module IdentityCache module BelongsToCaching extend ActiveSupport::Concern included do |base| base.class_attribute :cached_belongs_tos base.cached_belongs_tos = {} end module ClassMethods def cache_belongs_to(association, options = {}) self.cached_belongs_tos[association] = options options[:embed] ||= false options[:cached_accessor_name] ||= "fetch_#{association}" options[:foreign_key] ||= reflect_on_association(association).foreign_key options[:association_class] ||= reflect_on_association(association).klass options[:prepopulate_method_name] ||= "prepopulate_fetched_#{association}" if options[:embed] raise NotImplementedError else build_normalized_belongs_to_cache(association, options) end end def build_normalized_belongs_to_cache(association, options) self.class_eval(ruby = <<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__) def #{options[:cached_accessor_name]} if IdentityCache.should_cache? && #{options[:foreign_key]}.present? && !association(:#{association}).loaded? self.#{association} = #{options[:association_class]}.fetch_by_id(#{options[:foreign_key]}) else #{association} end end def #{options[:prepopulate_method_name]}(record) self.#{association} = record end CODE end end end end