Change the default null value for timestamps to false

activerecord/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   Change the default `null` value for `timestamps` to `false`.
+
+    *Rafael Mendonça França*
+
 *   Return an array of pools from `connection_pools`.
 
     *Rafael Mendonça França*

activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb

@@ -56,18 +56,6 @@ def default_primary_key
       end
     end
 
-    module TimestampDefaultDeprecation # :nodoc:
-      def emit_warning_if_null_unspecified(options)
-        return if options.key?(:null)
-
-        ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(<<-MSG.squish)
-          `#timestamp` was called without specifying an option for `null`. In Rails 5,
-          this behavior will change to `null: false`. You should manually specify
-         `null: true` to prevent the behavior of your existing migrations from changing.
-        MSG
-      end
-    end
-
     class ReferenceDefinition # :nodoc:
       def initialize(
         name,
@@ -167,8 +155,6 @@ def foreign_table_name
     # The table definitions
     # The Columns are stored as a ColumnDefinition in the +columns+ attribute.
     class TableDefinition
-      include TimestampDefaultDeprecation
-
       # An array of ColumnDefinition objects, representing the column changes
       # that have been defined.
       attr_accessor :indexes
@@ -375,7 +361,9 @@ def foreign_key(table_name, options = {}) # :nodoc:
       #   t.timestamps null: false
       def timestamps(*args)
         options = args.extract_options!
-        emit_warning_if_null_unspecified(options)
+
+        options[:null] = false if options[:null].nil?
+
         column(:created_at, :datetime, options)
         column(:updated_at, :datetime, options)
       end

activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb

@@ -851,14 +851,14 @@ def columns_for_distinct(columns, orders) #:nodoc:
         columns
       end
 
-      include TimestampDefaultDeprecation
       # Adds timestamps (+created_at+ and +updated_at+) columns to +table_name+.
       # Additional options (like <tt>null: false</tt>) are forwarded to #add_column.
       #
       #   add_timestamps(:suppliers, null: false)
       #
       def add_timestamps(table_name, options = {})
-        emit_warning_if_null_unspecified(options)
+        options[:null] = false if options[:null].nil?
+
         add_column table_name, :created_at, :datetime, options
         add_column table_name, :updated_at, :datetime, options
       end

activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ module ConnectionAdapters # :nodoc:
       autoload :TableDefinition
       autoload :Table
       autoload :AlterTable
-      autoload :TimestampDefaultDeprecation
     end
 
     autoload_at 'active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool' do

activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/migration/templates/create_table_migration.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def change
 <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 <% if options[:timestamps] %>
-      t.timestamps null: false
+      t.timestamps
 <% end -%>
     end
 <% attributes_with_index.each do |attribute| -%>

activerecord/test/cases/ar_schema_test.rb

@@ -93,69 +93,38 @@ def test_normalize_version
       assert_equal "20131219224947", ActiveRecord::SchemaMigration.normalize_migration_number("20131219224947")
     end
 
-    def test_timestamps_without_null_is_deprecated_on_create_table
-      assert_deprecated do
-        ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
-          create_table :has_timestamps do |t|
-            t.timestamps
-          end
+    def test_timestamps_without_null_set_null_to_false_on_create_table
+      ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
+        create_table :has_timestamps do |t|
+          t.timestamps
         end
       end
+
+      assert !@connection.columns(:has_timestamps).find { |c| c.name == 'created_at' }.null
+      assert !@connection.columns(:has_timestamps).find { |c| c.name == 'updated_at' }.null
     end
 
-    def test_timestamps_without_null_is_deprecated_on_change_table
-      assert_deprecated do
-        ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
-          create_table :has_timestamps
+    def test_timestamps_without_null_set_null_to_false_on_change_table
+      ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
+        create_table :has_timestamps
 
-          change_table :has_timestamps do |t|
-            t.timestamps
-          end
+        change_table :has_timestamps do |t|
+          t.timestamps default: Time.now
         end
       end
-    end
 
-    def test_timestamps_without_null_is_deprecated_on_add_timestamps
-      assert_deprecated do
-        ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
-          create_table :has_timestamps
-          add_timestamps :has_timestamps
-        end
-      end
+      assert !@connection.columns(:has_timestamps).find { |c| c.name == 'created_at' }.null
+      assert !@connection.columns(:has_timestamps).find { |c| c.name == 'updated_at' }.null
     end
 
-    def test_no_deprecation_warning_from_timestamps_on_create_table
-      assert_not_deprecated do
-        ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
-          create_table :has_timestamps do |t|
-            t.timestamps null: true
-          end
-
-          drop_table :has_timestamps
-
-          create_table :has_timestamps do |t|
-            t.timestamps null: false
-          end
-        end
+    def test_timestamps_without_null_set_null_to_false_on_add_timestamps
+      ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
+        create_table :has_timestamps
+        add_timestamps :has_timestamps, default: Time.now
       end
-    end
-
-    def test_no_deprecation_warning_from_timestamps_on_change_table
-      assert_not_deprecated do
-        ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
-          create_table :has_timestamps
-          change_table :has_timestamps do |t|
-            t.timestamps null: true
-          end
 
-          drop_table :has_timestamps
-
-          create_table :has_timestamps
-          change_table :has_timestamps do |t|
-            t.timestamps null: false, default: Time.now
-          end
-        end
-      end
+      assert !@connection.columns(:has_timestamps).find { |c| c.name == 'created_at' }.null
+      assert !@connection.columns(:has_timestamps).find { |c| c.name == 'updated_at' }.null
     end
   end
 end

activerecord/test/cases/migration/change_schema_test.rb

@@ -195,32 +195,29 @@ def test_create_table_raises_when_redefining_custom_primary_key_column
       end
 
       def test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns
-        # FIXME: Remove the silence when we change the default `null` behavior
-        ActiveSupport::Deprecation.silence do
-          connection.create_table table_name do |t|
-            t.timestamps
-          end
+        connection.create_table table_name do |t|
+          t.timestamps
         end
         created_columns = connection.columns(table_name)
 
         created_at_column = created_columns.detect {|c| c.name == 'created_at' }
         updated_at_column = created_columns.detect {|c| c.name == 'updated_at' }
 
-        assert created_at_column.null
-        assert updated_at_column.null
+        assert !created_at_column.null
+        assert !updated_at_column.null
       end
 
       def test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns_with_options
         connection.create_table table_name do |t|
-          t.timestamps :null => false
+          t.timestamps null: true
         end
         created_columns = connection.columns(table_name)
 
         created_at_column = created_columns.detect {|c| c.name == 'created_at' }
         updated_at_column = created_columns.detect {|c| c.name == 'updated_at' }
 
-        assert !created_at_column.null
-        assert !updated_at_column.null
+        assert created_at_column.null
+        assert updated_at_column.null
       end
 
       def test_create_table_without_a_block

railties/test/generators/model_generator_test.rb

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def test_model_with_polymorphic_belongs_to_attribute_generates_belongs_to_associ
 
   def test_migration_with_timestamps
     run_generator
-    assert_migration "db/migrate/create_accounts.rb", /t.timestamps null: false/
+    assert_migration "db/migrate/create_accounts.rb", /t.timestamps/
   end
 
   def test_migration_timestamps_are_skipped