Rails

How to write SQL queries in Rails?

ActiveRecord in Rails helps developers to simplify the process of interacting with databases.

Rails 7 now lazy loads schema cache

Use a config option to now switch between eager and lazy schema cache loading.

Rails connected_to Without Role

The connected_to block no longer throws an ArgumentError when called without a role parameter so as to pave the way for a more simplified and buildable syntax.

Rails 7 Deferrable Foreign Keys

By default, foreign key constraints in PostgreSQL are checked after each statement.

Rails Prevents Unwarranted Shard Swapping

Rails provides the config option ActiveRecord::Base.prohibit_shard_swapping that prevents swapping of database shards.

Rails 7 with_lock Transaction Args

With Rails 7 we can pass transaction arguments like isolation, joinable, etc directly to with_lock

Rails loads ActionCable via Zeitwerk

Zeitwerk is a new thread-safe code loader introduced in Rails 6. Now, ActionCable and other related modules are loaded via Zeitwerk.

Rails 7 Action Text form: Option

Add support for accessing the form as a property of the element.

Rails destroy_association_async_job Config

Rails no longer ignores the configuration option destroy_association_async_job when destroying objects with destroy_async option.

Rails 7 Schema Dump Path Config

Schema dumps can now be toggled and dump filepaths can be set for individual database shards.