Thanks for the tip brian.
Guess I'll have a go at switching from save to saveMulti and see what
happens.

/Martin


On Jan 20, 8:20 pm, brian <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have a look in Model::__saveMulti(). I still haven't quite figured out
> the logic but the HABTM model's save() is called (which would trigger
> its callbacks) in some instances. But it's still a bit foggy to
> myself, as well. For instance, the block beginning at line 1286
> starting with:
>
> foreach ((array)$data as $row) {
>
> ... doesn't make any sense to me at all. I can't understand how that
> could work properly.
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Martin Westin
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > bump...
>
> > My current working theory is that for some (to me) unknown reason
> > (performance?) habtm relationships are created and deleted without
> > fully utilizing the joining model. That is when you do:
>
> > $data = array(
> >  'A' => stuff for A,
> >  'B' =>array('B'=>array(1,3,4))
> > );
> > $this->A->save($data);
>
> > So I am thinking that I have to change the way I save these.
> > Possibly I need to g as far as using $this->AB->delete() directly for
> > unlinking.
>
> > And, or-course, anyone who has been down this road before could be of
> > great help by nudging me in the right direction.
>
> > Non-essential background information:
> > The reason I want to use the save and delete callbacks is that I want
> > to put together a custom "counterCache" for a habtm relationship. That
> > is why I want to trigger an update each time a "link" is created or
> > deleted.
>
> > /Martin
>
> > On Jan 19, 8:56 am, Martin Westin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Hi there,
>
> >> I am trying to make use of a JoinModel for the first time but can't
> >> get the hang of it. First I had some problems getting the class to
> >> load at all but that is taken care of. Now I cant get all the
> >> callbacks to fire.
>
> >> I create associations between records of my two models expecting
> >> beforeSave and afterSave to fire. But they don't.
>
> >> I know the joining model is being used ($this->ModelA->ModelAsModelB
> >> == instance of my expected class) and callbacks beforeFind and
> >> afterFind are firing.
>
> >> I found two old posts. One suggested using beforeSave (for whatever
> >> purpose), suggesting to me that they should fire. The other suggested
> >> using a callback on one of the "primary" models to call a custom
> >> method on the joining model, suggesting that the callbacks should in
> >> fact not fire.
>
> >> Looking at the models used in the core tests I found no joining model
> >> with any callback defined.
>
> >> Does this mean that a joining model is really only "half a model"?
> >> Since I haven't found anything to clearly state the opposite I have
> >> expected these models to behave like any other once created. can
> >> anyone clear the fog a little for me?
>
> >> /Martin
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