Rails - AciveRecord use :dependent => :destroy on condition

Question

What will be the best/DRY way to destroy all the dependents of an object based on a condition. ?

Ex:

class Worker < ActiveRecord:         


        

Answer 1

No. You should remove :dependent => :destroy and add after_destroy callback where you can write any logic you want.

class Worker < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :jobs
  has_many :coworkers
  has_many :company_credit_cards
  after_destroy :cleanup

  private
  def cleanup
    if self.is_fired?
      self.jobs.destroy_all
      self.coworkers.destroy_all
      self.company_credit_cards.destroy_all
    end
  end
end