Methods
A
C
D
I
N
O
Q
R
S
T
Instance Public methods
add_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})

Adds a new column to the named table. See TableDefinition#column for details of the options you can use.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 262
def add_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
  add_column_sql = "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)} ADD #{quote_column_name(column_name)} #{type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])}"
  add_column_options!(add_column_sql, options)
  execute(add_column_sql)
end
add_index(table_name, column_name, options = {})

Adds a new index to the table. column_name can be a single Symbol, or an Array of Symbols.

The index will be named after the table and the first column name, unless you pass :name as an option.

When creating an index on multiple columns, the first column is used as a name for the index. For example, when you specify an index on two columns [:first, :last], the DBMS creates an index for both columns as well as an index for the first column :first. Using just the first name for this index makes sense, because you will never have to create a singular index with this name.

Examples
Creating a simple index
add_index(:suppliers, :name)

generates

CREATE INDEX suppliers_name_index ON suppliers(name)
Creating a unique index
add_index(:accounts, [:branch_id, :party_id], :unique => true)

generates

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX accounts_branch_id_party_id_index ON accounts(branch_id, party_id)
Creating a named index
add_index(:accounts, [:branch_id, :party_id], :unique => true, :name => 'by_branch_party')

generates

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX by_branch_party ON accounts(branch_id, party_id)
Creating an index with specific key length
add_index(:accounts, :name, :name => 'by_name', :length => 10)

generates

CREATE INDEX by_name ON accounts(name(10))

add_index(:accounts, [:name, :surname], :name => 'by_name_surname', :length => {:name => 10, :surname => 15})

generates

CREATE INDEX by_name_surname ON accounts(name(10), surname(15))

Note: SQLite doesn’t support index length

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 342
def add_index(table_name, column_name, options = {})
  index_name, index_type, index_columns = add_index_options(table_name, column_name, options)
  execute "CREATE #{index_type} INDEX #{quote_column_name(index_name)} ON #{quote_table_name(table_name)} (#{index_columns})"
end
add_timestamps(table_name)

Adds timestamps (created_at and updated_at) columns to the named table.

Examples
add_timestamps(:suppliers)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 509
def add_timestamps(table_name)
  add_column table_name, :created_at, :datetime
  add_column table_name, :updated_at, :datetime
end
assume_migrated_upto_version(version, migrations_paths = ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrations_paths)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 437
def assume_migrated_upto_version(version, migrations_paths = ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrations_paths)
  migrations_paths = Array.wrap(migrations_paths)
  version = version.to_i
  sm_table = quote_table_name(ActiveRecord::Migrator.schema_migrations_table_name)

  migrated = select_values("SELECT version FROM #{sm_table}").map { |v| v.to_i }
  paths = migrations_paths.map {|p| "#{p}/[0-9]*_*.rb" }
  versions = Dir[*paths].map do |filename|
    filename.split('/').last.split('_').first.to_i
  end

  unless migrated.include?(version)
    execute "INSERT INTO #{sm_table} (version) VALUES ('#{version}')"
  end

  inserted = Set.new
  (versions - migrated).each do |v|
    if inserted.include?(v)
      raise "Duplicate migration #{v}. Please renumber your migrations to resolve the conflict."
    elsif v < version
      execute "INSERT INTO #{sm_table} (version) VALUES ('#{v}')"
      inserted << v
    end
  end
end
change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})

Changes the column’s definition according to the new options. See TableDefinition#column for details of the options you can use.

Examples
change_column(:suppliers, :name, :string, :limit => 80)
change_column(:accounts, :description, :text)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 282
def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
  raise NotImplementedError, "change_column is not implemented"
end
change_column_default(table_name, column_name, default)

Sets a new default value for a column.

Examples
change_column_default(:suppliers, :qualification, 'new')
change_column_default(:accounts, :authorized, 1)
change_column_default(:users, :email, nil)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 291
def change_column_default(table_name, column_name, default)
  raise NotImplementedError, "change_column_default is not implemented"
end
change_table(table_name, options = {})

A block for changing columns in table.

