default this is guessed to be the name of the association with a "_type"
+      #   suffix. So a class that defines a <tt>belongs_to :taggable, polymorphic: true</tt>
+      #   association will use "taggable_type" as the default <tt>:foreign_type</tt>.
       # [:primary_key]
       #   Specify the method that returns the primary key of associated object used for the association.
       #   By default this is id.
@@ -1175,19 +1356,17 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   and +decrement_counter+. The counter cache is incremented when an object of this
       #   class is created and decremented when it's destroyed. This requires that a column
       #   named <tt>#{table_name}_count</tt> (such as +comments_count+ for a belonging Comment class)
-      #   is used on the associate class (such as a Post class). You can also specify a custom counter
+      #   is used on the associate class (such as a Post class) - that is the migration for
+      #   <tt>#{table_name}_count</tt> is created on the associate class (such that Post.comments_count will
+      #   return the count cached, see note below). You can also specify a custom counter
       #   cache column by providing a column name instead of a +true+/+false+ value to this
-      #   option (e.g., <tt>:counter_cache => :my_custom_counter</tt>.)
+      #   option (e.g., <tt>counter_cache: :my_custom_counter</tt>.)
       #   Note: Specifying a counter cache will add it to that model's list of readonly attributes
       #   using +attr_readonly+.
-      # [:include]
-      #   Specify second-order associations that should be eager loaded when this object is loaded.
       # [:polymorphic]
       #   Specify this association is a polymorphic association by passing +true+.
       #   Note: If you've enabled the counter cache, then you may want to add the counter cache attribute
       #   to the +attr_readonly+ list in the associated classes (e.g. <tt>class Post; attr_readonly :comments_count; end</tt>).
-      # [:readonly]
-      #   If true, the associated object is readonly through the association.
       # [:validate]
       #   If +false+, don't validate the associated objects when saving the parent object. +false+ by default.
       # [:autosave]
@@ -1195,77 +1374,62 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   saving the parent object.
       #   If false, never save or destroy the associated object.
       #   By default, only save the associated object if it's a new record.
+      #
+      #   Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
       # [:touch]
       #   If true, the associated object will be touched (the updated_at/on attributes set to now)
       #   when this record is either saved or destroyed. If you specify a symbol, that attribute
-      #   will be updated with the current time instead of the updated_at/on attribute.
+      #   will be updated with the current time in addition to the updated_at/on attribute.
       # [:inverse_of]
       #   Specifies the name of the <tt>has_one</tt> or <tt>has_many</tt> association on the associated
-      #   object that is the inverse of this <tt>belongs_to</tt> association.  Does not work in
+      #   object that is the inverse of this <tt>belongs_to</tt> association. Does not work in
       #   combination with the <tt>:polymorphic</tt> options.
       #   See ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods's overview on Bi-directional associations for more detail.
       #
       # Option examples:
-      #   belongs_to :firm, :foreign_key => "client_of"
-      #   belongs_to :person, :primary_key => "name", :foreign_key => "person_name"
-      #   belongs_to :author, :class_name => "Person", :foreign_key => "author_id"
-      #   belongs_to :valid_coupon, :class_name => "Coupon", :foreign_key => "coupon_id",
-      #              :conditions => 'discounts > #{payments_count}'
-      #   belongs_to :attachable, :polymorphic => true
-      #   belongs_to :project, :readonly => true
-      #   belongs_to :post, :counter_cache => true
-      #   belongs_to :company, :touch => true
-      #   belongs_to :company, :touch => :employees_last_updated_at
-      def belongs_to(association_id, options = {})
-        reflection = create_belongs_to_reflection(association_id, options)
-
-        if reflection.options[:polymorphic]
-          association_accessor_methods(reflection, BelongsToPolymorphicAssociation)
-        else
-          association_accessor_methods(reflection, BelongsToAssociation)
-          association_constructor_method(:build,  reflection, BelongsToAssociation)
-          association_constructor_method(:create, reflection, BelongsToAssociation)
-        end
-
-        add_counter_cache_callbacks(reflection)          if options[:counter_cache]
-        add_touch_callbacks(reflection, options[:touch]) if options[:touch]
-
-        configure_dependency_for_belongs_to(reflection)
+      #   belongs_to :firm, foreign_key: "client_of"
+      #   belongs_to :person, primary_key: "name", foreign_key: "person_name"
+      #   belongs_to :author, class_name: "Person", foreign_key: "author_id"
+      #   belongs_to :valid_coupon, ->(o) { where "discounts > #{o.payments_count}" },
+      #                             class_name: "Coupon", foreign_key: "coupon_id"
+      #   belongs_to :attachable, polymorphic: true
+      #   belongs_to :project, readonly: true
+      #   belongs_to :post, counter_cache: true
+      #   belongs_to :company, touch: true
+      #   belongs_to :company, touch: :employees_last_updated_at
+      def belongs_to(name, scope = nil, options = {})
+        Builder::BelongsTo.build(self, name, scope, options)
       end
 
       # Specifies a many-to-many relationship with another class. This associates two classes via an
-      # intermediate join table.  Unless the join table is explicitly specified as an option, it is
+      # intermediate join table. Unless the join table is explicitly specified as an option, it is
       # guessed using the lexical order of the class names. So a join between Developer and Project
-      # will give the default join table name of "developers_projects" because "D" outranks "P".
-      # Note that this precedence is calculated using the <tt><</tt> operator for String.  This
+      # will give the default join table name of "developers_projects" because "D" precedes "P" alphabetically.
