I'd like to group an array of ActiveRecord objects into a hash with an interface that's simple to query after an SQL statement that looks like the following:
SELECT name,value from foo where name IN ('bar', 'other_bar') LIMIT 2;
After that query, I want a hash where I can go:
foo[:bar] # output: value1
foo[:other_bar] # output: value2
What's the best way to collect the objects with ActiveRecord and group them so I can use the interface above?
In Rails 2
foos = Foo.all :select => "name, value",
:conditions => ["name in (?)", %w(bar other_bar)],
:limit => 2
In Rails 3
foos = Foo.where("name in (?)", %w(bar other_bar)).select("name, value").limit(2)
Then
foo = Hash[foos.map { |f| [f.name.to_sym, f.value] }]
or
foo = foos.inject({}) { |h, f| h[f.name.to_sym] = f.value; h }
or in Ruby 1.9
foo = foos.each_with_object({}) { |f, hash| hash[f.name.to_sym] = f.value }
If I understood you correctly:
foo = Hash[Foo.find(:all, :limit => 2, :select => "name, value", :conditions => ["name in ('bar', 'other_bar')"]).map { |s| [s.name.intern, s.value] }]
Hash[ *foo.flatten ].
Hash[result.map { |r| [r[:name].to_sym, r[:value]] } ]
models.inject({}) {|h,m| h[ m.name.to_sym ] = m.value; h }