Example

# change_table() yields a Table instance
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.column :name, :string, :limit => 60
  # Other column alterations here
end

The options hash can include the following keys:

:bulk

Set this to true to make this a bulk alter query, such as ALTER TABLE `users` ADD COLUMN age INT(11), ADD COLUMN birthdate DATETIME …

Defaults to false.

Examples
Add a column
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.column :name, :string, :limit => 60
end
Add 2 integer columns
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.integer :width, :height, :null => false, :default => 0
end
Add created_at/updated_at columns
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.timestamps
end
Add a foreign key column
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.references :company
end

Creates a company_id(integer) column

Add a polymorphic foreign key column
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.belongs_to :company, :polymorphic => true
end

Creates company_type(varchar) and company_id(integer) columns

Remove a column
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.remove :company
end
Remove several columns
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.remove :company_id
  t.remove :width, :height
end
Remove an index
change_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.remove_index :company_id
end

See also Table for details on all of the various column transformation

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 238
def change_table(table_name, options = {})
  if supports_bulk_alter? && options[:bulk]
    recorder = ActiveRecord::Migration::CommandRecorder.new(self)
    yield Table.new(table_name, recorder)
    bulk_change_table(table_name, recorder.commands)
  else
    yield Table.new(table_name, self)
  end
end
column_exists?(table_name, column_name, type = nil, options = {})

Checks to see if a column exists in a given table.

Examples

# Check a column exists
column_exists?(:suppliers, :name)

# Check a column exists of a particular type
column_exists?(:suppliers, :name, :string)

# Check a column exists with a specific definition
column_exists?(:suppliers, :name, :string, :limit => 100)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 70
def column_exists?(table_name, column_name, type = nil, options = {})
  columns(table_name).any?{ |c| c.name == column_name.to_s &&
                                (!type                 || c.type == type) &&
                                (!options[:limit]      || c.limit == options[:limit]) &&
                                (!options[:precision]  || c.precision == options[:precision]) &&
                                (!options[:scale]      || c.scale == options[:scale]) }
end
columns(table_name, name = nil)

Returns an array of Column objects for the table specified by table_name. See the concrete implementation for details on the expected parameter values.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 57
def columns(table_name, name = nil) end
create_table(table_name, options = {})

Creates a new table with the name table_name. table_name may either be a String or a Symbol.

There are two ways to work with create_table. You can use the block form or the regular form, like this:

Block form

# create_table() passes a TableDefinition object to the block.
# This form will not only create the table, but also columns for the
# table.

create_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.column :name, :string, :limit => 60
  # Other fields here
end

Block form, with shorthand

# You can also use the column types as method calls, rather than calling the column method.
create_table(:suppliers) do |t|
  t.string :name, :limit => 60
  # Other fields here
end

Regular form

# Creates a table called 'suppliers' with no columns.
create_table(:suppliers)
# Add a column to 'suppliers'.
add_column(:suppliers, :name, :string, {:limit => 60})

The options hash can include the following keys:

:id

Whether to automatically add a primary key column. Defaults to true. Join tables for has_and_belongs_to_many should set it to false.

:primary_key

The name of the primary key, if one is to be added automatically. Defaults to id. If :id is false this option is ignored.

Also note that this just sets the primary key in the table. You additionally need to configure the primary key in the model via the set_primary_key macro. Models do NOT auto-detect the primary key from their table definition.

:options

Any extra options you want appended to the table definition.

:temporary

Make a temporary table.

:force

Set to true to drop the table before creating it. Defaults to false.

Examples
Add a backend specific option to the generated SQL (MySQL)
create_table(:suppliers, :options => 'ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8')

generates:

CREATE TABLE suppliers (
  id int(11) DEFAULT NULL auto_increment PRIMARY KEY
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8
Rename the primary key column
create_table(:objects, :primary_key => 'guid') do |t|
  t.column :name, :string, :limit => 80
end

generates:

CREATE TABLE objects (
  guid int(11) DEFAULT NULL auto_increment PRIMARY KEY,
  name varchar(80)
)
Do not add a primary key column
create_table(:categories_suppliers, :id => false) do |t|
  t.column :category_id, :integer
  t.column :supplier_id, :integer
end

generates:

CREATE TABLE categories_suppliers (
  category_id int,
  supplier_id int
)