+      # Note that this precedence is calculated using the <tt><</tt> operator for String. This
       # means that if the strings are of different lengths, and the strings are equal when compared
       # up to the shortest length, then the longer string is considered of higher
-      # lexical precedence than the shorter one.  For example, one would expect the tables "paper_boxes" and "papers"
+      # lexical precedence than the shorter one. For example, one would expect the tables "paper_boxes" and "papers"
       # to generate a join table name of "papers_paper_boxes" because of the length of the name "paper_boxes",
-      # but it in fact generates a join table name of "paper_boxes_papers".  Be aware of this caveat, and use the
+      # but it in fact generates a join table name of "paper_boxes_papers". Be aware of this caveat, and use the
       # custom <tt>:join_table</tt> option if you need to.
+      # If your tables share a common prefix, it will only appear once at the beginning. For example,
+      # the tables "catalog_categories" and "catalog_products" generate a join table name of "catalog_categories_products".
       #
       # The join table should not have a primary key or a model associated with it. You must manually generate the
       # join table with a migration such as this:
       #
       #   class CreateDevelopersProjectsJoinTable < ActiveRecord::Migration
-      #     def self.up
-      #       create_table :developers_projects, :id => false do |t|
+      #     def change
+      #       create_table :developers_projects, id: false do |t|
       #         t.integer :developer_id
       #         t.integer :project_id
       #       end
       #     end
-      #
-      #     def self.down
-      #       drop_table :developers_projects
-      #     end
       #   end
       #
-      # Deprecated: Any additional fields added to the join table will be placed as attributes when
-      # pulling records out through +has_and_belongs_to_many+ associations. Records returned from join
-      # tables with additional attributes will be marked as readonly (because we can't save changes
-      # to the additional attributes). It's strongly recommended that you upgrade any
-      # associations with attributes to a real join model (see introduction).
+      # It's also a good idea to add indexes to each of those columns to speed up the joins process.
+      # However, in MySQL it is advised to add a compound index for both of the columns as MySQL only
+      # uses one index per table during the lookup.
       #
       # Adds the following methods for retrieval and query:
       #
@@ -1276,10 +1440,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   Adds one or more objects to the collection by creating associations in the join table
       #   (<tt>collection.push</tt> and <tt>collection.concat</tt> are aliases to this method).
       #   Note that this operation instantly fires update sql without waiting for the save or update call on the
-      #   parent object.
+      #   parent object, unless the parent object is a new record.
       # [collection.delete(object, ...)]
       #   Removes one or more objects from the collection by removing their associations from the join table.
       #   This does not destroy the objects.
+      # [collection.destroy(object, ...)]
+      #   Removes one or more objects from the collection by running destroy on each association in the join table, overriding any dependent option.
+      #   This does not destroy the objects.
       # [collection=objects]
       #   Replaces the collection's content by deleting and adding objects as appropriate.
       # [collection_singular_ids]
@@ -1316,6 +1483,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # * <tt>Developer#projects</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#projects<<</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#projects.delete</tt>
+      # * <tt>Developer#projects.destroy</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#projects=</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#project_ids</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#project_ids=</tt>
@@ -1324,8 +1492,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # * <tt>Developer#projects.size</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#projects.find(id)</tt>
       # * <tt>Developer#projects.exists?(...)</tt>
-      # * <tt>Developer#projects.build</tt> (similar to <tt>Project.new("project_id" => id)</tt>)
-      # * <tt>Developer#projects.create</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Project.new("project_id" => id); c.save; c</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Developer#projects.build</tt> (similar to <tt>Project.new("developer_id" => id)</tt>)
+      # * <tt>Developer#projects.create</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Project.new("developer_id" => id); c.save; c</tt>)
       # The declaration may include an options hash to specialize the behavior of the association.
       #
       # === Options
@@ -1348,47 +1516,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   By default this is guessed to be the name of the associated class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed.
       #   So if a Person class makes a +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association to Project,
       #   the association will use "project_id" as the default <tt>:association_foreign_key</tt>.
-      # [:conditions]
-      #   Specify the conditions that the associated object must meet in order to be included as a +WHERE+
-      #   SQL fragment, such as <tt>authorized = 1</tt>.  Record creations from the association are
-      #   scoped if a hash is used.
-      #   <tt>has_many :posts, :conditions => {:published => true}</tt> will create published posts with <tt>@blog.posts.create</tt>
-      #   or <tt>@blog.posts.build</tt>.
-      # [:order]
-      #   Specify the order in which the associated objects are returned as an <tt>ORDER BY</tt> SQL fragment,
-      #   such as <tt>last_name, first_name DESC</tt>
-      # [:uniq]
-      #   If true, duplicate associated objects will be ignored by accessors and query methods.
-      # [:finder_sql]
-      #   Overwrite the default generated SQL statement used to fetch the association with a manual statement
-      # [:counter_sql]
-      #   Specify a complete SQL statement to fetch the size of the association. If <tt>:finder_sql</tt> is
-      #   specified but not <tt>:counter_sql</tt>, <tt>:counter_sql</tt> will be generated by
-      #   replacing <tt>SELECT ... FROM</tt> with <tt>SELECT COUNT(*) FROM</tt>.
-      # [:delete_sql]
-      #   Overwrite the default generated SQL statement used to remove links between the associated
-      #   classes with a manual statement.
-      # [:insert_sql]
-      #   Overwrite the default generated SQL statement used to add links between the associated classes
-      #   with a manual statement.
-      # [:extend]
-      #   Anonymous module for extending the proxy, see "Association extensions".
-      # [:include]
-      #   Specify second-order associations that should be eager loaded when the collection is loaded.
-      # [:group]
-      #   An attribute name by which the result should be grouped. Uses the <tt>GROUP BY</tt> SQL-clause.
