Fixed that clear_association_cache doesn't delete new associations on new records (so you can safely place new records in the session with Action Pack without having new associations wiped) #1494 [cluon]

git-svn-id: http://svn-commit.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk@1504 5ecf4fe2-1ee6-0310-87b1-e25e094e27de

activerecord/CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Fixed that clear_association_cache doesn't delete new associations on new records (so you can safely place new records in the session with Action Pack without having new associations wiped) #1494 [cluon]
+
 * Fixed that calling Model.find([]) returns [] and doesn't throw an exception #1379
 
 * Fixed that adding a record to a has_and_belongs_to collection would always save it -- now it only saves if its a new record #1203 [Alisdair McDiarmid]

activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     def clear_association_cache #:nodoc:
       self.class.reflect_on_all_associations.to_a.each do |assoc|
         instance_variable_set "@#{assoc.name}", nil
-      end
+      end unless self.new_record?
     end
     
     # Associations are a set of macro-like class methods for tying objects together through foreign keys. They express relationships like 

activerecord/test/base_test.rb

@@ -826,4 +826,25 @@ class BasicsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal res, res2
   end
   
+  def test_clear_association_cache_stored     
+    firm = Firm.find(1)
+    assert_kind_of Firm, firm
+
+    firm.clear_association_cache
+    assert_equal Firm.find(1).clients.collect{ |x| x.name }.sort, firm.clients.collect{ |x| x.name }.sort
+  end
+  
+  def test_clear_association_cache_new_record
+     firm            = Firm.new
+     client_stored   = Client.find(3)
+     client_new      = Client.new
+     client_new.name = "The Joneses"
+     clients         = [ client_stored, client_new ]
+     
+     firm.clients    << clients
+
+     firm.clear_association_cache
+
+     assert_equal    firm.clients.collect{ |x| x.name }.sort, clients.collect{ |x| x.name }.sort
+  end
 end