View Source DSL: Ash.Resource.Dsl

attributes

A section for declaring attributes on the resource.

Nested DSLs

• attribute
• create_timestamp
• update_timestamp
• integer_primary_key
• uuid_primary_key

Examples

attributes do
  uuid_primary_key :id

  attribute :first_name, :string do
    allow_nil? false
  end

  attribute :last_name, :string do
    allow_nil? false
  end

  attribute :email, :string do
    allow_nil? false

    constraints [
      match: ~r/^[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$/
    ]
  end

  attribute :type, :atom do
    constraints [
      one_of: [:admin, :teacher, :student]
    ]
  end

  create_timestamp :inserted_at
  update_timestamp :updated_at
end

attributes.attribute

attribute name, type

Declares an attribute on the resource.

Examples

attribute :name, :string do
  allow_nil? false
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the attribute.
type	module		The type of the attribute. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword		Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more, see the constraints topic.
description	String.t		An optional description for the attribute.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the Security guide for more.
source	atom		If the field should be mapped to a different name in the data layer. Support varies by data layer.
always_select?	boolean	false	Whether or not to ensure this attribute is always selected when reading from the database, regardless of applied select statements.
primary_key?	boolean	false	Whether the attribute is the primary key. Composite primary key is also possible by using primary_key? true in more than one attribute. If primary_key? is true, allow_nil? must be false.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the attribute can be set to nil. If nil value is given error is raised.
generated?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value may be generated by the data layer.
writable?	boolean	true	Whether or not the value can be written to. Non-writable attributes can still be written with Ash.Changeset.force_change_attribute/3.
private?	boolean	false	The attribute is not publically writable, and should not be exposed over any public interfaces. See the security guide for more.
default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A value to be set on all creates, unless a value is being provided already.
update_default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A value to be set on all updates, unless a value is being provided already.
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the attribute can be referenced in filters.
match_other_defaults?	boolean	false	Ensures that other attributes that use the same "lazy" default (a function or an mfa), use the same default value. Has no effect unless default is a zero argument function.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Attribute

attributes.create_timestamp

create_timestamp name

Declares a non-writable attribute with a create default of &DateTime.utc_now/0

Accepts all the same options as Ash.Resource.Dsl.attributes.attribute, except it sets the following different defaults:

writable? false private? true default &DateTime.utc_now/0 match_other_defaults? true type Ash.Type.UTCDatetimeUsec allow_nil? false

Examples

create_timestamp :inserted_at

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the attribute.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
type	module	Ash.Type.UtcDatetimeUsec	The type of the attribute. See Ash.Type for more.
constraints	keyword		Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more, see the constraints topic.
description	String.t		An optional description for the attribute.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the Security guide for more.
source	atom		If the field should be mapped to a different name in the data layer. Support varies by data layer.
always_select?	boolean	false	Whether or not to ensure this attribute is always selected when reading from the database, regardless of applied select statements.
primary_key?	boolean	false	Whether the attribute is the primary key. Composite primary key is also possible by using primary_key? true in more than one attribute. If primary_key? is true, allow_nil? must be false.
allow_nil?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute can be set to nil. If nil value is given error is raised.
generated?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value may be generated by the data layer.
writable?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value can be written to. Non-writable attributes can still be written with Ash.Changeset.force_change_attribute/3.
private?	boolean	true	The attribute is not publically writable, and should not be exposed over any public interfaces. See the security guide for more.
default	(-> any) | mfa | any	&DateTime.utc_now/0	A value to be set on all creates, unless a value is being provided already.
update_default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A value to be set on all updates, unless a value is being provided already.
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the attribute can be referenced in filters.
match_other_defaults?	boolean	true	Ensures that other attributes that use the same "lazy" default (a function or an mfa), use the same default value. Has no effect unless default is a zero argument function.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Attribute

attributes.update_timestamp

update_timestamp name

Declares a non-writable attribute with a create and update default of &DateTime.utc_now/0

Accepts all the same options as Ash.Resource.Dsl.attributes.attribute, except it sets the following different defaults:

writable? false private? true default &DateTime.utc_now/0 match_other_defaults? true update_default &DateTime.utc_now/0 type Ash.Type.UTCDatetimeUsec allow_nil? false

Examples

update_timestamp :updated_at

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the attribute.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
type	module	Ash.Type.UtcDatetimeUsec	The type of the attribute. See Ash.Type for more.
constraints	keyword		Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more, see the constraints topic.
description	String.t		An optional description for the attribute.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the Security guide for more.
source	atom		If the field should be mapped to a different name in the data layer. Support varies by data layer.
always_select?	boolean	false	Whether or not to ensure this attribute is always selected when reading from the database, regardless of applied select statements.
primary_key?	boolean	false	Whether the attribute is the primary key. Composite primary key is also possible by using primary_key? true in more than one attribute. If primary_key? is true, allow_nil? must be false.
allow_nil?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute can be set to nil. If nil value is given error is raised.
generated?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value may be generated by the data layer.
writable?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value can be written to. Non-writable attributes can still be written with Ash.Changeset.force_change_attribute/3.
private?	boolean	true	The attribute is not publically writable, and should not be exposed over any public interfaces. See the security guide for more.
default	(-> any) | mfa | any	&DateTime.utc_now/0	A value to be set on all creates, unless a value is being provided already.
update_default	(-> any) | mfa | any	&DateTime.utc_now/0	A value to be set on all updates, unless a value is being provided already.
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the attribute can be referenced in filters.
match_other_defaults?	boolean	true	Ensures that other attributes that use the same "lazy" default (a function or an mfa), use the same default value. Has no effect unless default is a zero argument function.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Attribute

attributes.integer_primary_key

integer_primary_key name

Declares a generated, non writable, non-nil, primary key column of type integer.

Generated integer primary keys must be supported by the data layer.