-      # [:having]
-      #   Combined with +:group+ this can be used to filter the records that a <tt>GROUP BY</tt> returns.
-      #   Uses the <tt>HAVING</tt> SQL-clause.
-      # [:limit]
-      #   An integer determining the limit on the number of rows that should be returned.
-      # [:offset]
-      #   An integer determining the offset from where the rows should be fetched. So at 5,
-      #   it would skip the first 4 rows.
-      # [:select]
-      #   By default, this is <tt>*</tt> as in <tt>SELECT * FROM</tt>, but can be changed if, for example,
-      #   you want to do a join but not include the joined columns. Do not forget to include the primary
-      #   and foreign keys, otherwise it will raise an error.
       # [:readonly]
       #   If true, all the associated objects are readonly through the association.
       # [:validate]
@@ -1399,856 +1526,17 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #   If false, never save or destroy the associated objects.
       #   By default, only save associated objects that are new records.
       #
+      #   Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>.
+      #
       # Option examples:
       #   has_and_belongs_to_many :projects
-      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :projects, :include => [ :milestones, :manager ]
-      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :nations, :class_name => "Country"
-      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, :join_table => "prods_cats"
-      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, :readonly => true
-      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :active_projects, :join_table => 'developers_projects', :delete_sql =>
-      #   'DELETE FROM developers_projects WHERE active=1 AND developer_id = #{id} AND project_id = #{record.id}'
-      def has_and_belongs_to_many(association_id, options = {}, &extension)
-        reflection = create_has_and_belongs_to_many_reflection(association_id, options, &extension)
-        collection_accessor_methods(reflection, HasAndBelongsToManyAssociation)
-
-        # Don't use a before_destroy callback since users' before_destroy
-        # callbacks will be executed after the association is wiped out.
-        include Module.new {
-          class_eval <<-RUBY, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-            def destroy                     # def destroy
-              super                         #   super
-              #{reflection.name}.clear      #   posts.clear
-            end                             # end
-          RUBY
-        }
-
-        add_association_callbacks(reflection.name, options)
+      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :projects, -> { includes :milestones, :manager }
+      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :nations, class_name: "Country"
+      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, join_table: "prods_cats"
+      #   has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, -> { readonly }
+      def has_and_belongs_to_many(name, scope = nil, options = {}, &extension)
+        Builder::HasAndBelongsToMany.build(self, name, scope, options, &extension)
       end
-
-      private
-        # Generates a join table name from two provided table names.
-        # The names in the join table names end up in lexicographic order.
-        #
-        #   join_table_name("members", "clubs")         # => "clubs_members"
-        #   join_table_name("members", "special_clubs") # => "members_special_clubs"
-        def join_table_name(first_table_name, second_table_name)
-          if first_table_name < second_table_name
-            join_table = "#{first_table_name}_#{second_table_name}"
-          else
-            join_table = "#{second_table_name}_#{first_table_name}"
-          end
-
-          table_name_prefix + join_table + table_name_suffix
-        end
-
-        def association_accessor_methods(reflection, association_proxy_class)
-          redefine_method(reflection.name) do |*params|
-            force_reload = params.first unless params.empty?
-            association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)
-
-            if association.nil? || force_reload
-              association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection)
-              retval = force_reload ? reflection.klass.uncached { association.reload } : association.reload
-              if retval.nil? and association_proxy_class == BelongsToAssociation
-                association_instance_set(reflection.name, nil)
-                return nil
-              end
-              association_instance_set(reflection.name, association)
-            end
-
-            association.target.nil? ? nil : association
-          end
-
-          redefine_method("loaded_#{reflection.name}?") do
-            association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)
-            association && association.loaded?
-          end
-
-          redefine_method("#{reflection.name}=") do |new_value|
-            association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)
-
-            if association.nil? || association.target != new_value
-              association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection)
-            end
-
-            association.replace(new_value)
-            association_instance_set(reflection.name, new_value.nil? ? nil : association)
-          end
-
-          redefine_method("set_#{reflection.name}_target") do |target|
-            return if target.nil? and association_proxy_class == BelongsToAssociation
-            association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection)
-            association.target = target
-            association_instance_set(reflection.name, association)
-          end
-        end
-
-        def collection_reader_method(reflection, association_proxy_class)
-          redefine_method(reflection.name) do |*params|
-            force_reload = params.first unless params.empty?
-            association = association_instance_get(reflection.name)
-
-            unless association
-              association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection)
-              association_instance_set(reflection.name, association)
-            end
-
-            reflection.klass.uncached { association.reload } if force_reload
-
-            association
-          end
-
-          redefine_method("#{reflection.name.to_s.singularize}_ids") do
-            if send(reflection.name).loaded? || reflection.options[:finder_sql]
-              send(reflection.name).map { |r| r.id }
-            else
-              if reflection.through_reflection && reflection.source_reflection.belongs_to?
-                through = reflection.through_reflection
-                primary_key = reflection.source_reflection.primary_key_name
-                send(through.name).select("DISTINCT #{through.quoted_table_name}.#{primary_key}").map! { |r| r.send(primary_key) }
-              else
-                send(reflection.name).select("#{reflection.quoted_table_name}.#{reflection.klass.primary_key}").except(:includes).map! { |r| r.id }
-              end
-            end
-          end
-
-        end
-
-        def collection_accessor_methods(reflection, association_proxy_class, writer = true)
-          collection_reader_method(reflection, association_proxy_class)
-
-          if writer
-            redefine_method("#{reflection.name}=") do |new_value|
-              # Loads proxy class instance (defined in collection_reader_method) if not already loaded
-              association = send(reflection.name)
-              association.replace(new_value)
-              association
-            end
-
-            redefine_method("#{reflection.name.to_s.singularize}_ids=") do |new_value|
-              pk_column = reflection.primary_key_column
-              ids = (new_value || []).reject { |nid| nid.blank? }
-              ids.map!{ |i| pk_column.type_cast(i) }
-              send("#{reflection.name}=", reflection.klass.find(ids).index_by{ |r| r.id }.values_at(*ids))
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        def association_constructor_method(constructor, reflection, association_proxy_class)
-          redefine_method("#{constructor}_#{reflection.name}") do |*params|
-            attributees      = params.first unless params.empty?
