new

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/preloader/branch.rb, line 11
        def initialize(association,, children,, parent,, associate_by_default,, scope))
          @association = if association
            begin
              @association = association.to_sym
            rescue NoMethodError
              raise ArgumentError, "Association names must be Symbol or String, got: #{association.class.name}"
            end
          end
          @parent = parent
          @scope = scope
          @associate_by_default = associate_by_default

          @children = build_children(children)
          @loaders = nil
        end