Accepts all the same options as Ash.Resource.Dsl.attributes.attribute, except for allow_nil?, but it sets the following different defaults:

writable? false primary_key? true generated? true type :integer

Examples

integer_primary_key :id

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the attribute.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
type	module	:integer	The type of the attribute. See Ash.Type for more.
constraints	keyword		Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more, see the constraints topic.
description	String.t		An optional description for the attribute.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the Security guide for more.
source	atom		If the field should be mapped to a different name in the data layer. Support varies by data layer.
always_select?	boolean	false	Whether or not to ensure this attribute is always selected when reading from the database, regardless of applied select statements.
primary_key?	boolean	true	Whether the attribute is the primary key. Composite primary key is also possible by using primary_key? true in more than one attribute. If primary_key? is true, allow_nil? must be false.
generated?	boolean	true	Whether or not the value may be generated by the data layer.
writable?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value can be written to. Non-writable attributes can still be written with Ash.Changeset.force_change_attribute/3.
private?	boolean	false	The attribute is not publically writable, and should not be exposed over any public interfaces. See the security guide for more.
default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A value to be set on all creates, unless a value is being provided already.
update_default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A value to be set on all updates, unless a value is being provided already.
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the attribute can be referenced in filters.
match_other_defaults?	boolean	false	Ensures that other attributes that use the same "lazy" default (a function or an mfa), use the same default value. Has no effect unless default is a zero argument function.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Attribute

attributes.uuid_primary_key

uuid_primary_key name

Declares a non writable, non-nil, primary key column of type uuid, which defaults to Ash.UUID.generate/0.

Accepts all the same options as Ash.Resource.Dsl.attributes.attribute, except for allow_nil?, but it sets the following different defaults:

writable? false default &Ash.UUID.generate/0 primary_key? true type :uuid

Examples

uuid_primary_key :id

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the attribute.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
type	module	:uuid	The type of the attribute. See Ash.Type for more.
constraints	keyword		Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more, see the constraints topic.
description	String.t		An optional description for the attribute.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the attribute value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the Security guide for more.
source	atom		If the field should be mapped to a different name in the data layer. Support varies by data layer.
always_select?	boolean	false	Whether or not to ensure this attribute is always selected when reading from the database, regardless of applied select statements.
primary_key?	boolean	true	Whether the attribute is the primary key. Composite primary key is also possible by using primary_key? true in more than one attribute. If primary_key? is true, allow_nil? must be false.
generated?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value may be generated by the data layer.
writable?	boolean	false	Whether or not the value can be written to. Non-writable attributes can still be written with Ash.Changeset.force_change_attribute/3.
private?	boolean	false	The attribute is not publically writable, and should not be exposed over any public interfaces. See the security guide for more.
default	(-> any) | mfa | any	&Ash.UUID.generate/0	A value to be set on all creates, unless a value is being provided already.
update_default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A value to be set on all updates, unless a value is being provided already.
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the attribute can be referenced in filters.
match_other_defaults?	boolean	false	Ensures that other attributes that use the same "lazy" default (a function or an mfa), use the same default value. Has no effect unless default is a zero argument function.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Attribute

relationships

A section for declaring relationships on the resource.

Relationships are a core component of resource oriented design. Many components of Ash will use these relationships. A simple use case is loading relationships (done via the Ash.Query.load/2).

See the relationships guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• has_one
• has_many
• many_to_many
• belongs_to

Examples

relationships do
  belongs_to :post, MyApp.Post do
    primary_key? true
  end

  belongs_to :category, MyApp.Category do
    primary_key? true
  end
end

relationships do
  belongs_to :author, MyApp.Author

  many_to_many :categories, MyApp.Category do
    through MyApp.PostCategory
    destination_attribute_on_join_resource :category_id
    source_attribute_on_join_resource :post_id
  end
end

relationships do
  has_many :posts, MyApp.Post do
    destination_attribute :author_id
  end

  has_many :composite_key_posts, MyApp.CompositeKeyPost do
    destination_attribute :author_id
  end
end

relationships.has_one

has_one name, destination

Declares a has_one relationship. In a relational database, the foreign key would be on the other table.

Generally speaking, a has_one also implies that the destination table is unique on that foreign key.

See the relationships guide for more.

Examples

# In a resource called `Word`
has_one :dictionary_entry, DictionaryEntry do
  source_attribute :text
  destination_attribute :word_text
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the relationship
destination	module		The destination resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
manual	(any, any -> any) | module		A module that implements Ash.Resource.ManualRelationship. Also accepts a 2 argument function that takes the source records and the context.
no_attributes?	boolean		All existing entities are considered related, i.e this relationship is not based on any fields, and source_attribute and destination_attribute are ignored. See the See the relationships guide for more.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Marks the relationship as required. Has no effect on validations, but can inform extensions that there will always be a related entity.
from_many?	boolean	false	Signal that this relationship is actually a has_many where the first record is given via the sort. This will allow data layers to properly deduplicate when necessary.
description	String.t		An optional description for the relationship
destination_attribute	atom		The attribute on the related resource that should match the source_attribute configured on this resource.
validate_destination_attribute?	boolean	true	Whether or not to validate that the destination field exists on the destination resource
source_attribute	atom	:id	The field on this resource that should match the destination_attribute on the related resource.
relationship_context	any		Context to be set on any queries or changesets generated for managing or querying this relationship.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the relationship will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql See the security guide for more.
not_found_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on update or create, or when managing relationships.
writable?	boolean	true	Whether or not the relationship may be managed.
read_action	atom		The read action on the destination resource to use when loading data and filtering.
api	atom		The API module to use when working with the related entity.
filter	any		A filter to be applied when reading the relationship.
filterable?	boolean	true	If set to false, the relationship will not be usable in filters.
sort	any		A sort statement to be applied when loading the relationship.
could_be_related_at_creation?	boolean	false	Whether or not related values may exist for this relationship at creation.
violation_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on destroy.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasOne

relationships.has_many

has_many name, destination

Declares a has_many relationship. There can be any number of related entities.

See the relationships guide for more.

