randumb 0.1.1

data/lib/randumb.rb

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+require 'active_support/core_ext/module/delegation'
+require 'active_record/relation'
+
+module Randumb
+  
+    #  https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+  module ActiveRecord
+    
+    module Relation
+      
+      def random(max_items = 1)
+        # take out limit from relation to use later
+    
+        relation = clone
+      
+        # store these for including at the end
+        original_includes = relation.includes_values
+        original_selects = relation.select_values
+        
+        # clear these for our id only query
+        relation.select_values = []
+        relation.includes_values = []
+      
+        # does their original query but only for id fields
+        id_only_relation = relation.select("#{table_name}.id")
+        id_results = connection.select_all(id_only_relation.to_sql)
+      
+        ids = {}
+      
+        while( ids.length < max_items && ids.length < id_results.length )
+          rand_index = rand( id_results.length )
+          ids[rand_index] = id_results[rand_index]["id"] unless ids.has_key?(rand_index)
+        end
+
+        klass.select(original_selects).includes(original_includes).find_all_by_id(ids.values)
+      end
+
+    end # Relation
+    
+    module Base
+      
+      # Class method
+      def random(max_items = 1)
+        relation.random(max_items)
+      end
+      
+    end # Base
+    
+    
+  end # ActiveRecord
+  
+end # Randumb
+
+# Mix it in
+class ActiveRecord::Relation
+  include Randumb::ActiveRecord::Relation
+end
+
+class ActiveRecord::Base
+  extend Randumb::ActiveRecord::Base
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: randumb
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  prerelease: 
+  version: 0.1.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Zachary Kloepping
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2011-08-17 00:00:00 Z
+dependencies: 
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: rspec
+  prerelease: false
+  requirement: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    none: false
+    requirements: 
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        version: "0"
+  type: :development
+  version_requirements: *id001
+description: 
+email: 
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/randumb.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/spilliton/randumb
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: 1.6.6
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.8
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Adds the ability to pull random records from ActiveRecord
+test_files: []
+