Attaches one or more attachables to the record.

If the record is persisted and unchanged, the attachments are saved to the database immediately. Otherwise, they’ll be saved to the DB when the record is next saved.

document.images.attach(params[:images]) # Array of ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile objects
document.images.attach(params[:signed_blob_id]) # Signed reference to blob from direct upload
document.images.attach(io: File.open("/path/to/racecar.jpg"), filename: "racecar.jpg", content_type: "image/jpeg")
document.images.attach([ first_blob, second_blob ])

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 51
def attach(*attachables)
  record.public_send("#{name}=", blobs + attachables.flatten)
  if record.persisted? && !record.changed?
    return if !record.save
  end
  record.public_send("#{name}")
end

Returns true if any attachments have been made.

class Gallery < ApplicationRecord
  has_many_attached :photos
end

Gallery.new.photos.attached? # => false

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 66
def attached?
  attachments.any?
end

Returns all the associated attachment records.

All methods called on this proxy object that aren’t listed here will automatically be delegated to attachments.

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 32
def attachments
  change.present? ? change.attachments : record.public_send("#{name}_attachments")
end

Returns all attached blobs.

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 37
def blobs
  change.present? ? change.blobs : record.public_send("#{name}_blobs")
end

Deletes associated attachments without purging them, leaving their respective blobs in place.

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 25
delegate :detach, to: :detach_many

Directly purges each associated attachment (i.e. destroys the blobs and attachments and deletes the files on the service).

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 13
delegate :purge, to: :purge_many

Purges each associated attachment through the queuing system.

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/many.rb, line 19
delegate :purge_later, to: :purge_many