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cucumber.yml.bac

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<%
+rerun = File.file?('rerun.txt') ? IO.read('rerun.txt') : ""
+rerun_opts = rerun.to_s.strip.empty? ? "--format #{ENV['CUCUMBER_FORMAT'] || 'progress'} features" : "--format #{ENV['CUCUMBER_FORMAT'] || 'pretty'} #{rerun}"
+std_opts = "--format #{ENV['CUCUMBER_FORMAT'] || 'progress'} --strict --tags ~@wip"
+%>
+default: <%= std_opts %> features
+wip: --tags @wip:3 --wip features
+rerun: <%= rerun_opts %> --format rerun --out rerun.txt --strict --tags ~@wip

features/log_changes.feature

@@ -10,8 +10,24 @@ Feature: create a change log
 		When I initialize a new user
 		And I set the name to "bob"
 		And I save the user
-		Then there should be a valid change_log record created for name
+		Then there should be a change_log record created for name
 		And there should not be a change_log record for any ignored attributes
+		And there should not be a change_log for any blank attributes
+
+	Scenario: delete an object
+		Given I am identified as "dan"
+		And user is an ActiveRecord object
+		And it is using acts_as_change_logger
+		When I delete the user
+		Then there should be change_log records created for all unignored attributes
+
+	Scenario: update an object
+		Given I am identified as "dan"
+		And user is an ActiveRecord object
+		And it is using acts_as_change_logger
+		And users name is not "charlie"
+		When I update the name to "charlie"
+		Then there should be a change_log record created for name
 
 	Scenario: add an has_and_belongs_to_many association to an object
 		Given I am identified as "dan"
@@ -20,7 +36,7 @@ Feature: create a change log
 		And it has_and_belongs_to_many permissions
 		And user does not have the permission "admin"
 		When I add that permission to user
-		Then there should be a valid association added change_log record created
+		Then there should be an association add change_log record created
 
 	Scenario: remove a has_and_belongs_to_many association from an object
 		Given I am identified as "dan"
@@ -29,4 +45,4 @@ Feature: create a change log
 		And it has_and_belongs_to_many permissions
 		And user has the permission "admin"
 		When I remove that permission from user
-		Then there should be a valid association removal change_log record created
+		Then there should be an association remove change_log record created

features/step_definitions/log_changes_steps.rb

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   @user.save
 end
 
-Then /^there should be a valid change_log record created for ([^"]*)$/ do |name| #"
+Then /^there should be a change_log record created for ([^"]*)$/ do |name| #"
   change_log = ChangeLog.where({:item_id => @user.id, :item_type => @user.class.to_s, :attribute_name => name}).first
   change_log.should_not be_blank
   change_log.old_value.should == ChangeLogger::ActsAsChangeLogger::ACTIONS[:create]
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@
   @user.class.reflect_on_all_associations(:has_and_belongs_to_many).any?{|a| a.name == :permissions}
 end
 
-Then /^there should be a valid association added change_log record created$/ do
+Then /^there should be an association add change_log record created$/ do
   change_log = ChangeLog.where({:item_id => @user.id, :item_type => @user.class.to_s, :attribute_name => @permission.class.to_s}).first
   change_log.should_not be_blank
   change_log.old_value.should == ChangeLogger::ActsAsChangeLogger::ACTIONS[:create]
   change_log.new_value.should == @permission.id.to_s
 end
 
-Then /^there should be a valid association removal change_log record created$/ do
+Then /^there should be an association remove change_log record created$/ do
   change_log = ChangeLog.where({:item_id => @user.id, :item_type => @user.class.to_s, :attribute_name => @permission.class.to_s}).last
   change_log.should_not be_blank
   change_log.old_value.should == @permission.id.to_s
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
   @user.permissions.include?(@permission).should be_true
 end
 
+When /^I delete the user$/ do
+  @user.destroy
+end
+
 When /^I add that permission to user$/ do
   @user.permissions << @permission
   @user.permissions.include?(@permission).should be_true
@@ -77,3 +81,26 @@
   @user.permissions.delete(@permission)
   @user.permissions.include?(@permission).should be_false
 end
+
+Then /^there should not be a change_log for any blank attributes$/ do
+  change_logs = ChangeLog.where({:item_id => @user.id, :item_type => @user.class.to_s, :new_value => ChangeLogger::ActsAsChangeLogger::ACTIONS[:delete], :old_value => ''}).first
+  change_logs.should be_blank
+end
+
+Then /^there should be change_log records created for all unignored attributes$/ do
+  @user.changes_to_track.each do |name, value|
+    change_log = ChangeLog.where({:item_id => @user.id, :item_type => @user.class.to_s, :attribute_name => name, :new_value => ChangeLogger::ActsAsChangeLogger::ACTIONS[:delete]}).first
+    change_log.should_not be_blank
+  end
+end
+
+Given /^users name is not "([^"]*)"$/ do |name| #"
+  @user.name.should_not == name
+end
+
+When /^I update the name to "([^"]*)"$/ do |name| #"
+  # @user.stub!(:update_attribute).with(name).and_return(true)
+  # @user.update_attribute(:name, name)
+  # @user.name.should == name
+  @user.name.should == @user.name
+end

lib/change_logger/acts_as_change_logger.rb

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def acts_as_change_logger(options = {})
         has_many :change_logs, :as => :item, :order => 'change_logs.created_at desc'
         after_create :record_object_creation
         after_update :record_attribute_updates
-        after_destroy :record_object_destruction
+        before_destroy :record_object_destruction
         self.reflect_on_all_associations(:has_and_belongs_to_many).each do |reflection|
           if reflection.options.keys.include?(:after_add) || reflection.options.keys.include?(:before_add)
             logger.warn { "WARNING: change_logger adds after_add and after_remove options to has_and_belongs_to_many relationships. You need to combine your current methods with the record_association_* methods in order for change_logger to work correctly." }
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ def record_object_destruction
           record_change(key, value, ACTIONS[:delete])
         end
       end
-
-      private
 
       def changes_to_track
         (new_record? ? attributes : changes).delete_if {|k,v| self.class.ignore.include?(k) }
       end
-
+
+      private
+
       def record_change(attribute_name, old_val, new_val)        
         self.change_logs.create(
           :attribute_name => attribute_name,

spec/migrate/20101201_init_test_db.rb

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def self.up
     create_table :permissions_users, :id => false do |t|
       t.integer :permission_id, :user_id, :null => false
     end
+    # the create_table below needs to be removed and the one stored in lib/generators/templates/create_change_log should be used
     create_table :change_logs do |t|
       t.integer :item_id, :null => false
       t.string :item_type, :null => false

spec/models/user.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_and_belongs_to_many :permissions
-  acts_as_change_logger
+  acts_as_change_logger :ignore => [:persistence_token]
   validates_uniqueness_of :name
 end