Comments on: Easy search with ActiveRecord http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:19 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: New version of Scoped search | Floorplanner Tech Blog http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-694 New version of Scoped search | Floorplanner Tech Blog Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:37:30 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-694 [...] an almost complete rewrite, I am proud to present version 2.0 of scoped_search, the ActiveRecord plugin that makes it easy to find records using a simple query language. This new version support a new query language that supports more complex constructs, and can [...] [...] an almost complete rewrite, I am proud to present version 2.0 of scoped_search, the ActiveRecord plugin that makes it easy to find records using a simple query language. This new version support a new query language that supports more complex constructs, and can [...]

]]> By: Ruby Gem: Escopo de busca fácil no ActiveRecord « FlavioGranero.com http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Ruby Gem: Escopo de busca fácil no ActiveRecord « FlavioGranero.com Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:20:02 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-301 [...] Fonte: Easy search with ActiveRecord [...] [...] Fonte: Easy search with ActiveRecord [...]

]]> By: Willem van Bergen http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Willem van Bergen Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:55:16 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-188 Thanks for solving this issue. I have incorporated your changes and released scoped_search 0.7.3. Thanks for helping out! Thanks for solving this issue. I have incorporated your changes and released scoped_search 0.7.3.

Thanks for helping out!

]]> By: Peter Hellberg http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Peter Hellberg Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:36:12 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-187 Solved the problem by checking self.table_exists? (Forked the project and sent a pull request) Do you guys think that this is a sufficient solution? Solved the problem by checking self.table_exists?

(Forked the project and sent a pull request)

Do you guys think that this is a sufficient solution?

]]> By: Peter Hellberg http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Peter Hellberg Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:13:24 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-186 I have some issues with Rails 2.2.2 and scoped_search 0.7.2, everything works just fine while running the application. The problem lies in migrating the production environment. My project model has searchable_on :customer and it is the second table to be created by the migration scripts. The error appears when running RAILS_ENV=production rake db:migrate rake aborted! Could not find table 'projects' Should I put searchable_on somewhere else so that it isn't used during migrations? Thanks for a great piece of code anyways, I just hope to be able to fix my issues. I have some issues with Rails 2.2.2 and scoped_search 0.7.2, everything works just fine while running the application.

The problem lies in migrating the production environment.

My project model has searchable_on :customer and it is the second table to be created by the migration scripts.

The error appears when running RAILS_ENV=production rake db:migrate

rake aborted!
Could not find table ‘projects’

Should I put searchable_on somewhere else so that it isn’t used during migrations?

Thanks for a great piece of code anyways, I just hope to be able to fix my issues.

]]> By: Willem van Bergen http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Willem van Bergen Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:08:40 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-136 Sorry for replying so late. Are you still experiencing problems with scoped search? You could add <code>:version => '>= 0.6.0'</code> to your config.gem line. Sorry for replying so late. Are you still experiencing problems with scoped search? You could add :version => '>= 0.6.0' to your config.gem line.

]]> By: todd http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-135 todd Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:28:30 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-135 I believe I figured out what the problem is. You only have gem version 6.0 registered at github. I can use it by including :version => 0.6.0 in the environment config_gem command but that gives other errors. I believe I figured out what the problem is. You only have gem version 6.0 registered at github. I can use it by including :version => 0.6.0 in the environment config_gem command but that gives other errors.

]]> By: todd http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-134 todd Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:46:02 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-134 I add config.gem 'wvanbergen-scoped_search', :lib => 'scoped_search', :source => 'http://gems.github.com' to my environment and then sudo rake gems:install --trace * Invoke gems:install (first_time) ** Invoke gems:base (first_time) ** Execute gems:base ** Invoke environment (first_time) ** Execute environment rake aborted! wrong number of arguments (2 for 1) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/locator.rb:92:in `add' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/locator.rb:92:in `plugins' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:63:in `locate_plugins' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:62:in `map' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:62:in `locate_plugins' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:27:in `all_plugins' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:22:in `plugins' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:45:in `add_plugin_load_paths' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:239:in `add_plugin_load_paths' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:120:in `process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:97:in `send' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:97:in `run' /config/environment.rb:13 /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:510:in `require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:355:in `new_constants_in' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:510:in `require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/tasks/misc.rake:3 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `execute' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `each' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `execute' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:582:in `invoke_with_call_chain' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:575:in `invoke_with_call_chain' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:568:in `invoke' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/tasks/gems.rake:15 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `execute' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `each' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `execute' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:582:in `invoke_with_call_chain' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:575:in `invoke_with_call_chain' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:592:in `invoke_prerequisites' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:589:in `each' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:589:in `invoke_prerequisites' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:581:in `invoke_with_call_chain' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:575:in `invoke_with_call_chain' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:568:in `invoke' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2031:in `invoke_task' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2009:in `top_level' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2009:in `each' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2009:in `top_level' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2048:in `standard_exception_handling' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2003:in `top_level' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:1982:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2048:in `standard_exception_handling' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:1979:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/bin/rake:31 /usr/bin/rake:19:in `load' /usr/bin/rake:19 I add
config.gem ‘wvanbergen-scoped_search’, :lib => ’scoped_search’,
:source => ‘http://gems.github.com’
to my environment
and then