Examples

# In a resource called `Word`
has_many :definitions, DictionaryDefinition do
  source_attribute :text
  destination_attribute :word_text
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the relationship
destination	module		The destination resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
manual	(any, any -> any) | module		A module that implements Ash.Resource.ManualRelationship. Also accepts a 2 argument function that takes the source records and the context.
no_attributes?	boolean		All existing entities are considered related, i.e this relationship is not based on any fields, and source_attribute and destination_attribute are ignored. See the See the relationships guide for more.
description	String.t		An optional description for the relationship
destination_attribute	atom		The attribute on the related resource that should match the source_attribute configured on this resource.
validate_destination_attribute?	boolean	true	Whether or not to validate that the destination field exists on the destination resource
source_attribute	atom	:id	The field on this resource that should match the destination_attribute on the related resource.
relationship_context	any		Context to be set on any queries or changesets generated for managing or querying this relationship.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the relationship will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql See the security guide for more.
not_found_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on update or create, or when managing relationships.
writable?	boolean	true	Whether or not the relationship may be managed.
read_action	atom		The read action on the destination resource to use when loading data and filtering.
api	atom		The API module to use when working with the related entity.
filter	any		A filter to be applied when reading the relationship.
filterable?	boolean	true	If set to false, the relationship will not be usable in filters.
sort	any		A sort statement to be applied when loading the relationship.
could_be_related_at_creation?	boolean	false	Whether or not related values may exist for this relationship at creation.
violation_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on destroy.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasMany

relationships.many_to_many

many_to_many name, destination

Declares a many_to_many relationship. Many to many relationships require a join resource.

A join resource is a resource that consists of a relationship to the source and destination of the many to many.

See the relationships guide for more.

Examples

# In a resource called `Word`
many_to_many :books, Book do
  through BookWord
  source_attribute :text
  source_attribute_on_join_resource :word_text
  destination_attribute :id
  destination_attribute_on_join_resource :book_id
end

# And in `BookWord` (the join resource)
belongs_to :book, Book, primary_key?: true, allow_nil?: false
belongs_to :word, Word, primary_key?: true, allow_nil?: false

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the relationship
destination	module		The destination resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
source_attribute_on_join_resource	atom		The attribute on the join resource that should line up with source_attribute on this resource. Defaults to <snake_cased_last_part_of_source_module_name>_id.
destination_attribute_on_join_resource	atom		The attribute on the join resource that should line up with destination_attribute on the related resource. Defaults to <snake_cased_last_part_of_destination_module_name>_id.
through	module		The resource to use as the join resource.
join_relationship	atom		The has_many relationship to the join resource. Defaults to <relationship_name>_join_assoc.
description	String.t		An optional description for the relationship
destination_attribute	atom	:id	The attribute on the related resource that should match the source_attribute configured on this resource.
validate_destination_attribute?	boolean	true	Whether or not to validate that the destination field exists on the destination resource
source_attribute	atom	:id	The field on this resource that should match the destination_attribute on the related resource.
relationship_context	any		Context to be set on any queries or changesets generated for managing or querying this relationship.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the relationship will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql See the security guide for more.
not_found_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on update or create, or when managing relationships.
writable?	boolean	true	Whether or not the relationship may be managed.
read_action	atom		The read action on the destination resource to use when loading data and filtering.
api	atom		The API module to use when working with the related entity.
filter	any		A filter to be applied when reading the relationship.
filterable?	boolean	true	If set to false, the relationship will not be usable in filters.
sort	any		A sort statement to be applied when loading the relationship.
could_be_related_at_creation?	boolean	false	Whether or not related values may exist for this relationship at creation.
violation_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on destroy.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Relationships.ManyToMany

relationships.belongs_to

belongs_to name, destination

Declares a belongs_to relationship. In a relational database, the foreign key would be on the source table.

This creates a field on the resource with the corresponding name and type, unless define_attribute?: false is provided.

See the relationships guide for more.

Examples

# In a resource called `Word`
belongs_to :dictionary_entry, DictionaryEntry do
  source_attribute :text,
  destination_attribute :word_text
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the relationship
destination	module		The destination resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
primary_key?	boolean	false	Whether the generated attribute is, or is part of, the primary key of a resource.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether this relationship must always be present, e.g: must be included on creation, and never removed (it may be modified). The generated attribute will not allow nil values.
attribute_writable?	boolean	false	Whether the generated attribute will be marked as public & writable.
define_attribute?	boolean	true	If set to false an attribute is not created on the resource for this relationship, and one must be manually added in attributes, invalidating many other options.
attribute_type	any	:uuid	The type of the generated created attribute. See Ash.Type for more.
description	String.t		An optional description for the relationship
destination_attribute	atom	:id	The attribute on the related resource that should match the source_attribute configured on this resource.
validate_destination_attribute?	boolean	true	Whether or not to validate that the destination field exists on the destination resource
source_attribute	atom		The field on this resource that should match the destination_attribute on the related resource. - Defaults to <name>_id
relationship_context	any		Context to be set on any queries or changesets generated for managing or querying this relationship.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the relationship will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql See the security guide for more.
not_found_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on update or create, or when managing relationships.
writable?	boolean	true	Whether or not the relationship may be managed.
read_action	atom		The read action on the destination resource to use when loading data and filtering.
api	atom		The API module to use when working with the related entity.
filter	any		A filter to be applied when reading the relationship.
filterable?	boolean	true	If set to false, the relationship will not be usable in filters.
sort	any		A sort statement to be applied when loading the relationship.
violation_message	String.t		A message to show if there is a conflict with this relationship in the database on destroy.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Relationships.BelongsTo

actions

A section for declaring resource actions.

All manipulation of data through the underlying data layer happens through actions. There are four types of action: create, read, update, and destroy. You may recognize these from the acronym CRUD. You can have multiple actions of the same type, as long as they have different names. This is the primary mechanism for customizing your resources to conform to your business logic. It is normal and expected to have multiple actions of each type in a large application.

Nested DSLs

• action
  • argument
• create
  • change
  • validate
  • argument
  • metadata
• read
  • argument
  • prepare
  • pagination
  • metadata
• update
  • change
  • validate
  • metadata
  • argument
• destroy
  • change
  • validate
  • metadata
  • argument

Examples

actions do
  create :signup do
    argument :password, :string
    argument :password_confirmation, :string
    validate confirm(:password, :password_confirmation)
    change {MyApp.HashPassword, []} # A custom implemented Change
  end

  read :me do
    # An action that auto filters to only return the user for the current user
    filter [id: actor(:id)]
  end

  update :update do
    accept [:first_name, :last_name]
  end

  destroy do
    change set_attribute(:deleted_at, &DateTime.utc_now/0)
    # This tells it that even though this is a delete action, it
    # should be treated like an update because `deleted_at` is set.
    # This should be coupled with a `base_filter` on the resource
    # or with the read actions having a `filter` for `is_nil: :deleted_at`
    soft? true
  end
end

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
defaults	list(:create | :read | :update | :destroy)		Creates a simple action of each specified type, with the same name as the type. These will be primary? unless one already exists for that type. Embedded resources, however, have a default of all resource types.
default_accept	list(atom)		A default value for the accept option for each action. Defaults to all public attributes.

actions.action

action name, returns

Declares a generic action. A combination of arguments, a return type and a run function.

