module ActiveRecord::Inheritance::ClassMethods

def abstract_class?

Returns whether this class is an abstract class or not.
def abstract_class?
  defined?(@abstract_class) && @abstract_class == true
end

def base_class?

See #base_class for more information.
Returns whether the class is a base class.
def base_class?
  base_class == self
end

def compute_type(type_name)

MyApp::Business::Account would appear as MyApp::Business::AccountSubclass.
Returns the class type of the record using the current module as a prefix. So descendants of
def compute_type(type_name)
  if type_name.start_with?("::")
    # If the type is prefixed with a scope operator then we assume that
    # the type_name is an absolute reference.
    type_name.constantize
  else
    type_candidate = @_type_candidates_cache[type_name]
    if type_candidate && type_constant = type_candidate.safe_constantize
      return type_constant
    end
    # Build a list of candidates to search for
    candidates = []
    name.scan(/::|$/) { candidates.unshift "#{$`}::#{type_name}" }
    candidates << type_name
    candidates.each do |candidate|
      constant = candidate.safe_constantize
      if candidate == constant.to_s
        @_type_candidates_cache[type_name] = candidate
        return constant
      end
    end
    raise NameError.new("uninitialized constant #{candidates.first}", candidates.first)
  end
end

def descends_from_active_record?

+false+ if STI type condition needs to be applied.
Returns +true+ if this does not need STI type condition. Returns
def descends_from_active_record?
  if self == Base
    false
  elsif superclass.abstract_class?
    superclass.descends_from_active_record?
  else
    superclass == Base || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
  end
end

def discriminate_class_for_record(record)

for a +type+ column and return the corresponding class.
record instance. For single-table inheritance, we check the record
Called by +instantiate+ to decide which class to use for a new
def discriminate_class_for_record(record)
  if using_single_table_inheritance?(record)
    find_sti_class(record[inheritance_column])
  else
    super
  end
end

def dup # :nodoc:

:nodoc:
def dup # :nodoc:
  # `initialize_dup` / `initialize_copy` don't work when defined
  # in the `singleton_class`.
  other = super
  other.set_base_class
  other
end

def find_sti_class(type_name)

def find_sti_class(type_name)
  type_name = base_class.type_for_attribute(inheritance_column).cast(type_name)
  subclass = sti_class_for(type_name)
  unless subclass == self || descendants.include?(subclass)
    raise SubclassNotFound, "Invalid single-table inheritance type: #{subclass.name} is not a subclass of #{name}"
  end
  subclass
end

def finder_needs_type_condition? # :nodoc:

:nodoc:
def finder_needs_type_condition? # :nodoc:
  # This is like this because benchmarking justifies the strange :false stuff
  :true == (@finder_needs_type_condition ||= descends_from_active_record? ? :false : :true)
end

def inherited(subclass)

def inherited(subclass)
  subclass.set_base_class
  subclass.instance_variable_set(:@_type_candidates_cache, Concurrent::Map.new)
  super
end

def initialize_clone(other) # :nodoc:

:nodoc:
def initialize_clone(other) # :nodoc:
  super
  set_base_class
end

def new(attributes = nil, &block)

instance of the given subclass instead of the base class.
and if the inheritance column is attr accessible, it initializes an
Determines if one of the attributes passed in is the inheritance column,
def new(attributes = nil, &block)
  if abstract_class? || self == Base
    raise NotImplementedError, "#{self} is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated."
  end
  if _has_attribute?(inheritance_column)
    subclass = subclass_from_attributes(attributes)
    if subclass.nil? && scope_attributes = current_scope&.scope_for_create
      subclass = subclass_from_attributes(scope_attributes)
    end
    if subclass.nil? && base_class?
      subclass = subclass_from_attributes(column_defaults)
    end
  end
  if subclass && subclass != self
    subclass.new(attributes, &block)
  else
    super
  end
end

def polymorphic_class_for(name)

It is used to find the class correspondent to the value stored in the polymorphic type column.

Returns the class for the provided +name+.
def polymorphic_class_for(name)
  if store_full_class_name
    name.constantize
  else
    compute_type(name)
  end
end

def polymorphic_name

Returns the value to be stored in the polymorphic type column for Polymorphic Associations.
def polymorphic_name
  store_full_class_name ? base_class.name : base_class.name.demodulize
end

def primary_abstract_class

that connects to your primary database.
will share a database connection with Active Record. It is the class
ApplicationRecord for your primary abstract class. This class
This is useful if your application uses a different class than

Sets the application record class for Active Record
def primary_abstract_class
  if ActiveRecord.application_record_class && ActiveRecord.application_record_class.name != name
    raise ArgumentError, "The `primary_abstract_class` is already set to #{ActiveRecord.application_record_class.inspect}. There can only be one `primary_abstract_class` in an application."
  end
  self.abstract_class = true
  ActiveRecord.application_record_class = self
end

def set_base_class # :nodoc:

:nodoc:
def set_base_class # :nodoc:
  @base_class = if self == Base
    self
  else
    unless self < Base
      raise ActiveRecordError, "#{name} doesn't belong in a hierarchy descending from ActiveRecord"
    end
    if superclass == Base || superclass.abstract_class?
      self
    else
      superclass.base_class
    end
  end
end

def sti_class_for(type_name)

It is used to find the class correspondent to the value stored in the inheritance column.

Returns the class for the provided +type_name+.
def sti_class_for(type_name)
  if store_full_sti_class && store_full_class_name
    type_name.constantize
  else
    compute_type(type_name)
  end
rescue NameError
  raise SubclassNotFound,
    "The single-table inheritance mechanism failed to locate the subclass: '#{type_name}'. " \
    "This error is raised because the column '#{inheritance_column}' is reserved for storing the class in case of inheritance. " \
    "Please rename this column if you didn't intend it to be used for storing the inheritance class " \
    "or overwrite #{name}.inheritance_column to use another column for that information."
end

def sti_name

Returns the value to be stored in the inheritance column for STI.
def sti_name
  store_full_sti_class && store_full_class_name ? name : name.demodulize
end

def subclass_from_attributes(attrs)

is not self or a valid subclass, raises ActiveRecord::SubclassNotFound
Detect the subclass from the inheritance column of attrs. If the inheritance column value
def subclass_from_attributes(attrs)
  attrs = attrs.to_h if attrs.respond_to?(:permitted?)
  if attrs.is_a?(Hash)
    subclass_name = attrs[inheritance_column] || attrs[inheritance_column.to_sym]
    if subclass_name.present?
      find_sti_class(subclass_name)
    end
  end
end

def type_condition(table = arel_table)

def type_condition(table = arel_table)
  sti_column = table[inheritance_column]
  sti_names  = ([self] + descendants).map(&:sti_name)
  predicate_builder.build(sti_column, sti_names)
end

def using_single_table_inheritance?(record)

def using_single_table_inheritance?(record)
  record[inheritance_column].present? && _has_attribute?(inheritance_column)
end