Rails: Why is with_exclusive_scope protected? Any good practice on how to use it?

Question

Given a model with default_scope to filter all outdated entries:

# == Schema Information
#
#  id          :integer(4)      not null, primary key
#           


        

Answer 1

You must encapsulate the protected method inside a model method, something like:

class Ticket < ActiveRecord::Base
  def self.all_tickets_from(user)
    with_exclusive_scope{user.tickets.find(:all)}
  end
end