ActiveRecord::Base#reload should clear dirty attributes. [#231 state:resolved]

Signed-off-by: Pratik Naik <pratiknaik@gmail.com>

activerecord/lib/active_record/dirty.rb

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       base.alias_method_chain :save,            :dirty
       base.alias_method_chain :save!,           :dirty
       base.alias_method_chain :update,          :dirty
+      base.alias_method_chain :reload,          :dirty
 
       base.superclass_delegating_accessor :partial_updates
       base.partial_updates = false
@@ -84,6 +85,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
       status
     end
 
+    # <tt>reload</tt> the record and clears changed attributes.
+    def reload_with_dirty(*args) #:nodoc:
+      record = reload_without_dirty(*args)
+      changed_attributes.clear
+      record
+    end
+
     private
       # Map of change attr => original value.
       def changed_attributes

activerecord/test/cases/dirty_test.rb

@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ class DirtyTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     check_pirate_after_save_failure(pirate)
   end
 
+  def test_reload_should_clear_changed_attributes
+    pirate = Pirate.create!(:catchphrase => "shiver me timbers")
+    pirate.catchphrase = "*hic*"
+    assert pirate.changed?
+    pirate.reload
+    assert !pirate.changed?
+  end
+
   private
     def with_partial_updates(klass, on = true)
       old = klass.partial_updates?