See also TableDefinition#column for details on how to create columns.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 157
def create_table(table_name, options = {})
  td = table_definition
  td.primary_key(options[:primary_key] || Base.get_primary_key(table_name.to_s.singularize)) unless options[:id] == false

  yield td if block_given?

  if options[:force] && table_exists?(table_name)
    drop_table(table_name, options)
  end

  create_sql = "CREATE#{' TEMPORARY' if options[:temporary]} TABLE "
  create_sql << "#{quote_table_name(table_name)} ("
  create_sql << td.to_sql
  create_sql << ") #{options[:options]}"
  execute create_sql
end
distinct(columns, order_by)

SELECT DISTINCT clause for a given set of columns and a given ORDER BY clause. Both PostgreSQL and Oracle overrides this for custom DISTINCT syntax.

distinct("posts.id", "posts.created_at desc")

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 502
def distinct(columns, order_by)
  "DISTINCT #{columns}"
end
drop_table(table_name, options = {})

Drops a table from the database.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 256
def drop_table(table_name, options = {})
  execute "DROP TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)}"
end
index_exists?(table_name, column_name, options = {})

Checks to see if an index exists on a table for a given index definition.

Examples

# Check an index exists
index_exists?(:suppliers, :company_id)

# Check an index on multiple columns exists
index_exists?(:suppliers, [:company_id, :company_type])

# Check a unique index exists
index_exists?(:suppliers, :company_id, :unique => true)

# Check an index with a custom name exists
index_exists?(:suppliers, :company_id, :name => "idx_company_id"

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 45
def index_exists?(table_name, column_name, options = {})
  column_names = Array.wrap(column_name)
  index_name = options.key?(:name) ? options[:name].to_s : index_name(table_name, :column => column_names)
  if options[:unique]
    indexes(table_name).any?{ |i| i.unique && i.name == index_name }
  else
    indexes(table_name).any?{ |i| i.name == index_name }
  end
end
index_name_exists?(table_name, index_name, default)

Verify the existence of an index with a given name.

The default argument is returned if the underlying implementation does not define the indexes method, as there’s no way to determine the correct answer in that case.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 395
def index_name_exists?(table_name, index_name, default)
  return default unless respond_to?(:indexes)
  index_name = index_name.to_s
  indexes(table_name).detect { |i| i.name == index_name }
end
initialize_schema_migrations_table()

Should not be called normally, but this operation is non-destructive. The migrations module handles this automatically.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 414
def initialize_schema_migrations_table
  sm_table = ActiveRecord::Migrator.schema_migrations_table_name

  unless table_exists?(sm_table)
    create_table(sm_table, :id => false) do |schema_migrations_table|
      schema_migrations_table.column :version, :string, :null => false
    end
    add_index sm_table, :version, :unique => true,
      :name => "#{Base.table_name_prefix}unique_schema_migrations#{Base.table_name_suffix}"

    # Backwards-compatibility: if we find schema_info, assume we've
    # migrated up to that point:
    si_table = Base.table_name_prefix + 'schema_info' + Base.table_name_suffix

    if table_exists?(si_table)

      old_version = select_value("SELECT version FROM #{quote_table_name(si_table)}").to_i
      assume_migrated_upto_version(old_version)
      drop_table(si_table)
    end
  end
end
native_database_types()

Returns a Hash of mappings from the abstract data types to the native database types. See TableDefinition#column for details on the recognized abstract data types.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 9
def native_database_types
  {}
end
remove_column(table_name, *column_names)

Removes the column(s) from the table definition.

Examples
remove_column(:suppliers, :qualification)
remove_columns(:suppliers, :qualification, :experience)
This method is also aliased as remove_columns

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 272
def remove_column(table_name, *column_names)
  columns_for_remove(table_name, *column_names).each {|column_name| execute "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)} DROP #{column_name}" }
end
remove_columns(table_name, *column_names)
remove_index(table_name, options = {})

Remove the given index from the table.