For calling this action, see the Ash.Api documentation.

Nested DSLs

• argument

Examples

action :top_user_emails, {:array, :string} do
  argument :limit, :integer, default: 10, allow_nil?: false
  run fn input, context ->
    with {:ok, top_users} <- top_users(input.arguments.limit) do
      {:ok, Enum.map(top_users, &(&1.email))}
    end
  end
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the action
returns	module		The return type of the action. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword		Constraints for the return type. See the constriants topic for more.
allow_nil?	boolean	false	Whether or not the action can return nil. Unlike attributes & arguments, this defaults to false.
run	(any, any -> any) | module
primary?	boolean	false	Whether or not this action should be used when no action is specified by the caller.
description	String.t		An optional description for the action
transaction?	boolean		Whether or not the action should be run in transactions. Reads default to false, while create/update/destroy actions default to true.
touches_resources	list(atom)		A list of resources that the action may touch, used when building transactions.

actions.action.argument

argument name, type

Declares an argument on the action

Examples

argument :password_confirmation, :string

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the argument
type	module		The type of the argument. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
description	String.t		An optional description for the argument.
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more information, see the constraints topic.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the argument value may be nil (or may be not provided). If nil value is given error is raised.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument should be suppliable by the client.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the security guide for more.
default	any		The default value for the argument to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Argument

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Action

actions.create

create name

Declares a create action. For calling this action, see the Ash.Api documentation.

Nested DSLs

• change
• validate
• argument
• metadata

Examples

create :register do
  primary? true
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the action

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
manual	(any, any -> any) | module		Override the creation behavior. Accepts a module or module and opts, or a function that takes the changeset and context. See the manual actions guide for more.
upsert?	boolean	false	Forces all uses of this action to be treated as an upsert.
upsert_identity	atom		The identity to use for the upsert. Cannot be overriden by the caller. Ignored if upsert? is not set to true.
upsert_fields	:replace_all | {:replace, atom | list(atom)} | {:replace_all_except, atom | list(atom)} | atom | list(atom)		The fields to overwrite in the case of an upsert. If not provided, all fields except for fields set by defaults will be overwritten.
primary?	boolean	false	Whether or not this action should be used when no action is specified by the caller.
description	String.t		An optional description for the action
transaction?	boolean		Whether or not the action should be run in transactions. Reads default to false, while create/update/destroy actions default to true.
touches_resources	list(atom)		A list of resources that the action may touch, used when building transactions.
accept	:all | list(atom)		The list of attributes to accept. Defaults to all attributes on the resource
reject	:all | list(atom)		A list of attributes not to accept. If this is specified along with accept, these are removed from the accept list.
require_attributes	list(atom)		A list of attributes that would normally allow_nil?, to require for this action. No need to include attributes that already do not allow nil?
allow_nil_input	list(atom)		A list of attributes that would normally be required, but should not be for this action. They will still be validated just before the data layer step.
delay_global_validations?	boolean	false	If true, global validations will be done in a before_action hook, regardless of their configuration on the resource.
skip_global_validations?	boolean	false	If true, global validations will be skipped. Useful for manual actions.
error_handler	mfa		Sets the error handler on the changeset. See Ash.Changeset.handle_errors/2 for more
manual?	boolean		Instructs Ash to skip the actual update/create/destroy step at the data layer. See the manual actions guide for more.

actions.create.change

change change

A change to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Change for more.

Examples

change relate_actor(:reporter)

change {MyCustomChange, :foo}

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
change	(any, any -> any) | module		The module and options for a change. Also accepts a function that takes the changeset and the context. See Ash.Resource.Change.Builtins for builtin changes.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the change should only be run on valid changes. By default, all changes are run unless stated otherwise here.
description	String.t		An optional description for the change
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this change to apply. These validations failing will result in this change being ignored.
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, changes are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no change/3 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Change

actions.create.validate

validate validation

Declares a validation to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Validation for more.

Examples

validate changing(:email)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
validation	(any -> any) | module		The module (or module and opts) that implements the Ash.Resource.Validation behaviour. Also accepts a one argument function that takes the changeset.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this validation to apply. Any of these validations failing will result in this validation being ignored.
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the validation should only run on valid changes. Useful for expensive validations or validations that depend on valid data.
message	String.t		If provided, overrides any message set by the validation error
description	String.t		An optional description for the validation
before_action?	boolean	false	If set to true, the validation will be run in a before_action hook
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, validations are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no validate/2 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Validation

actions.create.argument

argument name, type

Declares an argument on the action

Examples

argument :password_confirmation, :string

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the argument
type	module		The type of the argument. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
description	String.t		An optional description for the argument.
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more information, see the constraints topic.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the argument value may be nil (or may be not provided). If nil value is given error is raised.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument should be suppliable by the client.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the security guide for more.
default	any		The default value for the argument to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Argument

actions.create.metadata

metadata name, type

A special kind of attribute that is only added to specific actions. Nothing sets this value, it must be set in a custom change after_action hook via Ash.Resource.put_metadata/3.

Examples

metadata :api_token, :string, allow_nil?: false

metadata :operation_id, :string, allow_nil?: false

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the metadata
type	any		The type of the metadata. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword	[]	Type constraints on the metadata
description	String.t		An optional description for the metadata.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the metadata may return nil
default	any		The default value for the metadata to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Metadata

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Create

actions.read

read name

Declares a read action. For calling this action, see the Ash.Api documentation.