-            replace_existing = params[1].nil? ? true : params[1]
-            association      = association_instance_get(reflection.name)
-
-            unless association
-              association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection)
-              association_instance_set(reflection.name, association)
-            end
-
-            if association_proxy_class == HasOneAssociation
-              association.send(constructor, attributees, replace_existing)
-            else
-              association.send(constructor, attributees)
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        def add_counter_cache_callbacks(reflection)
-          cache_column = reflection.counter_cache_column
-
-          method_name = "belongs_to_counter_cache_after_create_for_#{reflection.name}".to_sym
-          define_method(method_name) do
-            association = send(reflection.name)
-            association.class.increment_counter(cache_column, association.id) unless association.nil?
-          end
-          after_create(method_name)
-
-          method_name = "belongs_to_counter_cache_before_destroy_for_#{reflection.name}".to_sym
-          define_method(method_name) do
-            association = send(reflection.name)
-            association.class.decrement_counter(cache_column, association.id) unless association.nil?
-          end
-          before_destroy(method_name)
-
-          module_eval(
-            "#{reflection.class_name}.send(:attr_readonly,\"#{cache_column}\".intern) if defined?(#{reflection.class_name}) && #{reflection.class_name}.respond_to?(:attr_readonly)", __FILE__, __LINE__
-          )
-        end
-
-        def add_touch_callbacks(reflection, touch_attribute)
-          method_name = :"belongs_to_touch_after_save_or_destroy_for_#{reflection.name}"
-          redefine_method(method_name) do
-            association = send(reflection.name)
-
-            if touch_attribute == true
-              association.touch unless association.nil?
-            else
-              association.touch(touch_attribute) unless association.nil?
-            end
-          end
-          after_save(method_name)
-          after_touch(method_name)
-          after_destroy(method_name)
-        end
-
-        # Creates before_destroy callback methods that nullify, delete or destroy
-        # has_many associated objects, according to the defined :dependent rule.
-        # If the association is marked as :dependent => :restrict, create a callback
-        # that prevents deleting entirely.
-        #
-        # See HasManyAssociation#delete_records.  Dependent associations
-        # delete children, otherwise foreign key is set to NULL.
-        # See HasManyAssociation#delete_records. Dependent associations
-        # delete children if the option is set to :destroy or :delete_all, set the
-        # foreign key to NULL if the option is set to :nullify, and do not touch the
-        # child records if the option is set to :restrict.
-        #
-        # The +extra_conditions+ parameter, which is not used within the main
-        # Active Record codebase, is meant to allow plugins to define extra
-        # finder conditions.
-        def configure_dependency_for_has_many(reflection, extra_conditions = nil)
-          if reflection.options.include?(:dependent)
-            case reflection.options[:dependent]
-              when :destroy
-                method_name = "has_many_dependent_destroy_for_#{reflection.name}".to_sym
-                define_method(method_name) do
-                  send(reflection.name).each do |o|
-                    # No point in executing the counter update since we're going to destroy the parent anyway
-                    counter_method = ('belongs_to_counter_cache_before_destroy_for_' + self.class.name.downcase).to_sym
-                    if(o.respond_to? counter_method) then
-                      class << o
-                        self
-                      end.send(:define_method, counter_method, Proc.new {})
-                    end
-                    o.destroy
-                  end
-                end
-                before_destroy method_name
-              when :delete_all
-                before_destroy do |record|
-                  self.class.send(:delete_all_has_many_dependencies,
-                  record,
-                  reflection.name,
-                  reflection.klass,
-                  reflection.dependent_conditions(record, self.class, extra_conditions))
-                end
-              when :nullify
-                before_destroy do |record|
-                  self.class.send(:nullify_has_many_dependencies,
-                  record,
-                  reflection.name,
-                  reflection.klass,
-                  reflection.primary_key_name,
-                  reflection.dependent_conditions(record, self.class, extra_conditions))
-                end
-              when :restrict
-                method_name = "has_many_dependent_restrict_for_#{reflection.name}".to_sym
-                define_method(method_name) do
-                  unless send(reflection.name).empty?
-                    raise DeleteRestrictionError.new(reflection)
-                  end
-                end
-                before_destroy method_name
-              else
-                raise ArgumentError, "The :dependent option expects either :destroy, :delete_all, :nullify or :restrict (#{reflection.options[:dependent].inspect})"
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Creates before_destroy callback methods that nullify, delete or destroy
-        # has_one associated objects, according to the defined :dependent rule.
-        # If the association is marked as :dependent => :restrict, create a callback
-        # that prevents deleting entirely.
