Fixes parsing deep nested resources from XML. [#380 state:resolved]

activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb

@@ -988,7 +988,11 @@ def find_or_create_resource_for(name)
           self.class.const_get(resource_name)
         end
       rescue NameError
-        resource = self.class.const_set(resource_name, Class.new(ActiveResource::Base))
+        if self.class.const_defined?(resource_name)
+          resource = self.class.const_get(resource_name)
+        else
+          resource = self.class.const_set(resource_name, Class.new(ActiveResource::Base))
+        end
         resource.prefix = self.class.prefix
         resource.site   = self.class.site
         resource

activeresource/test/base_test.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'abstract_unit'
 require "fixtures/person"
+require "fixtures/customer"
 require "fixtures/street_address"
 require "fixtures/beast"
 
@@ -15,6 +16,37 @@ def setup
     @people_david = [{ :id => 2, :name => 'David' }].to_xml(:root => 'people')
     @addresses = [{ :id => 1, :street => '12345 Street' }].to_xml(:root => 'addresses')
 
+    # - deep nested resource -
+    # - Luis (Customer)
+    #   - JK (Customer::Friend)
+    #     - Mateo (Customer::Friend::Brother)
+    #       - Edith (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #       - Martha (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #     - Felipe (Customer::Friend::Brother)
+    #       - Bryan (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #       - Luke (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #   - Eduardo (Customer::Friend)
+    #     - Sebas (Customer::Friend::Brother)
+    #       - Andres (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #       - Jorge (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #     - Elsa (Customer::Friend::Brother)
+    #       - Natacha (Customer::Friend::Brother::Child)
+    #     - Milena (Customer::Friend::Brother)
+    #
+    @luis = {:id => 1, :name => 'Luis',
+              :friends => [{:name => 'JK',
+                            :brothers => [{:name => 'Mateo',
+                                           :children => [{:name => 'Edith'},{:name => 'Martha'}]},
+                                          {:name => 'Felipe',
+                                           :children => [{:name => 'Bryan'},{:name => 'Luke'}]}]},
+                           {:name => 'Eduardo',
+                            :brothers => [{:name => 'Sebas',
+                                           :children => [{:name => 'Andres'},{:name => 'Jorge'}]},
+                                          {:name => 'Elsa',
+                                           :children => [{:name => 'Natacha'}]},
+                                          {:name => 'Milena',
+                                           :children => []}]}]}.to_xml(:root => 'customer')
+
     ActiveResource::HttpMock.respond_to do |mock|
       mock.get    "/people/1.xml",                {}, @matz
       mock.get    "/people/2.xml",                {}, @david
@@ -46,6 +78,8 @@ def setup
       mock.head   "/people/1/addresses/2.xml",    {}, nil, 404
       mock.head   "/people/2/addresses/1.xml",    {}, nil, 404
       mock.head   "/people/Greg/addresses/1.xml", {}, nil, 200
+      # customer
+      mock.get    "/customers/1.xml",             {}, @luis
     end
 
     Person.user = nil
@@ -788,4 +822,18 @@ def test_to_param_quacks_like_active_record
     matz = Person.find(1)
     assert_equal '1', matz.to_param
   end
+
+  def test_parse_deep_nested_resources
+    luis = Customer.find(1)
+    assert_kind_of Customer, luis
+    luis.friends.each do |friend|
+      assert_kind_of Customer::Friend, friend
+      friend.brothers.each do |brother|
+        assert_kind_of Customer::Friend::Brother, brother
+        brother.children.each do |child|
+          assert_kind_of Customer::Friend::Brother::Child, child
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end

activeresource/test/fixtures/customer.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Customer < ActiveResource::Base
+  self.site = "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000"
+end