Nested DSLs

• argument
• prepare
• pagination
• metadata

Examples

read :read_all do
  primary? true
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the action

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
filter	any		A filter template that will be applied whenever the action is used. See Ash.Filter for more on templates
manual	(any, any, any -> any) | module		Delegates running of the query to the provided module. Accepts a module or module and opts, or a function that takes the ash query, the data layer query, and context. See the manual actions guide for more.
get?	boolean	false	Expresses that this action innately only returns a single result. Used by extensions to validate and/or modify behavior. Causes code interfaces to return a single value instead of a list. See the code interface guide for more.
modify_query	mfa | (any, any -> any)		Allows direct manipulation of the data layer query via an MFA. The ash query and the data layer query will be provided as additional arguments. The result must be {:ok, new_data_layer_query} | {:error, error}.
get_by	atom | list(atom)		A helper to automatically generate a "get by X" action. Sets get? to true, add args for each of the specified fields, and adds a filter for each of the arguments.
timeout	pos_integer		The maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, that the action is allowed to run for. Ignored if the data layer doesn't support transactions and async is disabled.
primary?	boolean	false	Whether or not this action should be used when no action is specified by the caller.
description	String.t		An optional description for the action
transaction?	boolean		Whether or not the action should be run in transactions. Reads default to false, while create/update/destroy actions default to true.
touches_resources	list(atom)		A list of resources that the action may touch, used when building transactions.

actions.read.argument

argument name, type

Declares an argument on the action

Examples

argument :password_confirmation, :string

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the argument
type	module		The type of the argument. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
description	String.t		An optional description for the argument.
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more information, see the constraints topic.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the argument value may be nil (or may be not provided). If nil value is given error is raised.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument should be suppliable by the client.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the security guide for more.
default	any		The default value for the argument to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Argument

actions.read.prepare

prepare preparation

Declares a preparation, which can be used to prepare a query for a read action.

Examples

prepare build(sort: [:foo, :bar])

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
preparation	(any, any -> any) | module		The module and options for a preparation. Also accepts functions take the query and the context.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Preparation

actions.read.pagination

Adds pagination options to a resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
keyset?	boolean	false	Whether or not keyset based pagination is supported
offset?	boolean	false	Whether or not offset based pagination is supported
default_limit	pos_integer		The default page size to apply, if one is not supplied
countable	true | false | :by_default	false	Whether not a returned page will have a full count of all records. Use :by_default to do it automatically.
max_page_size	pos_integer	250	The maximum amount of records that can be requested in a single page
required?	boolean	true	Whether or not pagination can be disabled. Only relevant if some pagination configuration is supplied.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Read.Pagination

actions.read.metadata

metadata name, type

A special kind of attribute that is only added to specific actions. Nothing sets this value, it must be set in a custom change after_action hook via Ash.Resource.put_metadata/3.

Examples

metadata :api_token, :string, allow_nil?: false

metadata :operation_id, :string, allow_nil?: false

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the metadata
type	any		The type of the metadata. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword	[]	Type constraints on the metadata
description	String.t		An optional description for the metadata.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the metadata may return nil
default	any		The default value for the metadata to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Metadata

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Read

actions.update

update name

Declares a update action. For calling this action, see the Ash.Api documentation.

Nested DSLs

• change
• validate
• metadata
• argument

Examples

update :flag_for_review, primary?: true

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the action

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
manual	(any, any -> any) | module		Override the update behavior. Accepts a module or module and opts, or a function that takes the changeset and context. See the manual actions guide for more.
require_atomic?	boolean	false	Require that the update be atomic. This means that all changes and validations implement the atomic callback. See the guide on atomic updates for more.
primary?	boolean	false	Whether or not this action should be used when no action is specified by the caller.
description	String.t		An optional description for the action
transaction?	boolean		Whether or not the action should be run in transactions. Reads default to false, while create/update/destroy actions default to true.
touches_resources	list(atom)		A list of resources that the action may touch, used when building transactions.
accept	:all | list(atom)		The list of attributes to accept. Defaults to all attributes on the resource
reject	:all | list(atom)		A list of attributes not to accept. If this is specified along with accept, these are removed from the accept list.
require_attributes	list(atom)		A list of attributes that would normally allow_nil?, to require for this action. No need to include attributes that already do not allow nil?
allow_nil_input	list(atom)		A list of attributes that would normally be required, but should not be for this action. They will still be validated just before the data layer step.
delay_global_validations?	boolean	false	If true, global validations will be done in a before_action hook, regardless of their configuration on the resource.
skip_global_validations?	boolean	false	If true, global validations will be skipped. Useful for manual actions.
error_handler	mfa		Sets the error handler on the changeset. See Ash.Changeset.handle_errors/2 for more
manual?	boolean		Instructs Ash to skip the actual update/create/destroy step at the data layer. See the manual actions guide for more.

actions.update.change

change change

A change to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Change for more.

Examples

change relate_actor(:reporter)

change {MyCustomChange, :foo}

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
change	(any, any -> any) | module		The module and options for a change. Also accepts a function that takes the changeset and the context. See Ash.Resource.Change.Builtins for builtin changes.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the change should only be run on valid changes. By default, all changes are run unless stated otherwise here.
description	String.t		An optional description for the change
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this change to apply. These validations failing will result in this change being ignored.
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, changes are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no change/3 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Change

actions.update.validate

validate validation

Declares a validation to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Validation for more.

Examples

validate changing(:email)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
validation	(any -> any) | module		The module (or module and opts) that implements the Ash.Resource.Validation behaviour. Also accepts a one argument function that takes the changeset.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this validation to apply. Any of these validations failing will result in this validation being ignored.
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the validation should only run on valid changes. Useful for expensive validations or validations that depend on valid data.
message	String.t		If provided, overrides any message set by the validation error
description	String.t		An optional description for the validation
before_action?	boolean	false	If set to true, the validation will be run in a before_action hook
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, validations are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no validate/2 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Validation

actions.update.metadata

metadata name, type

A special kind of attribute that is only added to specific actions. Nothing sets this value, it must be set in a custom change after_action hook via Ash.Resource.put_metadata/3.

