Test if Has One Relationship has Changed in Rails

Question

Is it possible to have a 'before_save' callback that detects if a 'has_one' relationship has changed (the relationship not the model at the end of the relationship)? For example, something that would act like this:

@person.picture = @picture
@person.picture_changed? # true
@person.save
@person.picture_changed? # false

Answer 1

Try relation.changed?... You may also want to look into observers, depending on what you are trying to accomblish.

Example:

class Model < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_one :relation
  before_save :check_relation_changed
  private def check_relation_changed
    do_something if relation.changed?
  end
end

Ref: http://ryandaigle.com/articles/2008/3/31/what-s-new-in-edge-rails-dirty-objects