Rails
Rails introduces ActiveRecord::Persistence#update_attribute!
While update_attribute was used to bypass validations, update_attribute! now does the same but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved in case of any errors encountered in `before_*` callbacks.Rails 7 now introduces support for generated columns with Postgres
Rails 7 now adds support for generated (virtual) columns to the PostgreSQL adapter that has been available since PSQL v12.Rails 7 renders accurate plain text output for nested fields
Plain text rendering of nested fields now reserves indentation.Rails 7 allows setting timestamps on insert_all/upsert_all record creation
All relevant timestamp columns (`created_at`, `created_on`, `updated_at`, `updated_on`) are now set via ActiveRecord when using mass insertion queries.Rails 7 adds better support for custom enum types in PostgreSQL
With Rails 7, use create_enum to add a new enum type and t.enum to add a column.
How to Use Enums in Rails
A deep dive into what enums are, how to create and configure enums using Rails.PostgreSQL data-types in Rails
With Rails, there are many built-in data types that PostgreSQL supports. It's a great addition to the developer's toolkit!
Rails adds `authenticate_by` method when using `has_secure_password`
Rails adds `authenticate_by` method that helps mitigate timing-based enumeration attacks.
Use the combined jsbundling-rails gem instead of individual js bundler gems
JSBundling provides a flexible way of using different Javascript bundlersRails 7 adds the ability to delete and update queries using GROUP_BY and HAVING
With Rails 7, we can now combine GROUP_BY and HAVING clauses with a more complex update and delete queries.