# encoding: utf-8 require 'rails_best_practices/reviews/review' module RailsBestPractices module Reviews # Review to make sure not to avoid the law of demeter. # # See the best practice details here http://rails-bestpractices.com/posts/15-the-law-of-demeter. # # Implementation: # # Review process: # check all method calls to see if there is method call to the association object. # if there is a call node whose receiver is an object of model (compare by name), # and whose message is an association of that model (also compare by name), # and outer the call node, it is also a call node, # then it violate the law of demeter. class LawOfDemeterReview < Review interesting_nodes :call interesting_files ALL_FILES url "http://rails-bestpractices.com/posts/15-the-law-of-demeter" ASSOCIATION_METHODS = %w(belongs_to has_one) # check the call node, # # if the receiver of the call node is also a call node, # and the receiver of the receiver call node matchs one of the class names, # and the message of the receiver call node matchs one of the association name with the class name, # then it violates the law of demeter. add_callback :start_call do |node| if :call == node.receiver.sexp_type && need_delegate?(node) add_error "law of demeter" end end private # check if the call node can use delegate to avoid violating law of demeter. # # if the receiver of receiver of the call node matchs any in model names, # and the message of receiver of the call node matchs any in association names, # then it needs delegate. def need_delegate?(node) return unless variable(node) class_name = variable(node).to_s.sub('@', '').classify association_name = node.receiver.message.to_s association = model_associations.get_association(class_name, association_name) attribute_name = node.message.to_s association && ASSOCIATION_METHODS.include?(association["meta"]) && is_association_attribute?(association["class_name"], association_name, attribute_name) end def is_association_attribute?(association_class, association_name, attribute_name) if association_name =~ /able$/ models.each do |class_name| if model_associations.is_association?(class_name, association_name.sub(/able$/, '')) || model_associations.is_association?(class_name, association_name.sub(/able$/, 's')) return true if model_attributes.is_attribute?(class_name, attribute_name) end end else model_attributes.is_attribute?(association_class, attribute_name) end end end end end