Using named_scope with counts of child models

Question

I have a simple parent object having many children. I\'m trying to figure out how to use a named scope for bringing back just parents with specific numbers of children.

Answer 1

class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :bars

  # I don't like having the number be part of the name, but you asked for it.
  named_scope :with_one_bar, :joins => :bars, :group => "bars.foo_id", :having => "count(bars.foo_id) = 1"

  # More generically...
  named_scope :with_n_bars, lambda {|n| {:joins => :bars, :group => "bars.foo_id", :having => ["count(bars.foo_id) = ?", n]}}
  named_scope :with_gt_n_bars, lambda {|n| {:joins => :bars, :group => "bars.foo_id", :having => ["count(bars.foo_id) > ?", n]}}

end

Called like so:

Foo.with_n_bars(2)