Phantom persistence on relationship #start_node

[pehrlich]

jruby-1.6.7 :018 > u = User.first
#<User:0x0000819c
jruby-1.6.7 :019 > r = u.rels2(:watching)
jruby-1.6.7 :020 > r.inspect
"Rel 509 (User 141)-[:watching]->(User 104)"

jruby-1.6.7 :023 > r.start_node = User.find(6)
jruby-1.6.7 :023 > r.save
true
jruby-1.6.7 :024 > r.inspect
"Rel 509 (User 6)-[:watching]->(User 104)"

jruby-1.6.7 :027 > r = u.rels2(:watching)
jruby-1.6.7 :028 > r.inspect
"Rel 509 (User 141)-[:watching]->(User 104)"
> Neo4j::VERSION
"2.0.0.alpha.4"

[andreasronge]

Not sure what we should do. Maybe the start_node= method should be private, or throw an exception ?
WDYT ?

[pehrlich]

What would it take to make it work? Can we ask #neo4j for a method for this?

Destroying and recreating a new relationship under the hood transparently would be a pretty bad idea...

Where is start_node= used now? Does it need to exist?

Private and/or exception sound like a good answer

[andreasronge]

closed by abfeb70