only issue a warning if column doesn't exist

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/app/models/concerns/sha_attribute.rb b/app/models/concerns/sha_attribute.rb
index 3340dc96e9f..3796737427a 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/sha_attribute.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/sha_attribute.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ module ShaAttribute
       column = columns.find { |c| c.name == name.to_s }
 
       unless column
-        raise ArgumentError.new("sha_attribute #{name.inspect} is invalid since the column doesn't exist")
+        warn "WARNING: sha_attribute #{name.inspect} is invalid since the column doesn't exist - you may need to run database migrations"
+        return
       end
 
       unless column.type == :binary
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/sha_attribute_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/sha_attribute_spec.rb
index 592feddf1dc..0d3beb6a6e3 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/sha_attribute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/sha_attribute_spec.rb
@@ -36,24 +36,26 @@ describe ShaAttribute do
       end
 
       context 'when the table does not exist' do
-        it 'allows the attribute to be added' do
+        it 'allows the attribute to be added and issues a warning' do
           allow(model).to receive(:table_exists?).and_return(false)
 
           expect(model).not_to receive(:columns)
           expect(model).to receive(:attribute)
+          expect(model).to receive(:warn)
 
           model.sha_attribute(:name)
         end
       end
 
       context 'when the column does not exist' do
-        it 'raises ArgumentError' do
+        it 'allows the attribute to be added and issues a warning' do
           allow(model).to receive(:table_exists?).and_return(true)
 
           expect(model).to receive(:columns)
-          expect(model).not_to receive(:attribute)
+          expect(model).to receive(:attribute)
+          expect(model).to receive(:warn)
 
-          expect { model.sha_attribute(:no_name) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          model.sha_attribute(:no_name)
         end
       end