rails 3 : Do i need to give return true in a before_save callback for an object.save to work?

Question

Class User  
  before_save :set_searchable

  def set_searchable  
    self.searchable = true if self.status == :active  
  end  
end  

>> u = User.last  
>>         


        

Answer 1

From: http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html

If a before_* callback returns false, all the later callbacks and the associated action are cancelled. If an after_* callback returns false, all the later callbacks are cancelled. Callbacks are generally run in the order they are defined, with the exception of callbacks defined as methods on the model, which are called last.

So, yes.