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

1) Add a scope to User_item class

scope :pending, -> {where status: 'pending'}

2) Use that scope in an instance method of Item class:

def is_pending_with_someone?
  self.user_items.pending.count > 0
end

Then you can use

if @item.is_pending_with_someone? 
  ...