Examples

metadata :api_token, :string, allow_nil?: false

metadata :operation_id, :string, allow_nil?: false

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the metadata
type	any		The type of the metadata. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword	[]	Type constraints on the metadata
description	String.t		An optional description for the metadata.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the metadata may return nil
default	any		The default value for the metadata to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Metadata

actions.update.argument

argument name, type

Declares an argument on the action

Examples

argument :password_confirmation, :string

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the argument
type	module		The type of the argument. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
description	String.t		An optional description for the argument.
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more information, see the constraints topic.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the argument value may be nil (or may be not provided). If nil value is given error is raised.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument should be suppliable by the client.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the security guide for more.
default	any		The default value for the argument to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Argument

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Update

actions.destroy

destroy name

Declares a destroy action. For calling this action, see the Ash.Api documentation.

Nested DSLs

• change
• validate
• metadata
• argument

Examples

destroy :soft_delete do
  primary? true
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the action

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
soft?	boolean	false	If specified, the destroy action behaves as an update internally
manual	(any, any -> any) | module		Override the update behavior. Accepts a module or module and opts, or a function that takes the changeset and context. See the manual actions guide for more.
require_atomic?	boolean	false	Require that the update be atomic. Only relevant if soft? is set to true. This means that all changes and validations implement the atomic callback. See the guide on atomic updates for more.
primary?	boolean	false	Whether or not this action should be used when no action is specified by the caller.
description	String.t		An optional description for the action
transaction?	boolean		Whether or not the action should be run in transactions. Reads default to false, while create/update/destroy actions default to true.
touches_resources	list(atom)		A list of resources that the action may touch, used when building transactions.
accept	:all | list(atom)		The list of attributes to accept. Defaults to all attributes on the resource
reject	:all | list(atom)		A list of attributes not to accept. If this is specified along with accept, these are removed from the accept list.
require_attributes	list(atom)		A list of attributes that would normally allow_nil?, to require for this action. No need to include attributes that already do not allow nil?
allow_nil_input	list(atom)		A list of attributes that would normally be required, but should not be for this action. They will still be validated just before the data layer step.
delay_global_validations?	boolean	false	If true, global validations will be done in a before_action hook, regardless of their configuration on the resource.
skip_global_validations?	boolean	false	If true, global validations will be skipped. Useful for manual actions.
error_handler	mfa		Sets the error handler on the changeset. See Ash.Changeset.handle_errors/2 for more
manual?	boolean		Instructs Ash to skip the actual update/create/destroy step at the data layer. See the manual actions guide for more.

actions.destroy.change

change change

A change to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Change for more.

Examples

change relate_actor(:reporter)

change {MyCustomChange, :foo}

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
change	(any, any -> any) | module		The module and options for a change. Also accepts a function that takes the changeset and the context. See Ash.Resource.Change.Builtins for builtin changes.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the change should only be run on valid changes. By default, all changes are run unless stated otherwise here.
description	String.t		An optional description for the change
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this change to apply. These validations failing will result in this change being ignored.
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, changes are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no change/3 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Change

actions.destroy.validate

validate validation

Declares a validation to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Validation for more.

Examples

validate changing(:email)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
validation	(any -> any) | module		The module (or module and opts) that implements the Ash.Resource.Validation behaviour. Also accepts a one argument function that takes the changeset.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this validation to apply. Any of these validations failing will result in this validation being ignored.
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the validation should only run on valid changes. Useful for expensive validations or validations that depend on valid data.
message	String.t		If provided, overrides any message set by the validation error
description	String.t		An optional description for the validation
before_action?	boolean	false	If set to true, the validation will be run in a before_action hook
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, validations are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no validate/2 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Validation

actions.destroy.metadata

metadata name, type

A special kind of attribute that is only added to specific actions. Nothing sets this value, it must be set in a custom change after_action hook via Ash.Resource.put_metadata/3.

Examples

metadata :api_token, :string, allow_nil?: false

metadata :operation_id, :string, allow_nil?: false

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the metadata
type	any		The type of the metadata. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword	[]	Type constraints on the metadata
description	String.t		An optional description for the metadata.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the metadata may return nil
default	any		The default value for the metadata to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Metadata

actions.destroy.argument

argument name, type

Declares an argument on the action

Examples

argument :password_confirmation, :string

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the argument
type	module		The type of the argument. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
description	String.t		An optional description for the argument.
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. For more information, see the constraints topic.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the argument value may be nil (or may be not provided). If nil value is given error is raised.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument should be suppliable by the client.
sensitive?	boolean	false	Whether or not the argument value contains sensitive information, like PII. See the security guide for more.
default	any		The default value for the argument to take. It can be a zero argument function e.g &MyMod.my_fun/0 or a value

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Argument

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Actions.Destroy

code_interface

Functions that will be defined on the Api module to interact with this resource. See the code interface guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• define
• define_calculation

Examples

code_interface do
  define_for MyApp.Api
  define :create_user, action: :create
  define :get_user_by_id, action: :get_by_id, args: [:id], get?: true
end

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
define_for	module	false	Defines the code interface on the resource module directly, using the provided Api.

code_interface.define

define name

Defines a function with the corresponding name and arguments. See the code interface guide for more.

Examples

define :get_user_by_id, action: :get_by_id, args: [:id], get?: true

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the function that will be defined

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
action	atom		The name of the action that will be called. Defaults to the same name as the function.
args	list(atom | {:optional, atom})		Map specific arguments to named inputs. Can provide any argument/attributes that the action allows.
not_found_error?	boolean	true	If the action or interface is configured with get?: true, this determines whether or not an error is raised or nil is returned.
get?	boolean		Expects to only receive a single result from a read action, and returns a single result instead of a list. Ignored for other action types.
get_by	atom | list(atom)		Takes a list of fields and adds those fields as arguments, which will then be used to filter. Sets get? to true automatically. Ignored for non-read actions.
get_by_identity	atom		Only relevant for read actions. Takes an identity, and gets its field list, performing the same logic as get_by once it has the list of fields.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Interface

code_interface.define_calculation

define_calculation name

Defines a function with the corresponding name and arguments, that evaluates a calculation. Use :_record to take an instance of a record. See the code interface guide for more.