-        def configure_dependency_for_has_one(reflection)
-          if reflection.options.include?(:dependent)
-            name = reflection.options[:dependent]
-            method_name = :"has_one_dependent_#{name}_for_#{reflection.name}"
-
-            case name
-              when :destroy, :delete
-                class_eval <<-eoruby, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-                  def #{method_name}
-                    association = #{reflection.name}
-                    association.#{name} if association
-                  end
-                eoruby
-              when :nullify
-                class_eval <<-eoruby, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-                  def #{method_name}
-                    association = #{reflection.name}
-                    association.update_attribute(#{reflection.primary_key_name.inspect}, nil) if association
-                  end
-                eoruby
-              when :restrict
-                method_name = "has_one_dependent_restrict_for_#{reflection.name}".to_sym
-                define_method(method_name) do
-                  unless send(reflection.name).nil?
-                    raise DeleteRestrictionError.new(reflection)
-                  end
-                end
-                before_destroy method_name
-              else
-                raise ArgumentError, "The :dependent option expects either :destroy, :delete, :nullify or :restrict (#{reflection.options[:dependent].inspect})"
-            end
-
-            before_destroy method_name
-          end
-        end
-
-        def configure_dependency_for_belongs_to(reflection)
-          if reflection.options.include?(:dependent)
-            name = reflection.options[:dependent]
-
-            unless [:destroy, :delete].include?(name)
-              raise ArgumentError, "The :dependent option expects either :destroy or :delete (#{reflection.options[:dependent].inspect})"
-            end
-
-            method_name = :"belongs_to_dependent_#{name}_for_#{reflection.name}"
-            class_eval <<-eoruby, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-              def #{method_name}
-                association = #{reflection.name}
-                association.#{name} if association
-              end
-            eoruby
-            after_destroy method_name
-          end
-        end
-
-        def delete_all_has_many_dependencies(record, reflection_name, association_class, dependent_conditions)
-          association_class.delete_all(dependent_conditions)
-        end
-
-        def nullify_has_many_dependencies(record, reflection_name, association_class, primary_key_name, dependent_conditions)
-          association_class.update_all("#{primary_key_name} = NULL", dependent_conditions)
-        end
-
-        mattr_accessor :valid_keys_for_has_many_association
-        @@valid_keys_for_has_many_association = [
-          :class_name, :table_name, :foreign_key, :primary_key,
-          :dependent,
-          :select, :conditions, :include, :order, :group, :having, :limit, :offset,
-          :as, :through, :source, :source_type,
-          :uniq,
-          :finder_sql, :counter_sql,
-          :before_add, :after_add, :before_remove, :after_remove,
-          :extend, :readonly,
-          :validate, :inverse_of
-        ]
-
-        def create_has_many_reflection(association_id, options, &extension)
-          options.assert_valid_keys(valid_keys_for_has_many_association)
-          options[:extend] = create_extension_modules(association_id, extension, options[:extend])
-
-          create_reflection(:has_many, association_id, options, self)
-        end
-
-        mattr_accessor :valid_keys_for_has_one_association
-        @@valid_keys_for_has_one_association = [
-          :class_name, :foreign_key, :remote, :select, :conditions, :order,
-          :include, :dependent, :counter_cache, :extend, :as, :readonly,
-          :validate, :primary_key, :inverse_of
-        ]
-
-        def create_has_one_reflection(association_id, options)
-          options.assert_valid_keys(valid_keys_for_has_one_association)
-          create_reflection(:has_one, association_id, options, self)
-        end
-
-        def create_has_one_through_reflection(association_id, options)
-          options.assert_valid_keys(
-            :class_name, :foreign_key, :remote, :select, :conditions, :order, :include, :dependent, :counter_cache, :extend, :as, :through, :source, :source_type, :validate
-          )
-          create_reflection(:has_one, association_id, options, self)
-        end
-
-        mattr_accessor :valid_keys_for_belongs_to_association
-        @@valid_keys_for_belongs_to_association = [
-          :class_name, :primary_key, :foreign_key, :foreign_type, :remote, :select, :conditions,
-          :include, :dependent, :counter_cache, :extend, :polymorphic, :readonly,
-          :validate, :touch, :inverse_of
-        ]
-
-        def create_belongs_to_reflection(association_id, options)
-          options.assert_valid_keys(valid_keys_for_belongs_to_association)
-          reflection = create_reflection(:belongs_to, association_id, options, self)
-
-          if options[:polymorphic]
-            reflection.options[:foreign_type] ||= reflection.class_name.underscore + "_type"
-          end
-
-          reflection
-        end
-
-        mattr_accessor :valid_keys_for_has_and_belongs_to_many_association
-        @@valid_keys_for_has_and_belongs_to_many_association = [
-          :class_name, :table_name, :join_table, :foreign_key, :association_foreign_key,
-          :select, :conditions, :include, :order, :group, :having, :limit, :offset,
-          :uniq,
-          :finder_sql, :counter_sql, :delete_sql, :insert_sql,
-          :before_add, :after_add, :before_remove, :after_remove,
-          :extend, :readonly,
-          :validate
-        ]
-
-        def create_has_and_belongs_to_many_reflection(association_id, options, &extension)
-          options.assert_valid_keys(valid_keys_for_has_and_belongs_to_many_association)
-          options[:extend] = create_extension_modules(association_id, extension, options[:extend])
-
-          reflection = create_reflection(:has_and_belongs_to_many, association_id, options, self)
-
-          if reflection.association_foreign_key == reflection.primary_key_name
-            raise HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationForeignKeyNeeded.new(reflection)
-          end
-
-          reflection.options[:join_table] ||= join_table_name(undecorated_table_name(self.to_s), undecorated_table_name(reflection.class_name))
-          if connection.supports_primary_key? && (connection.primary_key(reflection.options[:join_table]) rescue false)
-             raise HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationWithPrimaryKeyError.new(reflection)
-          end
-
-          reflection
-        end
-
-        def add_association_callbacks(association_name, options)