sudo rake gems:install –trace

* Invoke gems:install (first_time)
** Invoke gems:base (first_time)
** Execute gems:base
** Invoke environment (first_time)
** Execute environment
rake aborted!
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/locator.rb:92:in `add’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/locator.rb:92:in `plugins’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:63:in `locate_plugins’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:62:in `map’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:62:in `locate_plugins’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:27:in `all_plugins’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:22:in `plugins’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/rails/plugin/loader.rb:45:in `add_plugin_load_paths’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:239:in `add_plugin_load_paths’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:120:in `process’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:97:in `send’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/initializer.rb:97:in `run’
/config/environment.rb:13
/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require’
/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:510:in `require’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:355:in `new_constants_in’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:510:in `require’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/tasks/misc.rake:3
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `call’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `execute’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `each’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `execute’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:582:in `invoke_with_call_chain’
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:575:in `invoke_with_call_chain’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:568:in `invoke’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.1/lib/tasks/gems.rake:15
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `call’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:621:in `execute’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `each’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:616:in `execute’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:582:in `invoke_with_call_chain’
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:575:in `invoke_with_call_chain’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:592:in `invoke_prerequisites’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:589:in `each’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:589:in `invoke_prerequisites’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:581:in `invoke_with_call_chain’
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:575:in `invoke_with_call_chain’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:568:in `invoke’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2031:in `invoke_task’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2009:in `top_level’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2009:in `each’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2009:in `top_level’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2048:in `standard_exception_handling’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2003:in `top_level’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:1982:in `run’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:2048:in `standard_exception_handling’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/lib/rake.rb:1979:in `run’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.2/bin/rake:31
/usr/bin/rake:19:in `load’
/usr/bin/rake:19

]]> By: Willem van Bergen http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Willem van Bergen Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:22:40 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-124 I haven't done any significant testing on performance. Having said that, its performance is acceptable when using it for searching the significant list of Floorplanner projects. If you're using MySQL, you may want to add a fulltext index on the fields you are searching to improve performance. However, this plugin is meant to provide basic search functionality to your application. If search is really important for your site and it contains a lot of data, a fulltext search engine might be more appropriate. There are several fulltext search plugins available that offer better performance and better results, but are far more difficult to set up and maintain. My advise: use this plugin to quickly add search functionality. Change to a fulltext search engine once you need the extra performance. I haven’t done any significant testing on performance. Having said that, its performance is acceptable when using it for searching the significant list of Floorplanner projects. If you’re using MySQL, you may want to add a fulltext index on the fields you are searching to improve performance.

However, this plugin is meant to provide basic search functionality to your application. If search is really important for your site and it contains a lot of data, a fulltext search engine might be more appropriate. There are several fulltext search plugins available that offer better performance and better results, but are far more difficult to set up and maintain.

My advise: use this plugin to quickly add search functionality. Change to a fulltext search engine once you need the extra performance.

]]> By: Stephen Reid http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/07/26/easy-search-with-activerecord/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Stephen Reid Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:50:53 +0000 http://techblog.floorplanner.com/?p=103#comment-123 Great plugin! The implementation as a named_scope makes it super easy to use. Do you have any information on how it scales? i.e. How long does it take to Project.seach_for(params[:q]) when there are thousands or even millions of projects? Great plugin! The implementation as a named_scope makes it super easy to use.

Do you have any information on how it scales? i.e. How long does it take to Project.seach_for(params[:q]) when there are thousands or even millions of projects?

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