Examples

define_calculation :referral_link, args: [:id]

define_calculation :referral_link, args: [{:arg, :id}, {:ref, :id}]

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the function that will be defined

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
calculation	atom		The name of the calculation that will be evaluated. Defaults to the same name as the function.
args	any	[]	Supply field or argument values referenced by the calculation, in the form of :name, {:arg, :name} and/or {:ref, :name}. See the code interface guide for more.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.CalculationInterface

resource

General resource configuration

Examples

resource do
  description "A description of this resource"
  base_filter [is_nil: :deleted_at]
end

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
description	String.t		A human readable description of the resource, to be used in generated documentation
base_filter	any		A filter statement to be applied to any queries on the resource
default_context	any		Default context to apply to any queries/changesets generated for this resource.
trace_name	String.t		The name to use in traces. Defaults to the short_name stringified. See the monitoring guide for more.
short_name	atom		A short identifier for the resource, which should be unique. See the monitoring guide for more.
plural_name	atom		A pluralized version of the resource short_name. May be used by generators or automated tooling.
simple_notifiers	list(module)		A list of notifiers that require no DSL. Can be used to avoid compile time dependencies on notifiers
require_primary_key?	boolean	true	Allow the resource to be used without any primary key fields. Warning: this option is experimental, and should not be used unless you know what you're doing.

identities

Unique identifiers for the resource

Nested DSLs

• identity

Examples

identities do
  identity :full_name, [:first_name, :last_name]
  identity :email, [:email]
end

identities.identity

identity name, keys

Represents a unique constraint on the resource.

See the identities guide for more.

Examples

identity :name, [:name]

identity :full_name, [:first_name, :last_name]

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the identity.
keys	atom | list(atom)		The names of the attributes that uniquely identify this resource.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
eager_check_with	module		Validates that the unique identity provided is unique at validation time, outside of any transactions, using the api module provided.
pre_check_with	module		Validates that the unique identity provided is unique in a before_action hook.
description	String.t		An optional description for the identity
message	String.t		An error message to use when the unique identity would be violated
all_tenants?	boolean	false	Whether or not this identity is unique across all tenants. If the resource is not multitenant, has no effect.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Identity

changes

Declare changes that occur on create/update/destroy actions against the resource

See Ash.Resource.Change for more.

Nested DSLs

• change

Examples

changes do
  change {Mod, [foo: :bar]}
  change set_context(%{some: :context})
end

changes.change

change change

A change to be applied to the changeset.

See Ash.Resource.Change for more.

Examples

change relate_actor(:reporter)

change {MyCustomChange, :foo}

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
change	(any, any -> any) | module		The module and options for a change. Also accepts a function that takes the changeset and the context. See Ash.Resource.Change.Builtins for builtin changes.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
on	:create | :update | :destroy | list(:create | :update | :destroy)	[:create, :update]	The action types the change should run on. Destroy actions are omitted by default as most changes don't make sense for a destroy.
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the change should only be run on valid changes. By default, all changes are run unless stated otherwise here.
description	String.t		An optional description for the change
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this change to apply. These validations failing will result in this change being ignored.
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, changes are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no change/3 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Change

preparations

Declare preparations that occur on all read actions for a given resource

Nested DSLs

• prepare

Examples

preparations do
  prepare {Mod, [foo: :bar]}
  prepare set_context(%{some: :context})
end

preparations.prepare

prepare preparation

Declares a preparation, which can be used to prepare a query for a read action.

Examples

prepare build(sort: [:foo, :bar])

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
preparation	(any, any -> any) | module		The module and options for a preparation. Also accepts functions take the query and the context.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Preparation

validations

Declare validations prior to performing actions against the resource

Nested DSLs

• validate

Examples

validations do
  validate {Mod, [foo: :bar]}
  validate at_least_one_of_present([:first_name, :last_name])
end

validations.validate

validate validation

Declares a validation for creates and updates.

See Ash.Resource.Change for more.

Examples

validate {Mod, [foo: :bar]}

validate at_least_one_of_present([:first_name, :last_name])

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
validation	(any -> any) | module		The module (or module and opts) that implements the Ash.Resource.Validation behaviour. Also accepts a one argument function that takes the changeset.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
where	(any -> any) | module | list((any -> any) | module)	[]	Validations that should pass in order for this validation to apply. Any of these validations failing will result in this validation being ignored.
on	:create | :update | :destroy | list(:create | :update | :destroy)	[:create, :update]	The action types the validation should run on. Many validations don't make sense in the context of deletion, so by default it is not included.
only_when_valid?	boolean	false	If the validation should only run on valid changes. Useful for expensive validations or validations that depend on valid data.
message	String.t		If provided, overrides any message set by the validation error
description	String.t		An optional description for the validation
before_action?	boolean	false	If set to true, the validation will be run in a before_action hook
always_atomic?	boolean	false	By default, validations are only run atomically if all changes will be run atomically or if there is no validate/2 callback defined. Set this to true to run it atomically always.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Validation

aggregates

Declare named aggregates on the resource.

These are aggregates that can be loaded only by name using Ash.Query.load/2. They are also available as top level fields on the resource.

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• count
  • join_filter
• exists
  • join_filter
• first
  • join_filter
• sum
  • join_filter
• list
  • join_filter
• max
  • join_filter
• min
  • join_filter
• avg
  • join_filter
• custom
  • join_filter

Examples

aggregates do
  count :assigned_ticket_count, :reported_tickets do
    filter [active: true]
  end
end

aggregates.count

count name, relationship_path

Declares a named count aggregate on the resource

Supports filter, but not sort (because that wouldn't affect the count)

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

count :assigned_ticket_count, :assigned_tickets do
  filter [active: true]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
uniq?	boolean	false	Whether or not to count unique values only
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.count.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.exists

exists name, relationship_path

Declares a named exists aggregate on the resource

Supports filter, but not sort (because that wouldn't affect if something exists)

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

exists :has_ticket, :assigned_tickets

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.exists.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.first

first name, relationship_path, field

Declares a named first aggregate on the resource

First aggregates return the first value of the related record that matches. Supports both filter and sort.