-          callbacks = %w(before_add after_add before_remove after_remove)
-          callbacks.each do |callback_name|
-            full_callback_name = "#{callback_name}_for_#{association_name}"
-            defined_callbacks = options[callback_name.to_sym]
-            if options.has_key?(callback_name.to_sym)
-              class_inheritable_reader full_callback_name.to_sym
-              write_inheritable_attribute(full_callback_name.to_sym, [defined_callbacks].flatten)
-            else
-              write_inheritable_attribute(full_callback_name.to_sym, [])
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        def create_extension_modules(association_id, block_extension, extensions)
-          if block_extension
-            extension_module_name = "#{self.to_s.demodulize}#{association_id.to_s.camelize}AssociationExtension"
-
-            silence_warnings do
-              self.parent.const_set(extension_module_name, Module.new(&block_extension))
-            end
-            Array.wrap(extensions).push("#{self.parent}::#{extension_module_name}".constantize)
-          else
-            Array.wrap(extensions)
-          end
-        end
-
-        class JoinDependency # :nodoc:
-          attr_reader :joins, :reflections, :table_aliases
-
-          def initialize(base, associations, joins)
-            @joins                 = [JoinBase.new(base, joins)]
-            @associations          = associations
-            @reflections           = []
-            @base_records_hash     = {}
-            @base_records_in_order = []
-            @table_aliases         = Hash.new { |aliases, table| aliases[table] = 0 }
-            @table_aliases[base.table_name] = 1
-            build(associations)
-          end
-
-          def graft(*associations)
-            associations.each do |association|
-              join_associations.detect {|a| association == a} ||
-              build(association.reflection.name, association.find_parent_in(self) || join_base, association.join_class)
-            end
-            self
-          end
-
-          def join_associations
-            @joins[1..-1].to_a
-          end
-
-          def join_base
-            @joins[0]
-          end
-
-          def count_aliases_from_table_joins(name)
-            # quoted_name should be downcased as some database adapters (Oracle) return quoted name in uppercase
-            quoted_name = join_base.active_record.connection.quote_table_name(name.downcase).downcase
-            join_sql = join_base.table_joins.to_s.downcase
-            join_sql.blank? ? 0 :
-              # Table names
-              join_sql.scan(/join(?:\s+\w+)?\s+#{quoted_name}\son/).size +
-              # Table aliases
-              join_sql.scan(/join(?:\s+\w+)?\s+\S+\s+#{quoted_name}\son/).size
-          end
-
-          def instantiate(rows)
-            rows.each_with_index do |row, i|
-              primary_id = join_base.record_id(row)
-              unless @base_records_hash[primary_id]
-                @base_records_in_order << (@base_records_hash[primary_id] = join_base.instantiate(row))
-              end
-              construct(@base_records_hash[primary_id], @associations, join_associations.dup, row)
-            end
-            remove_duplicate_results!(join_base.active_record, @base_records_in_order, @associations)
-            return @base_records_in_order
-          end
-
-          def remove_duplicate_results!(base, records, associations)
-            case associations
-              when Symbol, String
-                reflection = base.reflections[associations]
-                remove_uniq_by_reflection(reflection, records)
-              when Array
-                associations.each do |association|
-                  remove_duplicate_results!(base, records, association)
-                end
-              when Hash
-                associations.keys.each do |name|
-                  reflection = base.reflections[name]
-                  remove_uniq_by_reflection(reflection, records)
-
-                  parent_records = []
-                  records.each do |record|
-                    if descendant = record.send(reflection.name)
-                      if reflection.collection?
-                        parent_records.concat descendant.target.uniq
-                      else
-                        parent_records << descendant
-                      end
-                    end
-                  end
-
-                  remove_duplicate_results!(reflection.klass, parent_records, associations[name]) unless parent_records.empty?
-                end
-            end
-          end
-
-          protected
-
-            def build(associations, parent = nil, join_class = Arel::InnerJoin)
-              parent ||= @joins.last
-              case associations
-                when Symbol, String
-                  reflection = parent.reflections[associations.to_s.intern] or
-                  raise ConfigurationError, "Association named '#{ associations }' was not found; perhaps you misspelled it?"
-                  @reflections << reflection
-                  @joins << build_join_association(reflection, parent).with_join_class(join_class)
-                when Array
-                  associations.each do |association|
-                    build(association, parent, join_class)
-                  end
-                when Hash
-                  associations.keys.sort{|a,b|a.to_s<=>b.to_s}.each do |name|
-                    build(name, parent, join_class)
-                    build(associations[name], nil, join_class)
-                  end
-                else
-                  raise ConfigurationError, associations.inspect
-              end
-            end
-
-            def remove_uniq_by_reflection(reflection, records)
-              if reflection && reflection.collection?
-                records.each { |record| record.send(reflection.name).target.uniq! }
-              end
-            end
-
-            def build_join_association(reflection, parent)
-              JoinAssociation.new(reflection, self, parent)
-            end
-
-            def construct(parent, associations, joins, row)
-              case associations
-                when Symbol, String
-                  join = joins.detect{|j| j.reflection.name.to_s == associations.to_s && j.parent_table_name == parent.class.table_name }
-                  raise(ConfigurationError, "No such association") if join.nil?
-
-                  joins.delete(join)
-                  construct_association(parent, join, row)
-                when Array
-                  associations.each do |association|
-                    construct(parent, association, joins, row)
-                  end
-                when Hash
-                  associations.keys.sort{|a,b|a.to_s<=>b.to_s}.each do |name|
-                    join = joins.detect{|j| j.reflection.name.to_s == name.to_s && j.parent_table_name == parent.class.table_name }
-                    raise(ConfigurationError, "No such association") if join.nil?
