It is possible to remove an embedded document using Mongoid without saving. The trick is to make your changes from the parent object using assign_attributes
. For exmaple:
class MyParent
include Mongoid::Document
field :name, type: String
embeds_many :my_children
def remove_my_child(child)
assign_attributes(my_children: my_children.select { |c| c != child })
end
end
class MyChild
include Mongoid::Document
embedded_in :my_parent
def remove
parent.remove_my_child(self)
end
end
my_parent = MyParent.first
my_first_child = my_parent.my_children.first
# no mongo queries are executed
my_first_child.remove
# now we can make another change with no query executed
my_parent.name = 'foo'
# and finally we can save the whole thing in one query which is the
# reason we used an embedded document in the first place, right?
my_parent.save!