Question

I have this loop

 pages.each{|page| page.update_attribute(:sort_order, self.sort_order.to_i + 1)}

I used update_attribute to skip the before_update or before_save was not being called

before_save :set_data
before_update :set_data

but the set_data is being called again….any ideas on how to avoid this

I even tried the following

 pages.each do |page| 
   page.sort_order = self.sort_order.to_i + 1
   page.save(:validate => false)
 end

I am trying to update and the later pages to a sort_order + 1 so I can have the pages in some order

Any ideas

Answer 1

The docs say that #update_attribute() and #save() invoke callbacks.

I had the same issue a few months ago and I don’t think you can save a record without the callbacks being invoked.

Edit

I just saw #update_column() in the docs, which skips callbacks.