No need to calculate previous values of skipped attributes

lib/paper_trail/events/base.rb

@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ def attribute_changed_in_latest_version?(attr_name)
       end
 
       # @api private
-      def attributes_before_change(is_touch)
-        Hash[@record.attributes.map do |k, v|
+      def nonskipped_attributes_before_change(is_touch)
+        record_attributes = @record.attributes.except(*@record.paper_trail_options[:skip])
+
+        Hash[record_attributes.map do |k, v|
           if @record.class.column_names.include?(k)
             [k, attribute_in_previous_version(k, is_touch)]
           else
@@ -217,8 +219,7 @@ def notably_changed
       #
       # @api private
       def object_attrs_for_paper_trail(is_touch)
-        attrs = attributes_before_change(is_touch).
-          except(*@record.paper_trail_options[:skip])
+        attrs = nonskipped_attributes_before_change(is_touch)
         AttributeSerializers::ObjectAttribute.new(@record.class).serialize(attrs)
         attrs
       end

spec/paper_trail/events/base_spec.rb

@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ module Events
           end
         end
       end
+
+      describe "#nonskipped_attributes_before_change", versioning: true do
+        subject { event.send(:nonskipped_attributes_before_change, false) }
+
+        let(:event) { PaperTrail::Events::Base.new(skipper, false) }
+        let(:skipper) { Skipper.create!(another_timestamp: Time.now) }
+
+        it do
+          is_expected.not_to have_key("another_timestamp")
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end

spec/paper_trail/serializer_spec.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       customer = Customer.create(name: "Some text.")
       original_attributes = PaperTrail::Events::Base.
         new(customer, false).
-        send(:attributes_before_change, false)
+        send(:nonskipped_attributes_before_change, false)
       customer.update(name: "Some more text.")
       expect(customer.versions.length).to(eq(2))
       expect(customer.versions[0].reify).to(be_nil)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       customer = Customer.create(name: "Some text.")
       original_attributes = PaperTrail::Events::Base.
         new(customer, false).
-        send(:attributes_before_change, false)
+        send(:nonskipped_attributes_before_change, false)
       customer.update(name: "Some more text.")
       expect(customer.versions.length).to(eq(2))
       expect(customer.versions[0].reify).to(be_nil)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       customer = Customer.create
       original_attributes = PaperTrail::Events::Base.
         new(customer, false).
-        send(:attributes_before_change, false).
+        send(:nonskipped_attributes_before_change, false).
         reject { |_k, v| v.nil? }
       customer.update(name: "Some more text.")
       expect(customer.versions.length).to(eq(2))