Rails - check if record exists in has_many association

Question

I\'m not sure if my question is worded correctly.

I have three models: User, Item, and UserItem.

user has_many         


        

Answer 1

But then what can I do with this @item to see if a user has this item?

I think what you are missing here is model methods. For example, if you added a method to the Item model called belongs_to_user_in_pending_state, you'd be able to call @item.belongs_to_user_in_pending_state(current_user) anywhere you need it.

def belongs_to_user_in_pending_state(user)
  if self.user_items.pending.select {|s| s.user == user}.count > 0 
    return true
  else
    return false
  end
end