Prevent infinite loop when updating attributes within after_commit, :on => :create

Question

I create an infinite callback loop when I need to update an attribute during an after_commit, :on => :create. It only occurs if I need to update an attribute

Answer 1

The problem will be update_attributes will initiate the after_commit callback you've used

As mentioned by Rafael, you'd either need to use a callback not triggered by update_attributes, or use an update method which negates callbacks:

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update_column does not initiate callbacks - self.update_column(filename: filename)

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after_create only fires when you create a record (not update) - after_create :generate