Remove the index_accounts_on_column in the accounts table.

remove_index :accounts, :column

Remove the index named index_accounts_on_branch_id in the accounts table.

remove_index :accounts, :column => :branch_id

Remove the index named index_accounts_on_branch_id_and_party_id in the accounts table.

remove_index :accounts, :column => [:branch_id, :party_id]

Remove the index named by_branch_party in the accounts table.

remove_index :accounts, :name => :by_branch_party

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 357
def remove_index(table_name, options = {})
  remove_index!(table_name, index_name_for_remove(table_name, options))
end
remove_timestamps(table_name)

Removes the timestamp columns (created_at and updated_at) from the table definition.

Examples
remove_timestamps(:suppliers)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 517
def remove_timestamps(table_name)
  remove_column table_name, :updated_at
  remove_column table_name, :created_at
end
rename_column(table_name, column_name, new_column_name)

Renames a column.

Example
rename_column(:suppliers, :description, :name)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 298
def rename_column(table_name, column_name, new_column_name)
  raise NotImplementedError, "rename_column is not implemented"
end
rename_index(table_name, old_name, new_name)

Rename an index.

Rename the index_people_on_last_name index to index_users_on_last_name

rename_index :people, 'index_people_on_last_name', 'index_users_on_last_name'

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 369
def rename_index(table_name, old_name, new_name)
  # this is a naive implementation; some DBs may support this more efficiently (Postgres, for instance)
  old_index_def = indexes(table_name).detect { |i| i.name == old_name }
  return unless old_index_def
  remove_index(table_name, :name => old_name)
  add_index(table_name, old_index_def.columns, :name => new_name, :unique => old_index_def.unique)
end
rename_table(table_name, new_name)

Renames a table.

Example
rename_table('octopuses', 'octopi')

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 251
def rename_table(table_name, new_name)
  raise NotImplementedError, "rename_table is not implemented"
end
structure_dump()

Returns a string of CREATE TABLE SQL statement(s) for recreating the entire structure of the database.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 403
def structure_dump
end
table_alias_for(table_name)

Truncates a table alias according to the limits of the current adapter.

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 14
def table_alias_for(table_name)
  table_name[0...table_alias_length].gsub(/\./, '_')
end
table_exists?(table_name)

Checks to see if the table table_name exists on the database.

Example

table_exists?(:developers)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 24
def table_exists?(table_name)
  tables.include?(table_name.to_s)
end
Instance Protected methods
add_index_options(table_name, column_name, options = {})

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 532
def add_index_options(table_name, column_name, options = {})
  column_names = Array.wrap(column_name)
  index_name   = index_name(table_name, :column => column_names)

  if Hash === options # legacy support, since this param was a string
    index_type = options[:unique] ? "UNIQUE" : ""
    index_name = options[:name].to_s if options.key?(:name)
  else
    index_type = options
  end

  if index_name.length > index_name_length
    raise ArgumentError, "Index name '#{index_name}' on table '#{table_name}' is too long; the limit is #{index_name_length} characters"
  end
  if index_name_exists?(table_name, index_name, false)
    raise ArgumentError, "Index name '#{index_name}' on table '#{table_name}' already exists"
  end
  index_columns = quoted_columns_for_index(column_names, options).join(", ")

  [index_name, index_type, index_columns]
end
columns_for_remove(table_name, *column_names)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 564
def columns_for_remove(table_name, *column_names)
  column_names = column_names.flatten

  raise ArgumentError.new("You must specify at least one column name.  Example: remove_column(:people, :first_name)") if column_names.blank?
  column_names.map {|column_name| quote_column_name(column_name) }
end
index_name_for_remove(table_name, options = {})

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 554
def index_name_for_remove(table_name, options = {})
  index_name = index_name(table_name, options)

  unless index_name_exists?(table_name, index_name, true)
    raise ArgumentError, "Index name '#{index_name}' on table '#{table_name}' does not exist"
  end

  index_name
end
options_include_default?(options)

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 528
def options_include_default?(options)
  options.include?(:default) && !(options[:null] == false && options[:default].nil?)
end
quoted_columns_for_index(column_names, options = {})

Overridden by the mysql adapter for supporting index lengths

Source: show | on GitHub 

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 524
def quoted_columns_for_index(column_names, options = {})
  column_names.map {|name| quote_column_name(name) }
end