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  2. MONGOID-4794

Invalid behavior when updating an object's embedded relation via nested attributes

    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Works as Designed
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
    • None
    • Affects Version/s: 7.0.5
    • Component/s: Attributes
    • None
    • Environment:
      Mongo version: 4.2.1
      Mongoid version: 7.0.5
      Ruby version: 2.6.5
      Rails version: 6.0.1

      When updating an object's embedded relation via nested attributes, the nested object is not being updated and the nested attributes are saved in the parent level.

      How to reproduce

      Suppose we have the following two models.

      # app/modes/human.rb
      class Human
        include Mongoid::Document
      
        embeds_one :cat, class_name: "Cat"
        accepts_nested_attributes_for :cat
      end
      
      # app/modes/human.rb
      class Cat
        include Mongoid::Document
      
        field :name
      end
      

      In the Rails console:

      >> human = Human.new cat_attributes: { name: "Phoebe" }
      => #<Human _id: 5dc5519dc2889857ac7bea13, >
      >> human.cat
      => #<Cat _id: 5dc551a5c2889857ac7bea14, name: "Phoebe">
      >> human.save
      => true
      >> human.reload
      => #<Human _id: 5dc5519dc2889857ac7bea13, >
      >> human.cat
      => #<Cat _id: 5dc551a5c2889857ac7bea14, name: "Phoebe">
      >> # So far all good.
      => nil
      >> human.attributes = { cat_attributes: { name: "Irida" } } 
      => {:cat_attributes=>{:name=>"Irida"}}
      >> human.save
      => true
      >> human.cat
      => #<Cat _id: 5dc551a5c2889857ac7bea14, name: "Irida">
      >> human.reload
      => #<Human _id: 5dc5519dc2889857ac7bea13, >
      >> human.cat
      => #<Cat _id: 5dc551a5c2889857ac7bea14, name: "Phoebe">
      >> human.as_json
      => {"_id"=>{"$oid"=>"5dc5519dc2889857ac7bea13"}, "cat"=>{"_id"=>{"$oid"=>"5dc551a5c2889857ac7bea14"}, "name"=>"Phoebe"}, "name"=>"Irida"}
      >>  # Human now has a "name" attribute...
      

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            Reporter:
            lazarus.lazaridis@gmail.com Lazarus Lazaridis
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