Attaches an attachable to the record.

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

person.avatar.attach(params[:avatar]) # ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile object
person.avatar.attach(params[:signed_blob_id]) # Signed reference to blob from direct upload
person.avatar.attach(io: File.open("/path/to/face.jpg"), filename: "face.jpg", content_type: "image/jpeg")
person.avatar.attach(avatar_blob) # ActiveStorage::Blob object

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/one.rb, line 58
def attach(attachable)
  record.public_send("#{name}=", attachable)
  if record.persisted? && !record.changed?
    return if !record.save
  end
  record.public_send("#{name}")
end

Returns true if an attachment has been made.

class User < ApplicationRecord
  has_one_attached :avatar
end

User.new.avatar.attached? # => false

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/one.rb, line 73
def attached?
  attachment.present?
end

Returns the associated attachment record.

You don’t have to call this method to access the attachment’s methods as they are all available at the model level.

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/one.rb, line 33
def attachment
  change.present? ? change.attachment : record.public_send("#{name}_attachment")
end

Returns true if an attachment is not attached.

class User < ApplicationRecord
  has_one_attached :avatar
end

User.new.avatar.blank? # => true

# File activestorage/lib/active_storage/attached/one.rb, line 44
def blank?
  !attached?
end

Deletes the attachment without purging it, leaving its blob in place.

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

Directly purges the attachment (i.e. destroys the blob and attachment and deletes the file on the service).

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

Purges the attachment through the queuing system.

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