Rails 7.1 allows using aliased attributes with insert_all/upsert_all

Before Rails 6 we had update_all and delete_all. Rails 6 added insert_all and upsert_all.

insert_all : This method can insert multiple records with a single SQL INSERT statement.

upsert_all : This method updates the records if they exist or inserts them into the database with a single SQL INSERT statement.

alias_attribute : Allows you to make aliases for attributes, which include a getter, a setter, and a predicate.

Rails 7.1 allows using aliased attributes with insert_all and upsert_all. Previously whenever we added an alias for an attribute, we couldn't use it for insert_all and upsert_all.

1class User < ApplicationRecord
2  # database column is `name`. `full_name` is the alias.
3  alias_attribute :full_name, :name
4end
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Before Rails 7.1

1# rails console
2> User.insert_all [{ full_name: "John Doe" }]
3=> # unknown attribute 'full_name' for User. (ActiveModel::UnknownAttributeError)
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After Rails 7.1

1# rails console
2> User.insert_all [{ full_name: "Jane Doe" }]
3=> # User Insert
4
5> User.last
6=> #<User id: 6, name: "Jane Doe", created_at: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:07:11.349000000 UTC +00:00, updated_at: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:07:11.349000000 UTC +00:00>
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Now we can use alias attribute with insert_all and upsert_all.

Please check out this pull request for more details.