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

first :first_assigned_ticket_subject, :assigned_tickets, :subject do
  filter [active: true]
  sort [:subject]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
sort	any		A sort to be applied to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.first.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.sum

sum name, relationship_path, field

Declares a named sum aggregate on the resource

Supports filter, but not sort (because that wouldn't affect the sum)

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

sum :assigned_ticket_price_sum, :assigned_tickets, :price do
  filter [active: true]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.sum.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.list

list name, relationship_path, field

Declares a named list aggregate on the resource.

A list aggregate selects the list of all values for the given field and relationship combination.

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

list :assigned_ticket_prices, :assigned_tickets, :price do
  filter [active: true]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
uniq?	boolean	false	Whether or not to count unique values only
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
sort	any		A sort to be applied to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.list.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.max

max name, relationship_path, field

Declares a named max aggregate on the resource

Supports filter, but not sort (because that wouldn't affect the max)

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

max :first_assigned_ticket_subject, :assigned_tickets, :severity do
  filter [active: true]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.max.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.min

min name, relationship_path, field

Declares a named min aggregate on the resource

Supports filter, but not sort (because that wouldn't affect the min)

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

min :first_assigned_ticket_subject, :assigned_tickets, :severity do
  filter [active: true]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.min.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.avg

avg name, relationship_path, field

Declares a named avg aggregate on the resource

Supports filter, but not sort (because that wouldn't affect the avg)

See the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

avg :assigned_ticket_price_sum, :assigned_tickets, :price do
  filter [active: true]
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.avg.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

aggregates.custom

custom name, relationship_path, type

Declares a named custom aggregate on the resource

Supports filter and sort.

Custom aggregates provide an implementation which must implement data layer specific callbacks.

See the relevant data layer documentation and the aggregates guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• join_filter

Examples

custom :author_names, :authors, :string do
  implementation {StringAgg, delimiter: ","}
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field to place the aggregate in
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship or relationship path to use for the aggregate
type	module		The type of the value returned by the aggregate

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
implementation	module		The module that implements the relevant data layer callbacks
kind	:count | :first | :sum | :list | :avg | :max | :min | :exists | :custom | {:custom, module}		The kind of the aggregate
read_action	atom		The read action to use when building the aggregate. Defaults to the primary read action. Keep in mind this action must not have any required arguments.
field	atom		The field to aggregate. Defaults to the first field in the primary key of the resource
filter	any	[]	A filter to apply to the aggregate
sort	any		A sort to be applied to the aggregate
description	String.t		An optional description for the aggregate
default	any		A default value to use in cases where nil would be used. Count defaults to 0.
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the aggregate will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the aggregate should be usable in filters.
authorize?	boolean	true	Whether or not the aggregate query should authorize based on the target action, if the parent query is authorized. Requires filter checks on the target action.

aggregates.custom.join_filter

join_filter relationship_path, filter

Declares a join filter on an aggregate. See the aggregates guide for more.

Examples

join_filter [:comments, :author], expr(active == true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
relationship_path	atom | list(atom)		The relationship path on which to apply the join filter
filter	any		The filter to apply. Can be an expression or a filter template.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate.JoinFilter

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Aggregate

calculations

Declare named calculations on the resource.

These are calculations that can be loaded only by name using Ash.Query.load/2. They are also available as top level fields on the resource.

See the calculations guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• calculate
  • argument

Examples

calculations do
  calculate :full_name, :string, MyApp.MyResource.FullName
end

calculations.calculate

calculate name, type, calculation \\ nil

Declares a named calculation on the resource.

Takes a module that must adopt the Ash.Calculation behaviour. See that module for more information.

To ensure that the necessary fields are selected:

1.) Specifying the select option on a calculation in the resource. 2.) Define a select/2 callback in the calculation module 3.) Set always_select? on the attribute in question

See the calculations guide for more.

Nested DSLs

• argument

Examples

Ash.Calculation implementation example:

calculate :full_name, :string, {MyApp.FullName, keys: [:first_name, :last_name]}, select: [:first_name, :last_name]

expr/1 example:

calculate :full_name, :string, expr(first_name <> " " <> last_name)

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The field name to use for the calculation value
type	any		The type of the calculation. See Ash.Type for more.
calculation	(any, any -> any) | module | any		The module, {module, opts} or expr(...) to use for the calculation. Also accepts a function that takes a single record and produces the result.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type. See Ash.Type for more.
description	String.t		An optional description for the calculation
private?	boolean	false	Whether or not the calculation will appear in any interfaces created off of this resource, e.g AshJsonApi and AshGraphql See the security guide for more.
select	list(atom)	[]	A list of fields to ensure selected if the calculation is used.
load	any	[]	A load statement to be applied if the calculation is used.
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the calculation can return nil.
filterable?	boolean | :simple_equality	true	Whether or not the calculation should be usable in filters.

calculations.calculate.argument

argument name, type

An argument to be passed into the calculation's arguments map

See the calculations guide for more.

Examples

argument :params, :map do
  default %{}
end

argument :retries, :integer do
  allow_nil? false
end

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Docs
name	atom		The name of the argument
type	module		The type of the argument. See Ash.Type for more.

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
default	(-> any) | mfa | any		A default value to use for the argument if not provided
allow_nil?	boolean	true	Whether or not the argument value may be nil (or may be not provided)
allow_expr?	boolean	false	Allow passing expressions as argument values. Expressions cannot be type validated.
constraints	keyword	[]	Constraints to provide to the type when casting the value. See the type's documentation and Ash.Type for more.

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Calculation.Argument

Introspection

Target: Ash.Resource.Calculation

multitenancy

Options for configuring the multitenancy behavior of a resource.

To specify a tenant, use Ash.Query.set_tenant/2 or Ash.Changeset.set_tenant/2 before passing it to an operation.

See the multitenancy guide

Examples

multitenancy do
  strategy :attribute
  attribute :organization_id
  global? true
end

Options

Name	Type	Default	Docs
strategy	:context | :attribute	:context	Determine if multitenancy is performed with attribute filters or using data layer features.
attribute	atom		If using the attribute strategy, the attribute to use, e.g org_id
global?	boolean	false	Whether or not the data also exists outside of each tenant.
parse_attribute	mfa	{Ash.Resource.Dsl, :identity, []}	An mfa ({module, function, args}) pointing to a function that takes a tenant and returns the attribute value