-
-                    association = construct_association(parent, join, row)
-                    joins.delete(join)
-                    construct(association, associations[name], joins, row) if association
-                  end
-                else
-                  raise ConfigurationError, associations.inspect
-              end
-            end
-
-            def construct_association(record, join, row)
-              case join.reflection.macro
-                when :has_many, :has_and_belongs_to_many
-                  collection = record.send(join.reflection.name)
-                  collection.loaded
-
-                  return nil if record.id.to_s != join.parent.record_id(row).to_s or row[join.aliased_primary_key].nil?
-                  association = join.instantiate(row)
-                  collection.target.push(association)
-                  collection.__send__(:set_inverse_instance, association, record)
-                when :has_one
-                  return if record.id.to_s != join.parent.record_id(row).to_s
-                  return if record.instance_variable_defined?("@#{join.reflection.name}")
-                  association = join.instantiate(row) unless row[join.aliased_primary_key].nil?
-                  set_target_and_inverse(join, association, record)
-                when :belongs_to
-                  return if record.id.to_s != join.parent.record_id(row).to_s or row[join.aliased_primary_key].nil?
-                  association = join.instantiate(row)
-                  set_target_and_inverse(join, association, record)
-                else
-                  raise ConfigurationError, "unknown macro: #{join.reflection.macro}"
-              end
-              return association
-            end
-
-            def set_target_and_inverse(join, association, record)
-              association_proxy = record.send("set_#{join.reflection.name}_target", association)
-              association_proxy.__send__(:set_inverse_instance, association, record)
-            end
-
-          class JoinBase # :nodoc:
-            attr_reader :active_record, :table_joins
-            delegate    :table_name, :column_names, :primary_key, :reflections, :sanitize_sql, :arel_engine, :to => :active_record
-
-            def initialize(active_record, joins = nil)
-              @active_record = active_record
-              @cached_record = {}
-              @table_joins   = joins
-            end
-
-            def ==(other)
-              other.class == self.class &&
-              other.active_record == active_record &&
-              other.table_joins == table_joins
-            end
-
-            def aliased_prefix
-              "t0"
-            end
-
-            def aliased_primary_key
-              "#{aliased_prefix}_r0"
-            end
-
-            def aliased_table_name
-              active_record.table_name
-            end
-
-            def column_names_with_alias
-              unless defined?(@column_names_with_alias)
-                @column_names_with_alias = []
-
-                ([primary_key] + (column_names - [primary_key])).each_with_index do |column_name, i|
-                  @column_names_with_alias << [column_name, "#{aliased_prefix}_r#{i}"]
-                end
-              end
-
-              @column_names_with_alias
-            end
-
-            def extract_record(row)
-              column_names_with_alias.inject({}){|record, (cn, an)| record[cn] = row[an]; record}
-            end
-
-            def record_id(row)
-              row[aliased_primary_key]
-            end
-
-            def instantiate(row)
-              @cached_record[record_id(row)] ||= active_record.send(:instantiate, extract_record(row))
-            end
-          end
-
-          class JoinAssociation < JoinBase # :nodoc:
-            attr_reader :reflection, :parent, :aliased_table_name, :aliased_prefix, :aliased_join_table_name, :parent_table_name, :join_class
-            delegate    :options, :klass, :through_reflection, :source_reflection, :to => :reflection
-
-            def initialize(reflection, join_dependency, parent = nil)
-              reflection.check_validity!
-              if reflection.options[:polymorphic]
-                raise EagerLoadPolymorphicError.new(reflection)
-              end
-
-              super(reflection.klass)
-              @join_dependency    = join_dependency
-              @parent             = parent
-              @reflection         = reflection
-              @aliased_prefix     = "t#{ join_dependency.joins.size }"
-              @parent_table_name  = parent.active_record.table_name
-              @aliased_table_name = aliased_table_name_for(table_name)
-              @join               = nil
-              @join_class         = Arel::InnerJoin
-
-              if reflection.macro == :has_and_belongs_to_many
-                @aliased_join_table_name = aliased_table_name_for(reflection.options[:join_table], "_join")
-              end
-
-              if [:has_many, :has_one].include?(reflection.macro) && reflection.options[:through]
-                @aliased_join_table_name = aliased_table_name_for(reflection.through_reflection.klass.table_name, "_join")
-              end
-            end
-
-            def ==(other)
-              other.class == self.class &&
-              other.reflection == reflection &&
-              other.parent == parent
-            end
-
-            def find_parent_in(other_join_dependency)
-              other_join_dependency.joins.detect do |join|
-                self.parent == join
-              end
-            end
-
-            def with_join_class(join_class)
-              @join_class = join_class
-              self
-            end
-
-            def association_join
-              return @join if @join
-
-              aliased_table = Arel::Table.new(table_name, :as => @aliased_table_name, :engine => arel_engine)
-              parent_table = Arel::Table.new(parent.table_name, :as => parent.aliased_table_name, :engine => arel_engine)
-
-              @join = case reflection.macro
-              when :has_and_belongs_to_many
-                join_table = Arel::Table.new(options[:join_table], :as => aliased_join_table_name, :engine => arel_engine)
-                fk = options[:foreign_key] || reflection.active_record.to_s.foreign_key
-                klass_fk = options[:association_foreign_key] || klass.to_s.foreign_key
-
-                [
-                  join_table[fk].eq(parent_table[reflection.active_record.primary_key]),
-                  aliased_table[klass.primary_key].eq(join_table[klass_fk])
-                ]
-              when :has_many, :has_one
-                if reflection.options[:through]
-                  join_table = Arel::Table.new(through_reflection.klass.table_name, :as => aliased_join_table_name, :engine => arel_engine)
-                  jt_foreign_key = jt_as_extra = jt_source_extra = jt_sti_extra = nil
-                  first_key = second_key = as_extra = nil
-
-                  if through_reflection.options[:as] # has_many :through against a polymorphic join
-                    jt_foreign_key = through_reflection.options[:as].to_s + '_id'
-                    jt_as_extra = join_table[through_reflection.options[:as].to_s + '_type'].eq(parent.active_record.base_class.name)
-                  else
-                    jt_foreign_key = through_reflection.primary_key_name
-                  end
-
-                  case source_reflection.macro
-                  when :has_many
-                    if source_reflection.options[:as]
-                      first_key   = "#{source_reflection.options[:as]}_id"
-                      second_key  = options[:foreign_key] || primary_key
-                      as_extra    = aliased_table["#{source_reflection.options[:as]}_type"].eq(source_reflection.active_record.base_class.name)
-                    else
-                      first_key   = through_reflection.klass.base_class.to_s.foreign_key
-                      second_key  = options[:foreign_key] || primary_key
-                    end
-
-                    unless through_reflection.klass.descends_from_active_record?
