If I specify the primary key is my migration, like so:
create_table :customers, primary_key: “customer_id” do |t|
What else would I need to add to my models to make everything work smoothly and seamlessly while adhering to the Rails way?
For reference, I’m wondering if I need to add :id => false or the more important self.primary_key in the model.
You’ll need to have this in your model:
class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
set_primary_key :customer_id
end
You don’t need to add :id => false, because that will turn the primary key off completely. You will need to set the primary key with self.primary_key = 'customer_id' in your model. As far as I’m aware that should be enough.
I just added this to my models: self.primary_key = “customer_id” - does that work just as well?
Yes it will. set_primary_key is deprecated at this point in favor of self.primary_key = "key".
Thanks guys!
Just updated all my models. Though surprisingly everything was working seamlessly even without this key line.