Rails SQL query builder… Or ActiveRecord query builder

Question

I need to run sql query like

sql = \'SELECT * FROM users WHERE id != \' + self.id.to_s + \' AND id NOT IN (SELECT artner_id FROM encounters WHERE user_id =          


        

Answer 1

You need the squeel gem. It extends AR with blocks and makes very complicated queries with ease.

Just few features:

# not_in == cool! )
Product.where{id.not_in LineItem.select{product_id}}
# SELECT "products".* FROM "products" WHERE "products"."id" NOT IN 
# (SELECT "line_items"."product_id" FROM "line_items" )

# outer joins on pure Ruby:
LineItem.joins{product.outer}
# LineItem Load (0.0ms)  SELECT "line_items".* FROM "line_items" 
# LEFT OUTER JOIN "products" ON "products"."id" = "line_items"."product_id"

# calcs, aliasing:
Product.select{[avg(price).as(middle)]}
# SELECT avg("products"."price") AS middle FROM "products"

# comparison
Product.where{id != 100500}
Product.where{price<10}

# logical OR
Product.where{(price<10) | (title.like '%rails%')}
# SELECT "products".* FROM "products" WHERE (("products"."price" < 10 OR
# "products"."title" LIKE '%rails%'))

# xxx_any feature (also available xxx_all)
Product.where{title.like_any %w[%ruby% %rails%]}
# SELECT "products".* FROM "products" WHERE (("products"."title" LIKE '%ruby%' OR 
# "products"."title" LIKE '%rails%'))    

Note the using blocks: {...} here aren't hashes. Also note the absence of symbols.

If you decide to pick it, read the section that starts with "This carries with it an important implication"