-                      jt_sti_extra = join_table[through_reflection.active_record.inheritance_column].eq(through_reflection.klass.sti_name)
-                    end
-                  when :belongs_to
-                    first_key = primary_key
-                    if reflection.options[:source_type]
-                      second_key = source_reflection.association_foreign_key
-                      jt_source_extra = join_table[reflection.source_reflection.options[:foreign_type]].eq(reflection.options[:source_type])
-                    else
-                      second_key = source_reflection.primary_key_name
-                    end
-                  end
-
-                  [
-                    [parent_table[parent.primary_key].eq(join_table[jt_foreign_key]), jt_as_extra, jt_source_extra, jt_sti_extra].reject{|x| x.blank? },
-                    aliased_table[first_key].eq(join_table[second_key])
-                  ]
-                elsif reflection.options[:as]
-                  id_rel = aliased_table["#{reflection.options[:as]}_id"].eq(parent_table[parent.primary_key])
-                  type_rel = aliased_table["#{reflection.options[:as]}_type"].eq(parent.active_record.base_class.name)
-                  [id_rel, type_rel]
-                else
-                  foreign_key = options[:foreign_key] || reflection.active_record.name.foreign_key
-                  [aliased_table[foreign_key].eq(parent_table[reflection.options[:primary_key] || parent.primary_key])]
-                end
-              when :belongs_to
-                [aliased_table[options[:primary_key] || reflection.klass.primary_key].eq(parent_table[options[:foreign_key] || reflection.primary_key_name])]
-              end
-
-              unless klass.descends_from_active_record?
-                sti_column = aliased_table[klass.inheritance_column]
-                sti_condition = sti_column.eq(klass.sti_name)
-                klass.descendants.each {|subclass| sti_condition = sti_condition.or(sti_column.eq(subclass.sti_name)) }
-
-                @join << sti_condition
-              end
-
-              [through_reflection, reflection].each do |ref|
-                if ref && ref.options[:conditions]
-                  @join << interpolate_sql(sanitize_sql(ref.options[:conditions], aliased_table_name))
-                end
-              end
-
-              @join
-            end
-
-            def relation
-              aliased = Arel::Table.new(table_name, :as => @aliased_table_name, :engine => arel_engine)
-
-              if reflection.macro == :has_and_belongs_to_many
-                [Arel::Table.new(options[:join_table], :as => aliased_join_table_name, :engine => arel_engine), aliased]
-              elsif reflection.options[:through]
-                [Arel::Table.new(through_reflection.klass.table_name, :as => aliased_join_table_name, :engine => arel_engine), aliased]
-              else
-                aliased
-              end
-            end
-
-            def join_relation(joining_relation, join = nil)
-              joining_relation.joins(self.with_join_class(Arel::OuterJoin))
-            end
-
-            protected
-
-              def aliased_table_name_for(name, suffix = nil)
-                if @join_dependency.table_aliases[name].zero?
-                  @join_dependency.table_aliases[name] = @join_dependency.count_aliases_from_table_joins(name)
-                end
-
-                if !@join_dependency.table_aliases[name].zero? # We need an alias
-                  name = active_record.connection.table_alias_for "#{pluralize(reflection.name)}_#{parent_table_name}#{suffix}"
-                  @join_dependency.table_aliases[name] += 1
-                  if @join_dependency.table_aliases[name] == 1 # First time we've seen this name
-                    # Also need to count the aliases from the table_aliases to avoid incorrect count
-                    @join_dependency.table_aliases[name] += @join_dependency.count_aliases_from_table_joins(name)
-                  end
-                  table_index = @join_dependency.table_aliases[name]
-                  name = name[0..active_record.connection.table_alias_length-3] + "_#{table_index}" if table_index > 1
-                else
-                  @join_dependency.table_aliases[name] += 1
-                end
-
-                name
-              end
-
-              def pluralize(table_name)
-                ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names ? table_name.to_s.pluralize : table_name
-              end
-
-              def table_alias_for(table_name, table_alias)
-                 "#{table_name} #{table_alias if table_name != table_alias}".strip
-              end
-
-              def table_name_and_alias
-                table_alias_for table_name, @aliased_table_name
-              end
-
-              def interpolate_sql(sql)
-                instance_eval("%@#{sql.gsub('@', '\@')}@", __FILE__, __LINE__)
-              end
-          end
-        end
     end
   end
 end