From c7c6be9fdf6a5f3f469b8a9a8742e613f2f202f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tvl2386 <drabber2000@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:48:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] first implementation of dirty_tracking (fails test suite)

---
 lib/netbox_client_ruby/entity.rb | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/netbox_client_ruby/entity.rb b/lib/netbox_client_ruby/entity.rb
index 726fab4..4cf7b4b 100644
--- a/lib/netbox_client_ruby/entity.rb
+++ b/lib/netbox_client_ruby/entity.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ def reload
       self
     end
 
+    def changed?
+      !dirty_data.empty?
+    end
+
     def save
       return post unless ids_set?
       patch
@@ -200,6 +204,11 @@ def method_missing(name_as_symbol, *args, &block)
 
         return super if not_this_classes_business
 
+        if ids_set? and data[name[0..-2]] == args[0]
+          dirty_data.delete name[0..-2]
+          return args[0]
+        end
+
         dirty_data[name[0..-2]] = args[0]
         return args[0]
       end