Rails - Jun 2010 - Parent model running validations on all existing children when using accepts_nested_attributes_for

In my application, a Language has many Phrases. I''m using
accepts_nested_attributes_for, so by updating the parent I also save
changes to associated phrases. Here my models:

class Language < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :phrases
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :phrases
end

class Phrase < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates_presence_of :value
  belongs_to :language
  def before_validation
    print "\nValidating: #{self.value}\n"
  end
end

I was expecting Rails to only validate the phrase that is being
updated, here you can see it''s validating all of the existing phrases:

$ script/console
Loading development environment (Rails 2.3.5)
>> lang = Language.first
=> #<Language id: 1, name:
"Italiano">
>> lang.phrases
=> [#<Phrase id: 7, value: "Buona notte", language_id: 1>,
#<Phrase id: 10, value: "Ciao", language_id: 1>,
#<Phrase id: 11, value: "Prego", language_id: 1>]
>> lang.phrases_attributes = [{:id => "7", :value =>
"Buon giorno"}]
=> [{:value=>"Buon giorno",
:id=>"7"}]
>> lang.save
Validating: Buon giorno

Validating: Ciao

Validating: Prego

=> true

Validating all phrases is a real problem in my app, as I have tens of
thousands; Is there a way to avoid this?  Is this normal behavior for
Rails?


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